With no transmission? Still no push rods.....Ordered from smith brothers...Going to cement my Dyno time on Monday.....
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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dukeboy440
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Ahhh I thought I read you had it all already.
dukeboy440
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Deadly California storm washes out stretch of iconic Highway, floods homes
you all getting loads of rain I see
This storm really it 200 miles north of here....We did get 3 inches from it tho....
Ordered it all already, not received yet...And transmission is at Hoppys...Got a kiler deal off facebook marketplace. Guy in Pittsburg builds race/street transmissions. Got a race street built 904 with GOOD parts in it for 950.00
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dukeboy440
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Gotcha
So how is the Dart coming?? And the 440?? 440 going in the Dart right?
Unconventional
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Clear and sunny for a change today. One particular rain gauge near San Simeon/Hearst Castle got 13" of rain Tuesday night-Friday night. We got 2 1/2" in 24 hours which broke the 110 year old record. No river in the river though
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dukeboy440
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Good so far. Been too cold to work on it much, below 40 degrees and I won’t even mess with it. Instead, I’m doing little things that can be done from inside the house. Things that don’t really need done at the moment, but will need done on the backside to finish it so it’ll all work out. Things like working on the dash bezel, which is going to truly be one of a kind. That one, I’m holding very close to the vest for now. It’s a bold concept and I wanna see how it turns out first
440 is now a rotating short block, minus the cam. I’m hoping to order the cam here in the coming weeks now that I confirmed deck height and compression ratio. It is going into the dart.
darts next work day will include the final welding of the rear tubs and final fitting of the quarters. Then it’s on the the last part of the welding, the trunk floor. I’m taking the slow, measure like 8 times before fully welding approach. I ended up purchasing a positive filtered air breathing system so I can start prepping a makeshift paint booth. First week above 70 degrees, with no rain or low humidity, and I’m planning on priming.
Not exciting but one of those loose ends on a complete new rebuild..
dukeboy440
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I’m digging out my blocks now. I wanna see the differences you brought Up last night
It's like Christmas time at your house.
dukeboy440
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I’ll say this. My only regret with the dart was not having it chemically dipped. Would have made things so much easier
I absolutely have to get this dart finished. Budget went out the window...not leaving this car to languish unfinished..
I think difference is in the mounts themselves
Complete repaint. Color clear flat is in its future. The harsh weather was not kind to it with no wax....
The snow is starting....
dukeboy440
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No sir. So the orange block is a 1970 318, LA. The blue one with the Mount is a 1978 360. Both shots are of the drivers side Mounting bosses. The 318 in this case is 1/2 inch wider between the mounting bosses than the 360
We knew about drivers side. Passenger side was the issue
dukeboy440
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Early block has 4 mounts...
dukeboy440
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Ahhh odd. I wonder if I should look on the polys
dukeboy440
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1648316,1648317. Given to me. 1956 plymouths. And a spare lens. Pretty cool.
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