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05-23-2018 #1
The Balloon Effect
I hope everyone is in the same boat as me when doing these projects. I converted to fuel injection this spring and replaced everything in the fuel system, back to front, added the II Much vent system (which I highly recommend) and that's when things went crazy. While bending fuel lines and laying on my back under the car I look at my headers, they are old, look like well abused items, I find a crack in one of the tubes. Ah hah! Found my exhaust leak - glad it wasn't on the same side as the O2 sensor! I proceed to order up some new headers, the super duper seal anything exhaust gaskets and replace them. While I'm under the car installing the headers, I look over at the transmission and see the prototype shifter bracket that I did for Classic Mopar 5 Speed - It looks like a two year old welded it up. Please note that I'm not the best welder, however the thing has lasted 8500 miles. Not bad. So - I unbolt the transmission from the bell housing so I can pull out the transmission and take it to work to fabricate a new shifter bracket. The new shifter bracket is a clean looking design that matches the current production units. Since I had the exhaust out the way and transmission out, it's time for some subframe connectors to stiffen the Challenger up. In go the subframe connectors last night with special help from my buddy that TIG welds. So this morning, I walk out into the garage, ram my ankle into the input shaft of the transmission, I'm hobbling around the garage to get to my truck to go to work and I notice the front bumper is looking a little shabby..... So here it goes again. I hope you all are like me and things just balloon for no apparent reason. Man I love this stuff. Have a great day!
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05-23-2018 #2Registered User
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Yep. For some, it's a never-ending battle with these old cars.
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05-23-2018 #3Registered User
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