well , yesterday she fired, took a couple rolls to get fuel into the motor through the blower. From there it was half a roll to fire every time, so a pretty good guess on timing for a first setup try
What an amazing sound between the gear drive cam, and the blower whine.
and seriously throaty on the open headers
totally stoked
also got the power hood hinges done using small linear actuators
just need to finish mounting the rad and she is ready for a test spin
Looking awesome Seeker,would love to see it some day.. You should trailer it to Campbellford for Chrome on the Canal to give everyone a treat.... Chris
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Buying selling and trading garage toys and big kid stuff.
well i am about 20 minutes or so from Campbelford, and new garage friends are always welcoem - come on up and visit for a cold one, check out the iron and who knows - mayeb a new friend or two
exhaust is all mocked up ready for final welding, and the rad install that I thought would be maybe 2 hours turned into 7.5 hrs, and i still need to mount the rad fans.
Anyone know where i can get one of those thermostat switches that turns the fans on and off by temperature? I am not happy with the idea of the fans running all of the time.
Head to the local jobber, most every new car with an electric fan has one... Try a Ford Escape, or Chevy Cavalier , chances are the popular cars will be
in stock at any jobber.
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Buying selling and trading garage toys and big kid stuff.
well there are none of us further than a couple hours at best - and my garage is always open, and the refreshments cold, or the coffee and tea, hot Drop on by, make some new friends, and check out my iron - I have several pieces - the 700+ hp diesel pulling truck, the Merc, and the Chevelle
it gets worse - tonight the float stuck in one of the carbs and we didnt catch on till the oil pressure started to go away - motor is hurt... question now is - how badly
lots of shiney stuff in the oil filter ;o(
upside is the power reverse tilt front end works
Radir Tire and Wheel - from waaaaay back in the 60s , maker of the Radir rims, is the only supplier of 12" M&H repops... every one else like Coker, can only do 8's 9's or 10s
New oil n filter, and the thing holds 45 psi cold at idle and about 25-26 hot. Runs right up to 50 psi with any kinda rpm.
So I have lost about 10 psi from the fuel washdown.
Still frustrating - had to remount the rad fans tight to the rad to get enough draw to keep from overheating - so my cool fan mounts have been ditched. Took the centre out of the thermostat. Friggin housing didnt seal properly when re-installed - and its under the blower - and a pita to re and re.
BUT - its getting there. Might get in its first test drive tonight if it isnt raining.
