Hi Folks,
I am in the process of getting 'ol LeRoar cured of the dreaded blown head gasket. I have had the heads off for some time and am getting ready to get serious again. I contacted ARP for head bolts and found a match for the short ones, #HAR2.875-5 at $2.81 each, for the 318poly. The long ones need to be special ordered. I am to call 805-525-1497 to have the price quoted and get an ETA. I will post all this info again when it's a done deal and on the way. I know many have had an interest in a poly set of head bolts.
The other item I need to finish is my headers. I am going to get them powder coated in an aluminum finish. Kinda gunmetal gray looking. They have been blasted and prepped at this point. I have a rubbing issue I am going to have touched up with a welder before the coating and I have ordered a pair of 02 sensor bungs to be installed on each collector. I bought the steel angled style as opposed to the straight stainless. This eliminated the dissimilar metal issue for welding. Also I wanted the angled type. It seems like a better set-up for flow and I won't be adding sensors for awhile so in the meantime I may put on a crankcase evacuation system from the valve covers to those bungs. I will have to find the one-way check valves in order to do that and I will use some spare valve covers so I don't mess up my good ones.
After these items are accomplished I can start putting it back together. I do want to get some tall, open top, conical air filters too so they protrude into the scoop area. An air box is something I want to think about too. My current filters are too short and have a closed top so they won't be very effective with my scoop blowing air straight down on them.
I wanted to get some activity going here on the list so we'll all get excited again :-) Get working guys and gals.
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Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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