What size are those oil lines? I may have some line collecting dust.
I've done quite a few. If you've got a little time, I may be able to swing by on Sunday and give you a hand.
Check your messages.

Got the lines made today, -10 an, and really didn't have any problems other than a few ss wire splinters in the old hands (that stinks!). Thanks for the offer on the help guys, appreciate it. Did a bit of work on the radiator, not a thing done on the fuel system though. Shreveport is in two weeks, DD is freaked about the first trip being a long one.

-Daty

I picked up the oil filter rig from Canton Racing Products (good stuff), he sent three 90deg and one straight, I'd recommend 4 90deg ends, the mounting plate is part of the kit, the filter is a WIX picked up locally (love the black!). I wallered out the mounting holes to square and used chrome bumper bolts to mount it to the fender (clean look) and used rubber washers between the fender and plate.

An line making isn't bad, now I have only a gillizion more to make, used clear duct tape and a dremel to cut the lines flush and 3-1 oil for easy assembly, turned out nice.

The fan is a flex-i-lite 4000 cfm unit. No wiring harness yet, that's later this week. There is about 3" clearance on the fan/motor.

-Daty

Here's the latest pic of the engine compartment, got some new additions from the image I have been using. I'm about to pass my 2nd deadline, maybe I should stop making them and it'll be done when its done.

-Daty

Daty,
Did you sort out the air cleaner issue you were having? I located that old Moroso drop-base air cleaner... it IS down at my Dad's place as I suspected. He's not going to use it, so it's still yours if you want/can use it. Not sure when I can get down there to get aholt of it, though. Just got back from Colorado this morning (about 1AM) and between the weather this weekend and the house stuff that needs to get done, it'll be next week at the earliest.

BTW, love that Canton re-lo kit...

Clair

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seems allot of that has been going around....I told the wife mine would be done by now too???
with a couple of weeks left, only I still have to get past this wiring harness issue.

Trying to recall what Daty and I talked about when he came over... The goal, IIRC, was to use the MP-type "unsilenced" air cleaner top with the drop base because the OEM base interfered with the TB linkage or something like that. I've got a tad of tweaking to do on my TB lever, too, because it also hits the base of the air cleaner. Easy tweak for me would be to simply lop off part of the lever... it's really tall and set up for the dual cables used on a Dodge Magnum truck application (MP 1000cfm billet 4V TB). I obviously don't need both cables in my stick-trans application. Not sure if Daty can get away with that, though, since he's using a different TB to start with, and is also using a juice trans with a Lokar cable, IIRC.

My main concern at the time was that the 14" More-easy air cleaner wouldn't play well with the smaller 13"? MP unit.

Clair

This is coming along nicely

I have the air cleaner just sitting on there, if I operate the throttle the linkage adapter rotates up and contacts the bottom lid. The filter is a 13". I went and checked it out closer, it looks like I need a little relief (1/4") on the throttle adapter and matbe a bit-o-hammering on the base and I'll have the clearance I need. When I first looked into this is was a "put it on and see if it hits, it does". Old memory cells fired and I remembered old Moroso bases had cutouts for linkage clearance, that sounded better than cutting on the adpater at the time so I moved on to other issues, its getting to where I need to fix this. May need to check the local parts store "performance rack" (seems to be over populated with neon and colored plastic, not cheap chrome stuff like the old days) and see if the air cleaners they have have a base that could be used.

I love the Canton relo kit too, looks great! It may have too much bling for the Pro Patina look you're after although Clair, if you store it in the garage and get a bunch of scratches and some overspray on it it'll fit right in though! 8^)

-Daty

Lookin Awesome Keep us updated.

hey daty whats been your latest progress since your last post two weeks ago?

not much happening with mine. installed my dash board with a new cap. dont like the way the material is too short on the inside guage surround lip. have the wire harness in. need to get the steering column lock and blinker assembly changed out.

Question for all...when you wire in the computer is there the leads for the obdII and the check engine light? and will you be hooking them up?

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when you wire in the computer is there the leads for the obdII and the check engine light? and will you be hooking them up?

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that might depend on which system you have. not sure with the crate motor. a drop out should.


Hey Daty - I just realized my challenger was the same color as your car! cream white
here's a pic

Sorry I didn't see this earlier, I don't have a check engine light on the Cuda, and don't know if it has obd hookups, I'll find out though.

-Daty

I haven't had much progress, too many hours up here to really get anything done. I did find out the steering column has to be cut back to the firewall to clear the head. Got the tranny linkage hooked up, found a ujoint for my driveshaft, and got the throttle cable hooked up. Still got some big stuff like fuel and electrical to do.

-Daty

Just keeping this alive

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seems its been slow for most of us with our cars?

I've been knocking the list down and getting a little closer with still a long list to go.

bottom of floor scraped, cleaned - painted.
brakes system and lines installed. hydrolic clutch lines done.
exhaust and tips installed. dana rear end with leaf springs and new shocks installed.
frame connectors fab-ed and welded in. radiator installed.
gas tank in and gas lines done except the return line and motor.
fitted and altered seats with fab-ed brackets ready to bolt in. carpet precut.
dash cover on and installed with wire harness.
all glass installed.

have a mock up with the electric wires - relays - computer - battery
to power the starter and crank the motor.

I noticed that when there is new posts I'm not getting the flag on my fav topics list, nuts...

I missed another show, the dealer that sold me the motor had a show last Sunday, I was in bed and the Cuda is still on blocks. I did get the driveshaft in and linkage hooked up, still need to do the cooler lines and speedo cable. Up top there's still a good wad left to do.

Oh yea, got the steering column in and it still rubs.

Working 50+ hours a week 3rd shift is really killing any quantity garage time, right now I'm doing good to get a few hours on Sunday and Monday, its getting bad...

-Daty