build thread for jamies dart..:)

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I recommend some blue loctite on steering box to k frame bolts and torque to specs.
 
lower control arm bushings kit came today. think i have everything needed to start this project.

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engine is in primer. ended up finding a performer rpm on marketplace for 100 bucks. cleaned it up and using that so I don't have to make the car non-running just yet. :)

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well if all goes well surgery on the dart will begin thursday. I'll get a few hours sleep in the morning after work then take the dart to my buddies shop. it was nice of him to offer a bay for me to use. hopefully all goes smoothly.

packed the car today. new steering box,pump and lines, torsion bars, shocks, fluids, everything i need for the swap (hoses,clamps fuel pump...etc..etc. everything except the trans fits in the trunk. engine is already there from when he painted it. I'll take the trans over friday. won't need it right away anyway.

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is this readable? i was thinking of doing the sick 66 trip before i read this.. this kinda reinforced that i should do everything i can to participate in this event..

i attached it as a PDF also.. thats easier to read once rotated in to the proper direction..lol


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well the project has officially started. now i remember why i bought my mustang. what a pain in the ***. lol.

i swear tti headers were way easier to deal with compared to these 340 manifolds.

engine is out. I'll pull the trans tomorrow and start on the front end stuff.

hopefully I'm driving it home Saturday or sunday.

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difference between the 1" just suspension bars and the 1.08 bars that are going in.

also getting an unexpected upgrade. going with the 11.75 brakes. my buddy has them laying here all ready to go so why not. lol

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well the new steering box is sitting in there. new shocks on the rear. feel like things are at a stand still but small things are getting done. hopefully get the lower arm bushings out tomorrow and the front end can go back together. then I'll hook the steering box up and get the ***** back on the ground.

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