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Nice Snap-On KR550/555 top and bottom boxes. We called them “Coke Machines” when we sold or took them in trade. That set is the older non roller bearing slide style. What ever you do to help the drawers slide easier do not use lithium white grease. It will slowly turn to glue and those drawers will be stuck shut! The original recommended lubricant was actually common bees wax, but I’ve also had really good luck using the Snap-On synthetic air tool oil, U-Lube. Helps free up the drawers and when the volatiles eventually evaporate it doesn’t seem to get too gummy or sticky. A bit of trivia…. The rails with the clips that all the socket sets came on are actually tool box slide rails before being welded together. After Snap-On had completely phased out rail slide boxes there needed to be another way to hold socket sets together and that’s when the magnetic plastic trays started showing up in our tool orders.
 
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SilverJimmy said:
Nice Snap-On KR550/555 top and bottom boxes. We called them “Coke Machines” when we sold or took them in trade. That set is the older non roller bearing slide style. What ever you do to help the drawers slide easier do not use lithium white grease. It will slowly turn to glue and those drawers will be stuck shut! The original recommended lubricant was actually common bees wax, but I’ve also had really good luck using the Snap-On synthetic air tool oil, U-Lube. Helps free up the drawers and when the volatiles eventually evaporate it doesn’t seem to get too gummy or sticky. A bit of trivia…. The rails with the clips that all the socket sets came on are actually tool box slide rails before being welded together. After Snap-On had completely phased out rail slide boxes there needed to be another way to hold socket sets together and that’s when the magnetic plastic trays started showing up in our tool orders.
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Thank you. Great info..............I was reading earlier posts about the slides and others have said the exact same thing about not using the lithium grease (y)
 
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Couple small updates. Picked up this 74 double sided bin for nuts and bolts etc. A lot of various items from my FIL. Also mounted the vyper turbo fan, I will see how this location works out. Lastly picked up some car dollies and stand for a new long term project that will soon be in the shop 👍

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Maxcustody said:
Chris they are the HF ones, right now they are on sale till near the end of the month. $50 off each.
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Test them out before your warranty period runs out. I purchased a HF set about 10 years ago. They wouldn't hold pressure. I would pump up one side of the car and by the time I pumped up the other side the first side was on the floor again. Unfortunately, my warranty had run out. They went in the trash. I think this is one of those "spend the coin on good ones" items.
 
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Toolfool said:
Test them out before your warranty period runs out. I purchased a HF set about 10 years ago. They wouldn't hold pressure. I would pump up one side of the car and by the time I pumped up the other side the first side was on the floor again. Unfortunately, my warranty had run out. They went in the trash. I think this is one of those "spend the coin on good ones" items.
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Thanks, good to know. These are mechanical with no cylinders. I guess they have redesigned them from older versions 👍
 
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Been over a year since my last post. Life has been busy and time has flown by.......................

Since April 2023, I have been busy with my late FIL's 1969 Dodge Dart. It took a little over a year to get the entire engine rebuilt and get the car back on the road. I am proud to own and preserve the car my FIL built and has owned since new. The car was featured in Mopar Action magazine in December 2023. We just got back from our first car show at Mopars in the Park in Stillwater , Minnesota where we won an award. Here are a couple of pictures................


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thammel said:
Holy cow!! What a mess and what a transformation you made on the car!! Now what in the world are you gonna do with all those spare parts? How many heads are there??
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Hey Tom, Thanks. There were a ton. I went to Spring Carlisle in April.....................(y)
 
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Scott, the restoration is just beautiful. I remember back in 1961 when Chrysler was trying everything to make power. The 413 Cross ram manifolds made adjusting the valves a big job when you had a solid lifter cam.
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The more compact 1962 426 Cross Ram manifold allowed room for some pretty efficient cast iron exhaust manifolds but valve adjustments were still tough -- you had to wait for the headers to cool off.
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Bob Heine said:
Scott, the restoration is just beautiful. I remember back in 1961 when Chrysler was trying everything to make power. The 413 Cross ram manifolds made adjusting the valves a big job when you had a solid lifter cam.
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The more compact 1962 426 Cross Ram manifold allowed room for some pretty efficient cast iron exhaust manifolds but valve adjustments were still tough -- you had to wait for the headers to cool off.
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Thanks, Bob. The Cross Ram was from when my FIL put it on the car the first time he dropped the motor in . It is a 1964 SS Cross Ram. I found it on a shelf wrapped in plastic in my MIL's basement. I also have the original two 770 Holley carbs as well. Here is a picture of the engine when he put it in the car.

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SilverJimmy said:
Is that an original Hemi Dart? If not still really cool, done back before everybody had to have a Hemi!
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Thanks.

No 1968 was the Hurst-built Hemi Dart and their counterpart Barracuda, they only built around 50 of each for racing and you had to be someone pretty special to even get your hands on one.

This is a 1969. Short version of the story................... stolen off the lot new in Burlington, NJ and my FIL got it, then put a 1966 426 Hemi in it and a slick shift 4 speed. He only raced it a handful of times then it went in the garage for more than 50+ years.

2.9 miles on the odometer.................(y)

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rixtrix1 said:
Can't believe I didn't see this thread before! Sorry about your FIL, but what a legacy he left for you! That Dart is one of those cars you only hear about. So good to see you were in a position to bring it back to life and share it.
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Thanks. I am proud to own it. I went to a local car show today and it is always cool telling people about the car and my FIL.
 
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