Bill’s Garage scene!

Bill’s Garage scene!

1969 Dodge Coronet

A little more got done, but this should be it for a while. Pulled the motor last weekend, and beat the crap out of the offending header with a hammer. Actually, i over-cleared it, but it’ll still flow fine. I took my cheap-o Dremel and ground down the pad on the steering box where the header was hitting as well. It’s the pad where the PS fluid-return fitting attaches, and there’s a couple mystery bolts sticking out of it. But the raised pad has plenty of metal around the edges that’s extraneous, along with banging into the header pipe, so away it goes.

Also, swapped in a Mopar lightweight mini-starter. The size and weight difference is pretty amazing. Haven’t fired it, we finished the swap, dropped the motor back down, and it’s been sitting all week waiting for me to get back to her. which is this evening. So she oughtta be running tonight.
couple pics:

Here we go again. Scott, remember this view?

Here’s the motor in the air. Header is off, starter is out.

Ahhh, victory. See you on the road!