Made good progress this weekend
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- Bruce69Camaro
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
Wow, your going to need a schematic to follow where all those lines go too
Looks real good
Is there a projected date to when the motor comes to life?
AND most importantly, is there any battle wounds yet to the paint?
I got a small one but I feel much better knowing that the wait is over.
Looks real good
Is there a projected date to when the motor comes to life?
AND most importantly, is there any battle wounds yet to the paint?
I got a small one but I feel much better knowing that the wait is over.
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
No battle wounds to the paint yet, it's coming though...
Don't have a projected start date, far too many things left to make a guess at that yet. Hopefully I'll have the oil system finished this weekend and headers on.
Don't have a projected start date, far too many things left to make a guess at that yet. Hopefully I'll have the oil system finished this weekend and headers on.
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Got the oil system finished this weekend, going to redo one fitting that I'm not happy with but other than that this project is pretty well wrapped up. Wiring is up next...
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Wow John, that looks really good
Only thing is, I'm hoping that isn't a Ford motor in there, because I see a distributor up front....
You know someone was just bound to say that.
Is the tranny and driveshaft all hooked up to the rear?
Only thing is, I'm hoping that isn't a Ford motor in there, because I see a distributor up front....
You know someone was just bound to say that.
Is the tranny and driveshaft all hooked up to the rear?
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Trans is in, need to hook up lines & stuff. No driveshaft yet, I need to change the rear gear yet.
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That looks really sweet,,"WOW" I came by a couple times, but never caught ya with your garage door open. One day ..
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
Looks good John!!!!
What gear are you changing to?
What gear are you changing to?
Blackhoodmafia!!!!
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Best to date: 1/8
et: 5.28
mph: 134
new wt. 3340 lbs
1972 Nova SS
572 C.I. BBC
Best to date: 1/8
et: 5.28
mph: 134
new wt. 3340 lbs
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Roger - I usually don't leave the garage door open, we're running a clean room operation here don't ya know? lol..
Chris - I'm still hum-hawing about gear. Depends if I can talk Marty out of one his new Lock Up Converters. hehe
Chris - I'm still hum-hawing about gear. Depends if I can talk Marty out of one his new Lock Up Converters. hehe
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
Are you not running a lock up converter now?
Blackhoodmafia!!!!
1972 Nova SS
572 C.I. BBC
Best to date: 1/8
et: 5.28
mph: 134
new wt. 3340 lbs
1972 Nova SS
572 C.I. BBC
Best to date: 1/8
et: 5.28
mph: 134
new wt. 3340 lbs
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
There's only two guys with one of those bad boys both ADRL Pro Nitrous, and no, I don't have one.
Are you happy with your gear now?
Are you happy with your gear now?
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
Hey John, off the subject, but have you heard from Peters lately? The last thing I knoew his motor was running and that's it.
After that he fell off the face of the earth again.
After that he fell off the face of the earth again.
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
I just put the completely rebuilt tranny back in this weekend and the converter was sent off and changed in a big way. The gear will definitely help move the car but the converter was so tight that it would hold the motor down and not accelerate. I bet it will now!!!!!!
Testing Friday night...........
Testing Friday night...........
Blackhoodmafia!!!!
1972 Nova SS
572 C.I. BBC
Best to date: 1/8
et: 5.28
mph: 134
new wt. 3340 lbs
1972 Nova SS
572 C.I. BBC
Best to date: 1/8
et: 5.28
mph: 134
new wt. 3340 lbs
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
Mike's alive and kicking, he hasn't been on the Internet much lately. I would think he should be very close to being ready to go test. I think he was going to wrap up the toe-in settings on the car this weekend.
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Well if you talk to him, tell him hi and to get his pansy butt back on the site.
We want updates and pictures.
We want updates and pictures.
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Re: Made good progress this weekend
Hey John, car looks bad ass for sure!
I thought I'd read somewhere that you were gonna mount the oil tank inside the front fender on the drivers side. Nothing wrong with where its at, just wondering.
I thought I'd read somewhere that you were gonna mount the oil tank inside the front fender on the drivers side. Nothing wrong with where its at, just wondering.
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