What did you do with your ebody/Mopar today?

[Cudajason]

I posted this in the need help thread as an update.

Yesterday I got the water pump,alternator and power steering pump/reservoir installed.
Good thing I took pictures before I broke it down. Had to play with the spacers and switched out a couple bolts that were too short in my opinion.
Was hoping to get more done but maybe Friday I'll have some more time.

@71-440 what brand mounts are those?  The look good!

[71-440]

Hey Jason,

Those are March Brackets and pulleys.
The guy who built the car originally did all that.
Here's a link

https://marchperformance.com/

Joe

[anlauto]

Hey Jason,

Those are March Brackets and pulleys.
The guy who built the car originally did all that.
Here's a link

https://marchperformance.com/

Joe

Do you get belt squeal ? March is well known for that 

[71-440]

Hey Alan,

No I didn't have any belt squeal.


Joe

[anlauto]

Nice.... to hear it's not an issues with all of them...

[Cuda_mark]

I finally ordered my convertible top and glass rear window. I had originally planned on ordering it from Electron Top but I waited so long that they went out of business!! I'm just hoping the one I bought is decent quality.

[chargerdon]

I drove to the Good Guys Griot car show at the Raleigh, NC fairgrounds.   Worked two hours directing traffic as a Piedmont CC member and good free entry and car registration.   Will go back Sunday morning.   Big show...probably well over 1500 cars and vendors...   

Blue Print Engine company was there and on display several engines including a 426 Hemi Gen III with attached Tremec 6sp.   They list it at over 800 HP and with a staggering $34,000 pricetag.    Are they nuts...?? 

[anlauto]

This is new...don't work on A Bodies too often and it just so happens I have two 340 Demons on the go 

[jimynick]

After getting the diff back in my Challenger and taking it for a ride, I heard noises and was so bummed that I just put 'er back in the garage and nursed my battered feeling with a wee Scotch- or two. Today my sons came over and Nick jacked the car up and fired it up and ran it up to 70 mph (yikes) on the 6 ton stands and said he didn't really hear anything!?? Even though I'd set the axle end play before going out, when we checked it again it was way off. I suspect that even though I'd gotten about 10 or 12 thou initially, that I hadn't forced the right axle into close enough contact with the left and we measured over .045" in the lft axle alone. We cranked the adjuster until we had no real end play in the lft axle and then reset the adjuster to about .010 on the rt axle. Retorqued the wheels- is it just me that thinks 65lb/ft to be a little skimpy on the wheel nut torque? and there's not much runout now. I'll wait for better weather and take 'er out praying all the way. There's an old saying that God looks out for drunks and fools, so I may have an "in", eh? 

[dodj]

This is new...don't work on A Bodies too often and it just so happens I have two 340 Demons on the go 

Wrong site........

[dodj]

Finally ordered up some 1" aluminium bar stock to relocate the front sway bar on the QA1 K-member. I think I put the k-member in in 2018 or 19...kinda slow on ordering the aluminium....to finish the job....

[blown motor]

@jimynick  I agree that 65 seems a little light. I set mine to 75.

[dodj]

@jimynick  I agree that 65 seems a little light. I set mine to 75.

My Wheels nuts are torqued to first 50ftlbs, then 90ftlbs.....they don't strip out too often....lol

[wes473]

Well been a while since I have posted much, I moved my tarped 70 cuda out of the way so I could finish up my dad's plum crazy to get her drivable. Every time I fired her up, my neighbor appears out of nowhere ready to help me tune the Holley some more

Pick this car up last year as a basket case with good parts and good bones, trying to get that heavy Cam and high-rise intake to agree with the 750 Holley.

[jimynick]

Looks pretty good! Dad ought to be happy!