1967 Hemi GTX restoration

[rich hourigan]

yeah they look really nice....

 

[hemidart1]

The last time the car was registered

 

[hemidart1]

Getting ready to fire up the car - nervous excitement for sure !
Hoping everything goes smoothly

 

[Belvedere408]

Hope start up is flawless for you, definitely nerve racking.

 

[copper67sat]

Looks great. Good luck with first fire.

 

[hemidart1]

Well- getting close

I had the distributor rebuilt and the cap he put on was wrong- had to find one
One fuel line was leaking, and my rebuilt starter is about to **** the bed

 

[hemidart1]

But it wants to go! Lots of spark and oil pressure.
Just need a faster starter - going to put a mini on it for now and change back later

 

[autoxcuda]

Well- getting close

I had the distributor rebuilt and the cap he put on was wrong- had to find one
One fuel line was leaking, and my rebuilt starter is about to **** the bed

Hang in there !!!

So the rebuilder put the cheaper non Prestolite cap on it ??

 

[hemidart1]

Hang in there !!!

So the rebuilder put the cheaper non Prestolite cap on it ??

He changed the shaft to a Chrysler shaft

 

[hemidart1]

Well- new update. Changed the starter to a mini starter- much better to crank it over.
We need to solve the timing issue and the biggest problem- the new fuel line kit is leaking at both carbs, the t block and where is goes into the pump. Not sure who flared this thing ….

 

[hemidart1]

But it did fire up and run for a bit before we shut it off because of the stupid fuel leaks

 

[AR67GTX]

I’ve had good luck tightening and loosening flare fittings 4 or 5 times before a final tightening. It helps conform the flare to the seat. If all else fails the conical brass flare seals work well to seal them up. They come in different sizes but this is an example.

https://www.amazon.com/Copper-Flare-Gasket-Mfr-2GF-3/dp/B0F6NS4THS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=8HV4DX10XU3K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.brX4KFguO4XXXZZ_MHY8fJvL7SkjVFr41TRplKozwJbZunxa2QaguhmpUyadCCZWQurvJdjg8HQfvwsjgpi2Mtdy_Zhi31PfmUGv_g7ayAi6zL0nS1dDh6yhNg1mtZ8NMQPL54L_bxeoOtelIWwlf9U-vDkfjeIBkSeqtgStN3dhXszTvWURS2bzIfpOdtScbBBm2hoB42lQythcYbbPMZM-TDog0ZaSi67vFzIDA2M.ZhGK1WZyI3pJ9BiQJ4QdR1khlgcZVxd0Ys4hA5Wlf84&dib_tag=se&keywords=brass+flared+washers+for+sealing&qid=1759924417&sprefix=brass+flared+washers+for+sealing%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-3

 

[HawkRod]

I'll second what @AR67GTX said. Usually tightening and loosening several times will do it. And lean on the line wrench too. New fittings need some "oomph" to get them to seat!

 

[hemidart1]

Thanks for the advice- will
Try to loosen and tighten tonight!

 

[hemidart1]

Runs !

 

[Runcharger]

Awesome; This is a great car.

 

[hemidart1]

I wish I could post a video
Lots of smoke in the garage - combo of the oil in the motor from the priming that was done on it- then when that cleared - it was the painted manifolds - ha

 

[hemidart1]

Tuning by the engine builder on Saturday

 

[hemidart1]

Thanks for the advice- will
Try to loosen and tighten tonight!

It worked !

 

[Virg464]

Good oil pressure.