Tailgate is almost fitted. Needs a bit more hammering but I’m beat so time to walk away for a bit before I do something dumb. The 408 arrived today as well, thanks @Johnny Mac.
1966/'69 A100 Twins Build
- Thread starter Jim Kueneman
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looks good!!!!! Glad we got one going for you, and good talking with you on Sunday!
"Get ready to unleash the power of your new engine." I love it
340sFastback
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Yeah that truck gonna be bad *** with that 408
mygasser
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great gaps as always
will you move the drivers side tailgate catch outwards a little to centre it over the tab in the body? the pass' side sits perfectly centred and i'm guessing that other side will bug you.
neil.
Gee whizz...that looks familiar....
It does fit this way, and it goes in really easy if you take the time to undo the side brackets that hold the engine mounts. Make sure to lube the bolts for re-fitting them. A lift can take a lot of the hard work out of the engine install.
Looking really good now @Jim Kueneman - I haven't checked up on this thread in a while, so I have some back-reading to do.
Another shout-out to @Johnny Mac for setting up another member with what I know is a great engine. I am still extremely happy with mine after nearly six years now.
Still getting compliments on how well this angry little beast performs.
Another shout-out to @Johnny Mac for setting up another member with what I know is a great engine. I am still extremely happy with mine after nearly six years now.
Still getting compliments on how well this angry little beast performs.
Trust me....with an angry engine and the amount of wind noise from the most bull-fronted screen and the door design....deafness is not far away.
I took mine on it's first road trip to the Beach Hop here in 2010, and with a 4.10:1 rear end, no door rubbers, no carpet and no cabin insulation.....my ears were nearly shot after 5 days. But it was a blast.
Hi Jim,
Been doing a load of back-reading to catch up again here.
Those steering boxes are rarer than Rocking-horse scat.....so I have contacted a local machine shop to see if they can help repair what I have as a spare. The bearing faces shown in the picture (your pic with arrows attached) show the most common and hardest part to repair. You need to either have someone build up and re-face the bearing surfaces - then heat treat, or try and re-face the bearing surface to suit the next size ball bearing up - which happens to be 8mm.
I have sourced the ball bearings here - OE size and the 8mm, and will attempt to have the surface re-faced.
The other thing is you may need to make your own gaskets if the originals are worn too much.
...and yes, mine were orange from original. Technology of these steering boxes is from the 1940's......there is nothing out there that is close to a retro-fit in case anyone suggest it. I have spent many hours over the past five years trying to find something close.
The closest I got was a special order reverse direction Vega Power steering box. Still a little bit big, but with soe adaptor plates it would work.
Another helpful hint if you're going for headers..... I just removed the Hooker Super Competition headers from my A100 this past week.
Reason: they take up too much real estate under the lid, and they generate a lot of heat. I swapped out to a set of Patriot Hugger style headers, and so far the heat soak os less, and they run about 40% quieter that the Hookers. The Hookers were also just about touching the side walls of the doghouse, so that was an issue also.
Please consider that when you look at headers....with the 408 power and torque output, the slight drop in scavenging power will hardly be noticed to the average driver.
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Patr...t-Tuck-Header-Mopar-Street-Rod-CC,301696.html
I bought mine bare and had them coated here in New Zealand - worked out a lot cheaper than the local thieves who import them, and even with shipping I still saved enough to buy another set.
I actually bought a rebuilt steering box from Carsteering back about 10 years now.....I didn't send a core back due to shipping costs. The box is fine and still in use to this day. I have adjusted it a bit, but it is possible to rebuild these boxes yourself if you have the right machinery.
The bearing faces are the key to it all being tight- it is not usual to wear out the gears before the bearing surfaces.
Hi Jim, this is Ron. Hey did I miss the post where you spec’ed out that 408?
This one
Chrysler SB Compatible 408 c.i. Engine - 375 HP - Base Dressed - Carbureted
Here's all of them
Chrysler Compatible
A little jewelery. Capital Metal in Tucson does it again. Wow. That bumper was mangled when they started. Only snag is waiting for the glass. Should be in a couple weeks.
Ooh, shiny
340sFastback
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That truck is gonna really pop once all that chrome is on there.
Hi Ron! Jonny filled you in. How is the Satellite coming? Have not had and notifications of any posts in a while.
Hey Jim, doing a lot of odds and ends. You know as the resto gets near the end there are a lot of little things to get done. Having some issues with the rear quarter windows. The work great but are canted inwards. Have adjusted all 4 adjusters but off about 1/2 just at the forward edge but the rear is centered. I need to get a PHD in window alignment. Perhaps on one of your visits up here you can stop by and take a peek?
More updates will be coming.
It’s never over till it’s over. Blocked out the epoxy primer that I put down yesterday found a few low spots and a few edges that I did not like. Little bit of glaze little more blocking with 80 grit and a quick sand with 180 grit and it’s flat. Sprayed on a couple light coats of gray epoxy primer and tomorrow a couple coats of 2K primer to fill in scratches and do the final perfect blocking. I so wanted to shortcut this tailgate, but just couldn’t do it.
Starting to get a bit warm aya?
Spring is here. About 80F
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