28 Fast Four build

dutch said:

here`s some info that may help making decisions.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=104749.0

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sweet jeezea lou, peak torque at 2500 rpm. thats driveline breaking torque too. [cl[cl[cl[cl

joedoh said:

sweet jeezea lou, peak torque at 2500 rpm. thats driveline breaking torque too. [cl[cl[cl[cl

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Yup [dr[dr[dr

Been awhile since I updated. Went back to work on the fourth and my knee started protesting on the fifth. I sucked it up and worked till last Friday and the Doc said no more for at least three weeksLooks like a t 64 you just can't jump back in at full steam with out consequences.

It's taken a while but I got the rear shock mounts designed and fabbed up. I used 1"sq tubing with a 1/2"threaded rod nut welded in the end to give lots of thread and lots of strength, the cuts in the tubing allow a length wise weld to support the load . Then 1/4"plate welded to the inside of the four bar axle mount for the lower.

And an update on the 440, I got the block back from the machine shop, cam bearings, frost plugs a a double run through the acid tank to clean the coolant passages. I also picked up a set of good head castings that I have to take in to get a couple guides installed and a valve grind.


And a video. https://youtu.be/lkbKe0BsgQ4






Crank is installed





And here is a look at the center cam bearing, really makes a guy re-think running a motor that has sat for a long while. That would have been a catastrophic failure.

great video! that center bearing should make a dynamite keychain because it doesnt belong anywhere near a motor haha

Those Drs are a bunch of quacks. And they don't even give you any kind of warranty! That being said I found after 3 knee surgeries that if you kinda do what they say for the first month or so things tend to go better. Hang in there it gets better!!

That cam bearing looks exactly like the ones in my 440, uggggly!
I'm kinda hooked on Mopar power in the long run.

Nice job on the shock mounts. I'm going to file that one away for future use.[cl
I personally have NEVER had good luck with a motor that has set for a long time.
You see all these posts about" This engine hasn't run since 19 blah, blah, blah and it fired up on the first crank with new gas." "And it had 70 lbs of oil pressure and all the cylinders had great compression too."
I guess its just not my type of luck.
Take the time to heal up properly, please. I speak from experience here.
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Torchie

That 440 will be terrific. Get the rest you need Dozer. [P

joedoh said:

great video! that center bearing should make a dynamite keychain because it doesnt belong anywhere near a motor haha

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Thanks Joe, I think I will hang it on the wall.

I-R-POPS said:

Those Drs are a bunch of quacks. And they don't even give you any kind of warranty! That being said I found after 3 knee surgeries that if you kinda do what they say for the first month or so things tend to go better. Hang in there it gets better!!

That cam bearing looks exactly like the ones in my 440, uggggly!
I'm kinda hooked on Mopar power in the long run.

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This Dr is really good, I did everything I was told to physio 3 times a week, exercised the hell out of it and it felt great when I went back to work, I think I just took for under estimated how much stress my job puts on the ole knee.

Torchie said:

Nice job on the shock mounts. I'm going to file that one away for future use.[cl
I personally have NEVER had good luck with a motor that has set for a long time.
You see all these posts about" This engine hasn't run since 19 blah, blah, blah and it fired up on the first crank with new gas." "And it had 70 lbs of oil pressure and all the cylinders had great compression too."
I guess its just not my type of luck.
Take the time to heal up properly, please. I speak from experience here.
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Torchie

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Thanks Torchie, ya I hve never had much luck with old motors either. And yes I will be taking it easy.

Burgerman said:

That 440 will be terrific. Get the rest you need Dozer. [P

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Thanks BMan

Another fine fab job. Excellent pics and the video ain't bad either.

bob w said:

Another fine fab job. Excellent pics and the video ain't bad either.

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Thanks Bob

Finally the Engine is done, now maybe my wallet will quit bleeding for a while.





And a couple videos. https://youtu.be/ADBZuArVI8c

https://youtu.be/cQWNDjvJ558

wow fast turn on the motor! good vid too!

DozerII said:

now maybe my wallet will quit bleeding for a while.

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"april is the cruelest month, until may"

Good on the machine shop for quick service.

Are you gonna break it in with the carb?

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nice! and I love the fact it has the big Mopar on board [cl

one little thing of consideration... on the trans you may want to replace the seals on the kickdown and gear selector shafts... they tend to leak and are a pain to replace in the car...

WOW! That was fast. [cl
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Torchie

Dr Crankenstein said:

Good on the machine shop for quick service.

Are you gonna break it in with the carb?

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Yes they were awesome to deal with. And yes I'm going to do the break in with the carb, I know it works and I don't want to add the fel injection into the mix. I can't afford it right now anyhow.

dutch said:

nice! and I love the fact it has the big Mopar on board [cl

one little thing of consideration... on the trans you may want to replace the seals on the kickdown and gear selector shafts... they tend to leak and are a pain to replace in the car...

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Thanks Dutch it was a lot of work to get rid of all the Ford blue over the Chrysler blue. That's a good idea on those deals.

Torchie said:

WOW! That was fast. [cl
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Torchie

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Thanks Torchie

DozerII said:

Yes they were awesome to deal with. And yes I'm going to do the break in with the carb, I know it works and I don't want to add the fuel injection into the mix. I can't afford it right now anyhow.

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You're smarter than you look.

I really like the hemi orange, BTW. [cl

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