Morgans 68 Charger. Engine #3...

[Pete]

Drop base Filter.

Loose the spacer.

Make tea.

[morgan]

You know they do ‘coffee’ now right ? You’ll never go back...

[autofetish]

[Pete]

I only drink Coffee....

Is that for Double Glazing, Will???

[morgan]

Will.... Behave...

I only drink Coffee....

Good man. You see ? This is why you are in charge round here. Sound decisions...

In other news; spacer removed. Base is already drop. Filter is 3.5" tall - and needs 3" to clear carb - so 1/2" to be had with a thinner filter.
Its on the line... we'll see.

[autofetish]

[morgan]

You are a bad man Will...

I want cut-outs and its taken all my willpower to resist those trumpet-side-pipes you have !!!

[autofetish]

I won’t mention the Potassium chloride injection system then

[morgan]

Minor update - Thought yesterday could have been the day but alas, it all took longer than I hoped (as these things tend to).
My mistake - I left the 'trimmings' off the gearbox (forgot to fit before dropping in) and of course it would have been 100 times easier - doh !
All on now. Another example where headers make everything such a joy...

Made up trans pipes yesterday. So today if I fit the trans pipes, sort the fuel piping, add fluids and prime its *possible* we see if she runs.
Thats the plan...

[morgan]

She's ready. In theory. Need a little verification - see other thread ! thanks...

http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=58054

[morgan]

RUNS ! RUNS ! RUNS !

Woohoo !!!!
No obvious leaks. Usual smoke billowing from mucky headers where the handprints burn on...
Will try set timing this afternoon and get a few heat cycles through her. But YAY !!!

Learned tons about dizzys and shafts too. It all makes perfect sense now I have mentally joined the dots.

I let Blue down though I really tried to find if I was TDC or 180 out. But nothing would tell me ! The rods/rockers dont move at all when you wind the engine over. Peering down to the valve-guides didnt help. I was forced to go for the 'set it 10 deg before, align it all to plug 1 and give it a go. 50:50 chance'.
I was unlucky. There was a bang and bad smell. Popped dizzy, rotated 180, dropped back into slot and 'VROOM' - straight away. So my timing was ALMOST perfect. Or at least 100% wrong

Anyway. more pics soon. but SHE LIVES !

[DougieJ]

Great news Morgan.

[Blue]

I bet it sounds a good bit rowdier than the old engine!

[morgan]

It is a bit on the lumpy side... louder too...

Brakes tonight - then first tentative run...

[morgan]

Dammit. Problem. Potentially biggy

Engine fine, brakes fine. Trans fine.
Steering - not fine. Not fine at all. Going to start a new thread but in summary -
Old steering (which worked perfectly) leaked. While engine out had it rebuilt. Reinstalled. Seemed OK with no engine.

Now, once engine running it turns itself left - I mean I couldnt even get out of the garage. And turning right - Oh boy - it just doesnt. Like concrete - but concrete that fights back and tries to undo what you just did. So it'll turn but you have to *force* it.

Desperately hoping this can be rectified;centred;tweaked without taking it all out again.