This was one of those things that could have gone better. Up in Taylor, there was a business that specialized in media blasting and powder coating aluminum panels for helicopters. Early on, I had talked with the owner and reviewed … Continue reading
Way back in pre history, when I was a kid, I had a 1955 Plymouth that I had swapped a 413 cuin Dodge engine into. It only took one press of the accelerator, to shear the stock axle keys. Not … Continue reading
The front suspension clip that I cut from the 1982 Oldsmobile had a major problem. The car was to be wrecked in a movie, after the engine & transmission etc had been removed. The guys preping the car for the … Continue reading
With the engine and transmission located and the ECM and wiring issues under control, it was time to address how I was going to cool the engine. My experience with trying to cool the 406 cu in Chevy engine in … Continue reading
I had originally planned on using a GM G Body (midsize – metric) as the donor for the front suspension. The 1st problem I ran across was that these cars were being eaten up at an alarming rate by the … Continue reading
Because of the 1/4″ per foot slope in my shop floor I could not use the floor as my baseline marker to get various frame heights and angles. I went over to Lowes and bought a fairly inexpensive laser level. … Continue reading
To make pulling the drive line out of the wagon, I first removed the grill, bumpers and splash pans to improve access. Removing the Grill & Bumpers The wagon had around 105K miles on it and the engine, a 270 … Continue reading
In that I was planning to replace the stock Dodge front suspension with a front end clip from a GM chassis, I needed to do a 1st pass inspection of the front and rear suspension. Inspecting the Running Gear Once … Continue reading
The 1st order of business when I got the old girl home was to remove the interior which over the years had been home to a colony of wharf rats and who knows what else might have been living in … Continue reading