It's been two years this coming month since I started replacing the torsion bar anchor and redid the brake lines. She had a tired three eighteen, so I replaced it with 440. Dealing with a dishonest machine shop, whose ad claimed they knew MOPARs. I trusted them, big mistake, they carelessly misaligned the oil passage holes on the number four cam journal. Something I didn't see until months later when I was able to get back working on the car. I with information from a member here invested in a cam-bearing installation tool. The first attempt didn't go too well as one bearing cocked so much that the cam wouldn't go into that particular one. Bought a second set and the cam went in but turned hard. With some croakis coth and a short three-quarter wood dowel. I was able to gain better clearance by sanding each bearing while in the block with a circular motion. Rebuilt the trans before it's installed. One of the most time-consuming things was cleaning, sandblasting, and repainting parts I took off.
Currently, I have been reinstalling the interior, and refinished the glove box door and cluster surround in satin black.
I'm pretty much alone on the project, waiting for a friend who lives an hour away, to get the time to help install the engine and trans.
She's not perfect, but after all this, I have a car that I could afford, just not the B-body I really wanted but was out of reach.
Looking forward to the Woodward Dream Cruise this summer.
Currently, I have been reinstalling the interior, and refinished the glove box door and cluster surround in satin black.
I'm pretty much alone on the project, waiting for a friend who lives an hour away, to get the time to help install the engine and trans.
She's not perfect, but after all this, I have a car that I could afford, just not the B-body I really wanted but was out of reach.
Looking forward to the Woodward Dream Cruise this summer.
