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by Dave999
Wed Mar 20, 24 10:00 am
Forum: Australian Cars
Topic: For sale in UK
Replies: 3
Views: 175

Re: For sale in UK

id have this if it was £6K and put it right, sell the ford stuff, and put back a Mopar Drive train to fit that engine and box i think they will have hacked out the middle of the torsion bar cross member. so would need a new one of them fitted and it would be worth about £20K-£30K to an Australian in...
by Dave999
Wed Mar 20, 24 9:28 am
Forum: Australian Cars
Topic: For sale in OZ
Replies: 1
Views: 113

Re: For sale in OZ

fantastic

lottery win to afford it mind £62K

Dave
by Dave999
Mon Mar 11, 24 3:39 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger
Replies: 881
Views: 141197

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

that's going to feel nice a solid and planted next time its driven..... It great when you get something done and you can feel the positive impact as soon as you drive it. it will be like vanishing point without the drugs and naked cycling on the drive home... just be careful if there are road works ...
by Dave999
Mon Mar 04, 24 9:11 am
Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
Topic: Heads for 318
Replies: 33
Views: 41667

Re: Heads for 318

keep that a whack a mustang t5 in it ...:) get the v6 one with the truck like 1st and a 0.73 Overdrive or the AX aisin warner that they used in the dodge trucks a bellhousing from 318 to the aisin warner exists makes it easier than the t5 https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/transmissions/manual/ax...
by Dave999
Thu Feb 29, 24 10:56 am
Forum: Bodywork, Chassis & Suspension
Topic: Strut Rod Bush?
Replies: 9
Views: 472

Re: Strut Rod Bush?

the washers may be the correct way round for the year of the car and the rubber that was fitted if you look across a range of manuals you will find that chrysler changed their mind about 50,000 times over the 60s and 70s across early and late A and B bodies the age of the car would normally have had...
by Dave999
Tue Feb 27, 24 9:43 am
Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
Topic: 318 .. 360 Engine ?
Replies: 18
Views: 629

Re: 318 .. 360 Engine ?

the spigot problem can be overcome depending on how short or long your input shaft is too short too small sleeve the end to 0.750 and run a dodge dakota roller spigot in the hub of the crank that usually accommodates the front of the converter too long and you may have to chop off some of the end ,a...
by Dave999
Fri Feb 23, 24 11:41 am
Forum: Restoration & Miscellaneous
Topic: Graphics help
Replies: 14
Views: 460

Re: Graphics help

Nice one stu.. try before you buy....
just keep saving copies so you can go back to the last good one after a disaster

i have a vision of you swearing at the PC at 3:30 am

:)

Dave
by Dave999
Fri Feb 23, 24 9:52 am
Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
Topic: 318 .. 360 Engine ?
Replies: 18
Views: 629

Re: 318 .. 360 Engine ?

when you replace the crank its an aftermarket part, it probably assumes internally balanced assembly if you replace the rods....and i think you are gonna have to, you will need to get it all balanced up anyway to use standard rods you would have to get some pistons with the pin really quite high wit...
by Dave999
Thu Feb 22, 24 3:59 pm
Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
Topic: 318 .. 360 Engine ?
Replies: 18
Views: 629

Re: 318 .. 360 Engine ?

360 like 318 but bigger capacity, different sized journals and externally balanced in standard cast crank form change crank and rods and balancer and torque converter (or remove weights) if manual you may have to make sure the crank has the spigot for the input shaft most were truck application so w...
by Dave999
Mon Feb 19, 24 1:38 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 63 Polara 500
Replies: 262
Views: 16486

Re: Rob & Stu's 63 Polara 500

might be worth rigging up some vacuum advance. that will help stop the plugs getting grubby at idle 45* under no load is perfect :) with 15 initial to allow it to start. i never bothered with it until i got some bits recently for mine. vacuum can that worked and one of these https://www.gsparkplug.c...
by Dave999
Mon Feb 19, 24 1:11 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Dave999's Aussie Charger
Replies: 207
Views: 73860

Re: Dave999's Aussie Charger

a long time ago (2003) in a galaxy far far away i drove west from Sydney down the parramatta road and got lost in suburbia land... i met a man who sold me an aircon/heater unit and the heavy weight metal and plastic vent/diffuser for a H51 RHD car he also sold me a screen and some other gubbins a lo...
by Dave999
Mon Feb 19, 24 11:17 am
Forum: Restoration & Miscellaneous
Topic: Graphics help
Replies: 14
Views: 460

Re: Graphics help

corel draw? see if you can get a time limited demo
or sign up and cancel before first month is charged

.SVG i think is what you need




Dave
by Dave999
Mon Feb 19, 24 8:59 am
Forum: Restoration & Miscellaneous
Topic: Graphics help
Replies: 14
Views: 460

Re: Graphics help

I made a vector image of a gasket once I scanned the gasket in 3 parts knitted the images together into 1 big gaskets sized image and cropped out the gasket converted it to black and white cleaned up the edges in paint at pixel level i.e just zoom in and fill in the missing dots used a website to tu...
by Dave999
Tue Feb 13, 24 10:08 am
Forum: Wanted
Topic: 70 Challenger splash guards
Replies: 11
Views: 494

Re: 70 Challenger splash guards

are you missing these as well https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375212518673?chn=ps&_ul=GB&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=375212518673&targetid=1405537545338&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9046080&poi=&campaignid=19926...
by Dave999
Mon Feb 12, 24 1:26 pm
Forum: The Mopar Lounge
Topic: New to the Club
Replies: 11
Views: 427

Re: New to the Club

Nice project

not too dented and no obvious holes from its 10 year holiday

fluids and filters

tyres

if the handbrake has been on the rears will be very very stuck

back off adjusters and see if the spring tension will peel the shoes off the drums

Dave