Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Thank you buddy sorry I didn't understand I got you nowGo to the p.m. thread and read it again I posted twice on their how to do it.
Thank you buddy sorry I didn't understand I got you nowGo to the p.m. thread and read it again I posted twice on their how to do it.
So you think I should just leave it in there? Will the machinist be ok with that? Will the oil passage get properly cleaned leaving it in?I believe you can knock the plug out from the top If distributor is out. Look down.
***BUT*** Do so at your own risk. A longtime mopar racer and professional engine builder told me in all his 40 years he installed ONE. Never ever replaced one. The one he installed was because the block came to him without one.
My opinion.
Rolls should be there soon I hope.
Good work!
So you think I should just leave it in there? Will the machinist be ok with that? Will the oil passage get properly cleaned leaving it in?
I will leave it and if my machinist wants it out he can take it out. Thanks for the heads up!My machinist hot tanked all sorts of blocks. He only ever installed one. The reason I asked him is he sold me a freshly machined shortblock 340 from his personal stash. I asked him about the plug. He said leave it alone. When I bought the block from him he replaced all the cam bearings for free, so If he thought it needed changing he would have.
It's your engine tho. Goes against what 90% of people will say.
Lol the deeper I get into it the more I start agreeing with you! Plus I'm sure my wife and kids would enjoy a weekend trip go the beach. Well until they find out why we are there hahaha.Not to blow your high and also very much not to say your work is going unappreciated, but again all in all budget-wise... I still think$175 Magnum long block from the Virginia Beach Pick-n-Pull and a $200 if you bought it brand new intake manifold and a $40 fuel pump would have you smiling and burning rubber by the end of the month. Just trying to keep that bug in your brain for backup. Now back to our regularly scheduled program...
Thanks bud it's a slow process but I'm taking my time and getting it right. That is one part to expensive to rush and mess up on!Heads looking good, you got skills!
Thanks I'm gonna pull mine and inspect it to make sure it'll fit! Its bigger I'm not sure what that will do to the feel of the steering. But it's in such great shape I couldn't not buy it! I'm not crazy about putting the Plymouth emblem in a dodge but it was just too nice to pass up lol.I think your ok with the steering wheel. my '74 has that style of steering wheel
I like the bigger steering wheels because I put manual steering in both of my Dusters. My '76 still has a small wheel, I may change it outThanks I'm gonna pull mine and inspect it to make sure it'll fit! Its bigger I'm not sure what that will do to the feel of the steering. But it's in such great shape I couldn't not buy it! I'm not crazy about putting the Plymouth emblem in a dodge but it was just too nice to pass up lol.
As far as the cluster goes I'm gonna have to do a little modification with a file to get my wiper mechanism to fit because mine has the wiper wash feature and this one don't have the cutout for the button
I have a brand new power steering gearbox. Lol kinda wish I would have went manual know lolI like the bigger steering wheels because I put manual steering in both of my Dusters. My '76 still has a small wheel, I may change it out