1969 Imperial progress thread

[Big_John]

That is what I love doing. Unfortunately, it is more of a curse than a blessing most times. I learned that trying to get someone else, you have to rely on, to match your standards is not fun to do. It will take more time, but I will finish this project in a way I will be proud of eventually!

There are "only" two financially big things still on the Todo list (besides a lot of small things which will sum up too of course) ...
The engine and Interior (I’m going to try and reuse the vinyl from the door boards, but the seats have to be completely new.)

I decided to do the Engine next, because I can do more things around it then when doing the seats first.

So next thing will be getting all the engine parts into the hot tank and then to the machine shop.
The machine owner will also help me picking the right parts I will have to buy to do a proper rebuild on my engine.
I will post the finished list of parts on here as well when I have it to get opinions from you guys as well.


So last week, I started engine work by removing all the dowel pins and expansion/pipe plugs and then grinding away all the casting flashes on the block.
Still ways to go with that, but the temperatures dropped into the negatives in my shop again...

All of the dowel pins were stuck in the block so I had to weld nuts to every single one of them in order to attach a slide hammer to them to get them out. But in the end, that worked just fine.

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Are you planning on resurfacing the engine deck? That's the only reason to take those out.

Be careful with what you replace them with. I've seen guys snap off hardened deck pins, so I stick with the non-hardened pins like original.

 

[vdk2010]

Yes. Thanks. Something still not right. Appears I have no cam to move it. I took it loose and ran the motor and manually connecting the points did nothing either even when the switch was turned off. I tested the switch and it's perfect according to FSM but I still have 1 speed and no park. I'm going too order a rebuild kit and try that. I think the gear is the problem.

there are different styles if internals on these motors. Maybe you have a mix match of different versions?!

Here is my sotck 1969 Motor:

And this id from my 1972 Imperial dornor car:

Gear and Cam are both different.

 

[vdk2010]

Are you planning on resurfacing the engine deck? That's the only reason to take those out.

Be careful with what you replace them with. I've seen guys snap off hardened deck pins, so I stick with the non-hardened pins like original.

I think the machine shop is going to resurface the block, yes. That's the plan at least. but they will measure everything and see if it's necessary.
I pulled the dowel pins no matter what, so they don't have to. Machine shop time is expensive.

I'm planning to buy new pins from 440 source. They don't say anything about if they are hardened or not. But I will ask them. I have a list of questions for them anyway. Thanks for the tip!
Cylinder Head Dowel Pins (For the Deck and the Timing Cover pins)
Engine Block to Bellhousing Dowel Pins