When does money outweigh sentimental value? 1968 notchback build thread

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440jimr said:
Love the old vs new pics....you have built an awesome car!
I like the 71 Charger, in the old pics, too!
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So my dad bought that in 1993. 71 charger RT, trackpack, 440 Magnum, 4 speed, Dana 60, with an air grabber.
So that enticed my mom to want something old and cool. Enter the barracuda, Which was bought in 1994. She drove it a little bit but it was too fast and smelled too old. So I bought it from her in 95, when I was 15.
My dad sold the charger a couple years ago. I offered him a break even of $6,200 which is what he paid for it in 93. Lol. He got decent money out of it.
 
So I told you I've been trying to get the dexcool and garbage out of it. I did four drain and fills with good old tap water. Filled it with water, started it, let it come up the temp and drain. I then did the same with flush and cleaner twice. I then did another pure water flush, up to temp and drain. I was still getting grime out of it. I pulled the radiator, capped the bottom hose and I've been filling it with 50/50 vinegar and water. After about three of those I'm starting to get clear fluid. so currently I'm on my third pure water flush.

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I got my steering column centering clips. So I put the column back together mostly. My lower bearing which is a ER16 roller bearing has a sticky spot and you can feel it. So I ordered a new one of those.

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Also to make sure the clips don't fall out. I ordered a 2.5 shrink wrap hose clamp to secure them. Then I put the paper cover over and secured it.

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Great work, as usual. Your attention to detail is amazing!
 
Been through the Dexcool dance many times. My Mom and Dad bought an Impala SS brand new in 1996 and they had to have the radiator and heater core replaced twice under warranty. I flushed it all out and went back to normal Prestone green after the warranty expired, and the car had no cooling issues for the next 20 years....
 
khuebner250 said:
So my dad bought that in 1993. 71 charger RT, trackpack, 440 Magnum, 4 speed, Dana 60, with an air grabber.
So that enticed my mom to want something old and cool. Enter the barracuda, Which was bought in 1994. She drove it a little bit but it was too fast and smelled too old. So I bought it from her in 95, when I was 15.
My dad sold the charger a couple years ago. I offered him a break even of $6,200 which is what he paid for it in 93. Lol. He got decent money out of it.

Ahhhh, one of my bucket list cars....
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I went ahead and played arts and crafts by making some marks. And then clear coated.

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It'll get a 3.91 tag and a sure grip tag. Some Torco 85/140 RGO, ford modifier and the tranny will get a new speedo gear.
 
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Got most of my parts and played a bit today.

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Got the old out. You can see pitting in the ring gear.

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did you get the drain plug installed? i have a weld in one i'm thinking of using but it will hang down about an 1/2" so i'm on the fence
 
kursplat said:
did you get the drain plug installed? i have a weld in one i'm thinking of using but it will hang down about an 1/2" so i'm on the fence
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This is essentially what I used.
Earls AT581306ERL -6 AN Port Plug with O-Ring Seal, Black, 2 Pc.

I had a flat gasket I used instead of the oring. I did not weld a nut on the inside of the housing. There was enough meat there for me to drill and tap. And I can get full torque with an Allen key and it doesn't leak. And there's no issues when using a jack.

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I was having some weird shifter issues with the Hurst promatic. I had an extra throw(ratchet) to get it into drive and when I was in first I had an extra throw to get it in the second. so I've been pulling my hair out trying to get the shifter cable adjusted properly.

I found issue number one.

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Apparently I missed tightening the cable bolt.
 
So I thought that would fix it for sure. But I still wasn't getting the full throw while in first gear. So, I started digging around some more and I found this. So I used a b&m shifter cable with the Hurst shifter. And the b&m cable has a larger eyelet then the Hurst has pin diameter.

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So I fumbled around trying to figure out something I could make a spacer out of. I ended up using a rivnut and turning it into a little spacer

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The pictures above are my current drain. I just filled it with a quart of vinegar and and the rest hot water. I'll let it soak then drain. Then I'll flush one more time. And use compressed air through the upper radiator hose. And hopefully I'll be done.
 
dang, can't get off the bucket, like it has the worlds worst coolant diarrhea
 
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