1969 Dodge Charger Daytona; 426 Hemi : Openin' the QTP electric dumps...

[nascarxx29]

This is the simple route to a 426 hemi  http://www.stagev.com/pages/hcheads.html

[Aero426]

This is the simple route to a 426 hemi  http://www.stagev.com/pages/hcheads.html

A lot of money for a the look of, but not a real 426 Hemi.     It is not a bolt on proposition.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=7443484

[odcics2]

This is the simple route to a 426 hemi  http://www.stagev.com/pages/hcheads.html

A lot of money for a the look of, but not a real 426 Hemi.     It is not a bolt on proposition.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=7443484

Lots of guys don't care if its real or not!   

[hemi68charger]

Well, I have fired up the ole Hemi every night for the past week and let idle for about 30-40 minutes each time. The seepage has stopped and she purrs very well. I have her idling smoothly at about 850-900 and in gear at around 750-ish. She draws a consistent 13-14 inches of vacuum. So, today I will start putting everything back together to get her back on the road...

[moparnation74]

Great news, Troy!  Glad to hear all is coming together well.

[Lord Warlock]

Before you put her back together and get it on the road, you may want to inspect the water pump.  I had a local shop recommend blue devil as a possible solution for an overheating motor that wasn't showing signs of head gasket problems, but they said that a usual by product of using it is that the water pump fails soon afterwards.  I followed the directions and blue deviled my Miata motor and within two weeks the water pump failed as they said it might.  still don't know if blue devil did good or not, my motor seems to run fine, although the temp sensor still makes the gauge read hotter than it actually is.  even after replacing the sensor found out the gauge was bad...shame since I replaced the entire cooling system on the car trying to eliminate cause of overheating. (never actually boiled over). 

Anyway, blue devil does work in sealing small leaks for anyone that is wondering, but it also kills water pumps.  I'd throw in an new water pump after draining and flushing the system.  Blue devil says you can leave it in the motor but once it seals up I'd carefully drain it out and replace it.  If it leaks it will leave white trails on whatever the water touches, I found white residue underneath the whole front of the car I was working on, and my garage floor still has traces of white residue where the water missed the catch bucket.  When blue devil gets hot it forms the white residue that seals small leaks.

Now if I can just get the Miata to stop smoking on the first start of the day, I can get rid of it and start getting the stealth turbo out of the way so I can get my charger r/t out of the garage its been stored in for the last 10 years.

[hemi68charger]

Before you put her back together and get it on the road, you may want to inspect the water pump. ...

Good point. After everything's buttoned up, I'm going to be draining the coolant system to reinstall the thermostat. At that time, I'll look at the pump and remove the sending unit and inspect for any scaling or buildup due to the leak fix.. Thanks for the insight.. 

[hemi68charger]

Now, I'm back to reinstalling everything that I took apart or removed to facilitate the fix.

1. Before Friday picture

2. As of this weekend...

[hemi68charger]

Well, got her all together and drove her out to a test spin within the neighborhood... I'll venture out further soon...

[moparnation74]

Troy,

Damn beautiful!  I know you are smiling from cheek to cheek!

Congrats my friend

[cdr]

LOOKIN very good !!!   

[tan top]

     great stuff 

[nascarxx29]

Good to go cruising congrats Troy

[2592 creston]

    Your a lucky man..Nice :

[hemi68charger]

    Your a lucky man..Nice :

Thanks... But if you knew the 30+ year journey to get here you might run !! 

[hemi68charger]

Video from yesterday... Next time weather is better I will take it out....

http://youtu.be/Bj-4zjGEZNQ

[wingcarenvy]

Glad to hear you got it worked out. Looks awesome next to that beautiful T/A!

[hemi68charger]

Glad to hear you got it worked out. Looks awesome next to that beautiful T/A!

Thanks.... The yellow goes well with the orange.. But, I am probably going to use the T/A to get another Charger at some point...........

[Mopar John]

Glad your back on the road Troy!

[hemi68charger]

Finally !!!!!

I was able to get her out and drive to a show ( local Nifty50ees Saturday Night gathering place in Northwest Houston area ). Got there a little early to give myself time in the event something would happen. Drove her all the way there, regular stop-n-go traffic, lights, etc. She didn't get above 190-ish it appears. RIght now I have no thermostat in it. Did that initially to promote the leak sealant solution to work through the system. I will change out to a high flow 160 thermostat from JEGS soon. I still have some tweeking to do of course, mostly on the distributor and its timing characteristics. Other than that, she did great. I was pleased...... Crowd loved the car and the open headers... Love the QTP electric dumps... 

[hemi68charger]

Some more... she drove home without any hitches... 

[nascarxx29]

Congrats 

[wingcarenvy]

Very cool!!

[tan top]

Some more... she drove home without any hitches...  

good to hear its all sorted      good pictures , thanks for posting  

Well, I have fired up the ole Hemi every night for the past week and let idle for about 30-40 minutes each time. The seepage has stopped and she purrs very well. I have her idling smoothly at about 850-900 and in gear at around 750-ish. She draws a consistent 13-14 inches of vacuum. So, today I will start putting everything back together to get her back on the road...

Troy  , not trying to hijack this thread in any way ,  quick question if I may ,  how good does the power brake booster  work with  13-14 inches of vacuum , I ask this because long story short  , since the advent of the repoped bendix boosters & parts , thinking  of adding power brakes to my drums , for now , till I get all the planets / ducks in a row for discs & hydroboost one day  

I have 10 -11ish inches  , idling in gear 900 - 950  , with current cam set up  , thinking my  vacuum is a bit low for a booster , but drums don't need as much psi compared to discs , so may be ok   still got to be better than the manual set up , I would of thought  




thinking about it  , perhaps I should of started my own thread  ,  but seeing yours had similar vacuum in gear to mine , thought I would ask here  

[hemi68charger]

... bendix boosters & parts , thinking  of adding power brakes to my drums , for now , till I get all the planets / ducks in a row for discs & hydroboost one day  

I haven't noticed much if any difference in braking ability or effort.