Johnny's Dart repairs

[Johnny Dart]

I started writing on boxes a while back, to save keep opening them looking for stuff I'd bought years ago.
A good lot of the stuff I bought for the Dart 10 years ago , was much cheaper £ to $ .
I bought alloy big valve heads, a carb and a 4 barrel, 2 cam shaft kits( wasn't sure what I wanted), and all the 727 parts.
Plus other random stuff.
Marking up boxes also helps out you wife and kids sorting it all out when you croak, and leave behind a barn full of parts .
They won't know what they fit if you don't write on the box.

[Johnny Dart]

I moved the Dart today , from its years sleeping place.it was stuck , so I had to winch it out , on to the ramp .
Next job , refit the gearbox.
And try to remember where all the bolts and part are.

[Johnny Dart]

New flex plate. One of the parts I bought 10 years ago, and stored , waiting for me to get on with it

[Johnny Dart]

I've just spent 4 hrs trying to find the nut and bolt stash ,from when I took the gearbox out about 10 years ago ?
Finally found them.All together , which is nice , but not in the boot of the car

[Johnny Dart]

I've just had a look back at my build thread.
I took the gearbox out in November 2016
So nearly 10 years.

[Johnny Dart]

It's a bit heavy
Too heavy for me to lift onto the gearbox jack.

[mygasser]

i remember at least 2 of us were needed to lift a 727 (with convertor) up into a car, and that was up on a 4 post lift. they're bl00dy heavy for sure.
neil.

[Johnny Dart]

And it's in , that will do for today , bolted in place , torque converter to bolt up, and everything else , job for tomorrow.
And relax

[Rapid Richards]

Blimey, I used to get mine in & out with a trolly jack & a piece of wood all on my own, no wonder I'm having surgery on my elbows.

Still doing it that way!

[Pete]

I use my Harley Bike Lift, much easier than straining and it was all of £40!!

[mygasser]

Blimey, I used to get mine in & out with a trolly jack & a piece of wood all on my own, no wonder I'm having surgery on my elbows.

yeah i 'used' to put transit gearboxes in on my own from the floor up and over my head. now i've got 2 discs out at the bottom of my spine and can't work, plus all the pain killers i have to swallow every day. dad (my boss) used to say ''get someone to help you with that'' and i replied ''i can do it''. he said ''yes but you shouldn't or you'll regret it when you're older''. mmmmmmm
neil.

[Johnny Dart]

Today job , was to remake the exhaust system , and put the x pipe in the correct possition.
Unfortunately that entailed unwelding all the previous joints.
And fitting it all back up , and rewarding.
That's taken me all day.
I'm undecided wether to go out the side, over the axle to the back , or just dump at the exhaust box

[Blue]

Having gone to all that work already take it out the back either with factory tips or turned down a bit at the bumper. Anything but wheelbarrow handles stuck out the back with chrome covers to highlight them further!

[Johnny Dart]

At the moment, it's going out the sides, each side before the rear wheels , as that's what I have at the moment all made up.
With the intention of going out the back, in the future.

[Johnny Dart]

I like the factory tips, are they available in the UK, or is that an import item.
Is the guy , I can't remember his name , still importing container loads , and you could ask him to include it in a load ?