Black_Sheep

Finished up before Christmas, finally got to the range today to get the Aimpoint dialed in @ 25 yards. Fine tuning at longer will have to wait until the outdoor range reopens in the spring. Aero receivers and handguard, 14.5” Criterion CORE barrel and BCM BCG.

An AR15 upper receiver lapping tool. I ordered one last weekend without reading the small print, turns out I ordered one for AR-10’s instead. This morning I disassembled my .308 and lapped the upper, made a .001 shim to wrap around the barrel extension then thermo fit the barrel to the receiver. After cooling the barrel was rock solid. The AR15 tool is tracking to deliver tomorrow, then I can finish assembly on my latest build…

Interesting woman, she surfs too… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvM4EmFxMBw

I feel the same way when temps here drop to below zero. Not much you can do except suck it up and avoid the extreme heat whenever possible. Weather here has been in the low to mid 80's, but we've only had .26" of rain in the last month. We have also had air quality warnings due to the wildfires in Canada. Wednesday was miserable...

FWIW my WC barrel also had an undersized gas port…

I just finished watching a YouTube documentary series called D-Day 24 Hours. There are 24 episodes, each about an hour long. If you’re interested in military history I would highly recommend watching it… https://www.youtube.com/@D-Day24Hours-sm5pe

I was shooting for 5 degrees, and ended up with 4.9 degrees positive caster. The other thing that made a huge improvement was getting the thrust angle down to .05 degrees. I used to have to herd it down the highway, now it tracks straight as an arrow…

Thanks guys. I was able to get a decent amount of caster with the QA1 upper control arms, combined with the other steering and front suspension upgrades it drives like a totally different car. It was a lot of work, but totally worth it...

Outstanding! I finally got mine back up and running last week, just in time for the Mopars in the Park car show.

The radiator could be the big hang up, I was told 3-4 months lead time.

Making progress...

All that’s left is everything…

Several nice ones…

Almost there guys…

My pic of the day, for all the guys that gave me a hard time because my workbench was too clean…

I always thought of her as a blimp, not a balloon 😎

It's a 440 which was the standard engine in a GTX. The only other available engine was a 426 HEMI. I've been cleaning up the engine and engine compartment over the winter. The engine compartment is ready and waiting, the engine is almost ready as well. I'm hoping to have it all wrapped up by the time the headers and K-Member are back from powder coat. I refinished, restored or replaced every part as they came off the car so it should go back together fairly quickly.

Magpul Type 2's are my go-to rail cover. They are simple to install or remove and the texture adds good grip without significant bulk. I prefer full coverage, so it takes multiple sets to equip a 15" handguard.

It's never too late...

440 Super Commando in Mopar lingo... 440 4 barrel rated at 375 horsepower in stock form, this one has been warmed over and dynoed 523 horsepower at the crank. All I'm going to do is re-gasket it and squirt it with some Street Hemi orange. Since it's all torn apart, I'm upgrading the front suspension as well.

I like to play with old cars. Lately I've been real busy working on my Plymouth. In late summer I pulled out the interior so I could weld subframe connectors to the floor pan. Then I covered the floor pan with FatMat and installed new carpet and sill plates. After the first snowfall I began the engine compartment and front suspension refurb that I've been meaning to get around to for a few years. I've been rebuilding and refinishing parts as I take them off the car so everything will be ready for reassembly. The goal is to have it done before May so I have my work cut out for me... Happy New Year everybody!