RE: IML: Drag link modifications - advice?

[Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,

Triple bonus points for the idea of the exhaust tubing
insterted into the pan for clearance.

Of course I'd have to saw the hole out, dropping a lot
of funk into the pan in the process, meaning that I'm
back to removing the pan, which I REALLY don't want to
do because I've already disconnected everything twice
to lift the block for the exhaust manifold install and
another error that I won't get into here.  If I have
to remove the pan, I'll put something less aggressive
in - I just don't need the grief and potential on-road
exposure that this thing is shaping up to deliver.  I
knew a guy in the 80's that drove over a crappy
transition where they were doing road-work that
sheared something like this off the car, so I can live
without that.



I took the car out of the garage to put the exhaust on
last night, and bashed the crap out of the pan on both
my in-ground lift, and on the lip of the trailer. 
It's beginning to get OLD, and although I was planning
to put a bash-plate on to protect the pan, I'm
starting to think that the grief isn't worth it. 
What's an extra few quarts if you're not doing
drag-racing?

Here it is from the front:
http://imperialclub.com/temp/Kenyon/1972%20coupe/Deep%20Sump.jpg



By the way, here is a picture of what the HP exhaust
manifolds look like installed - I tried them anyway
when I got past my impatience and reverted to
persistence.

http://imperialclub.com/temp/Kenyon/1972%20coupe/Exhaust%20Dump.jpg

It does not show in the photo, but you can't get the
darned thing installed with both the steering AND the
exhaust stud in place.  That's the ND mini-starter in
the foreground that I installed because they work
better and take up maybe 40% of the volume as a stock
unit.

I'm normally pretty stiff about staying stock on my
cars (and this sump is a reminder why), but this car
will be "different", so I'm trying some go-fast stuff
out.

http://imperialclub.com/temp/Kenyon/1972%20coupe/Engine%20-%20Done.jpg



Anyway, I'm one curse session away from just ripping
the thing off and going with stock or shallow or
whatever.  I forgot to put a magnet in there anyway,
so what the hell?

Lastly, here's the $8 repaired steering wheel,  Color
doesn't count, and I'll fill in the space on the
collar and paint it to match the interior, which will
go from avocado to black.

http://imperialclub.com/temp/Kenyon/1972%20coupe/Steering%20Wheel.jpg


-K




--- Rob McCall <Rob_Mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Kenyon,
> 
> OK, shoot me now, but I'm going to make an oil pan
> suggestion.  If it were
> mine, I would clearance the pan so the center link
> would clear.  Notch the
> section of the pan that is interfering and weld in a
> section of tubing, like
> some exhaust pipe that was sliced length wise to
> fill in the void.  Blast
> the pan and paint it to hide the modifications.  Or
> maybe use a repro Hemi
> pan. (I deserve a shot for that last one).
> 
> I'll give the modified center link/pitman arm/idler
> arm ideas some more
> thought and check with some of my suspension gurus. 
> There are many angles
> changing there that will effect your steering
> geometry.  Not necessarily in
> a good way.
> 
> Rob McCall
> '67 LeBaron
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>  
> Subject: IML: Drag link modifications - advice?
> 
> This is a pair of photos of my car's drag-link:
> 
>
http://imperialclub.com/temp/Kenyon/1972%20coupe/steering%20linkage1.jpg
> 
>
http://imperialclub.com/temp/Kenyon/1972%20coupe/steering%20linkage%202.jpg
> 
> 
> 
> 
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