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wikd69 · #166 Post by **wikd69** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:30 am

Made pretty good progress tonite...

Ready for the blower

Blower on the hook

Motor assembled, will stuff radiator in there tomorrow

I'm pretty happy with the way all my front end stuff turned out

wikd69 · #167 Post by **wikd69** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:18 am

Ok, progress to report:

One earlier minor item I didn't post before was the latch button I installed to allow me to enable 'reverse' (via the trans-brake). With this new spool, I'll need both hands to horse this manual steering setup around on the street. I put the button inside a protective cup to make sure nobody leans on it at the wrong time (button in cup above and to the right of the safety toggle swtich). Minor change, but big impact down the road. Before this all I had to enable the trans-brake was the momentary push button on the shifter.

I was doing last minute stuff this afternoon and when I fired up the fuel pump I had fuel spouting out of the primary bowl vent tubes on both carbs and I could hear it draining down into the blower. I think when the distributor gear went last fall the backfire was violent enough to take out both power valves. I ended up having to pull the carbs apart to free up the floats and to replace the primary plate power valves.

And, (drum roll please) I finally made noise today with this beast. I static timed it and found later I was within 2 degrees of my final timing (final will be around 32 degrees - I static timed the damn thing to 30 degrees - I was really amazed how close I was)

clutchdude · #168 Post by **clutchdude** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:12 am

Congratz Harry, it sounds great!

#169 Post by **John_Heard** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:28 am

Awesome - almost show time. I like the comment at the end of the video "Wow"...

Carolina Kid · #170 Post by **Carolina Kid** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:01 pm

Sounds Good Harry

OK we now need video of burnouts in the driveway!

wikd69 · #171 Post by **wikd69** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:09 pm

Carolina Kid wrote:Sounds Good Harry

OK we now need video of burnouts in the driveway!

Yep, that one and the one where they lead me away in hand-cuffs...

My neighbors all like the Camaro and the noise - but thats cuz I've never done a transbrake launch in front of the house LOL !!!!

chpcamaro · #172 Post by **chpcamaro** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:34 pm

way to go harry awesome sound great. you still have work to do time is getting close 7 weeks left lol
then we can get track videos

wikd69 · #173 Post by **wikd69** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:33 am

Progress update:

Did a test crusie around the block - video below - this was the first time the car actually moved since August <WHEW !!!!>. Afterwards I took a loop around town with it. I need to adjust the idle mix, it's a bit lean, seems to get pretty warm just idling, and I may need to jet up a size or two on the primaries, dunno. Timing is pretty clean, the motor is extremely crisp and responsive - I haven't really done much throttle with it, want to make sure it's not gonna shed parts, but all in all, I'm pretty happy with the result. Man, it doesn't take much pedal before this little 427 really starts wailing !!! I just love the sound

Next is to get the A-pillar hoop added to the cage - I'm thinking that'll be this next week.

supernova · #174 Post by **supernova** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:41 am

Nice!!!!!!

#175 Post by **John_Heard** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:50 am

Looks like you had the undivided attention of your neighbors lol

wikd69 · #176 Post by **wikd69** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:04 pm

John_Heard wrote:Looks like you had the undivided attention of your neighbors lol

Yep, the neighbors all like the car. Of course, I'm always *super* careful with it around them <g> as little noise as possible, no black marks on the street, not coming back home too late at nite...

Carolina Kid · #177 Post by **Carolina Kid** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:27 pm

wikd69 wrote:
John_Heard wrote:Looks like you had the undivided attention of your neighbors lol
Yep, the neighbors all like the car. Of course, I'm always *super* careful with it around them <g> as little noise as possible, no black marks on the street, not coming back home too late at nite...

Harry I would have to rattle there windows once in awhile, and the rain will wash away tire marks in time!

Car sounds good

Bruce69Camaro · #178 Post by **Bruce69Camaro** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:42 am

Hey Harry.....looks and sounds great but you better watch out, your neighbors with the Cutlass were saying, "man that engine would drop right in"....

wikd69 · #179 Post by **wikd69** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:00 am

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Hey Harry.....looks and sounds great but you better watch out, your neighbors with the Cutlass were saying, "man that engine would drop right in"....

Yeah, ya gotta watch out for the Buick crowd, they're unpredictable.

Bruce69Camaro · #180 Post by **Bruce69Camaro** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:13 am

Ops, sorry thought it was a Cutlass....hope there are no Cutlass fans out there looking for me now???

Nova guys are bad enough and now with me painting the car orange, I'll be an easy ticket.......

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