What time are you going to try starting it? If after 6 pm tonight I will bring some tasty shine. Got it from a guy that knows a guy, and its darn good. Tony
I plan on starting it as soon as roger shows up. We cranked it for oil pressure. Retorqued the heads and ran the lash. I put in the pill for 50 percent. If all goes well i will service the engine then start it when the sun goes down. It might make some flames. Thanks go out to all the hambers out there that stopped by to say hi.
The start up went ok. There are always some things that will need to be addressed. The fuel pump was turning the wrong direction. The dual drive spins the mag backward like a late model. A few bolts and a 180 on the front pump cover and we had fuel pressure. So it was now able to run on nitro without bottle. It was first very lean we were making adjustments that were not delivering results. We moved the barrel valve some more and it was crazy rich. That means it can only be one thing. The barrel valve is 180 out. We flipped it over now it is within a flat or two of being perfect. Roger lechtenberg and his friend dave drove in from iowa to help out. Roger was servicing the four engine national champion tractor puller the night before. Im sure he was tired so the fact he made the drive out was much appreciated. He came just to help me so when the car was all set he was out of there. All in all it was great. No freaky junk happened. We serviced the engine so its ready for a night time start up. We will see if it gets some flames.
My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting Brian at Meltdown this weekend. We got to hang out and talk all about his beautiful new creation. I can't describe how badass this car is in person. We caught up with Brian about noon on Friday and he was literally still assembling/prepping the hemi. Met up with him again this morning to catch the first fire ups. It's so NASTY! Can't wait to see it run. After we got to hang out and watch an excellent night of racing. Well, enough about all that.... here's what everyone wants to see!! Sent from my SM-N910V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I was so busy getting tjhe car ready i didnt have time to post any pics of the progress. Jim made a cool moon tank mount. The tank has to have a rollbar around it. The mount slides into the frame. Two small bolts hold it in. Servicing or removing the engine will be alot easier. The radiator mounts use a rubber spacer between it and roll bar. The engine pics show just how busy the front end became. The headlights still need to go on. We held up the grille shell to the car. Im not sure i like it. I think i like the total buisiness look without it. For all of the cassandra fans out there here are a few.
I was there Saturday, while you were busy reassembling and getting ready. Got a few pics and some video of the fire up.
I was very concerned about the tank placement. After stretching the wheelbase for stability i was stressing about the look if the tank would be out too far or too high or just look out of place. Due to the pump needing to be gravity fed the outlet of the tank needs to be above the inlet on the pump. I also need to be able to get at the mag for timing and to be able to slide it forward to disconnect it for street driving. I think jim did a outstanding job designing a mount for it. For all the hambers that stopped by thanks. I wish i had more time to hang out and talk with all of you. I was very focussed on the car and had alot to do. I hope i wasnt short with anyone. It was cool to meet alot of the guys following the build. And gals. The car came out in hot rod deluxe friday. If i only had a dollar for every time i heard i liked the orange paint but i like the green more i could retire.
Brian. The car is the most outstanding machine I have ever seen. I have been watching the fire up video that is posted over and over. Congrats my friend , WELL DONE!
Glad to see continued progress. Of course the most important is that you are a dedicated racer. Not a poser. keep up the great work.
i got the car back safe to the chassis shop today. i told jim i need more capacity in the tank. that is one thirsty car. the tank still had some fuel in it from the weekend and i didn't want it to go to waste. so i fired up the car for jim and his two sons. there were smiles every where.
Brian it was nice to meet you again lol car looks and sounds great you gonna sweep the track with some "gold dust" and do some Bitchin Fire burnouts with that thing lmao hope you get to make hamb drags I can't wait to see it run after I heard that thing run I think my digger needs a dose of nitro lol Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Just seeing you pull into the pit entrance with the coupe back in one piece was one of the highlights of my day. I'm in total awe of how far you have come with the coupe so fast. I hope someone gets your first pass on video so we can all see it.
the hamb drags are high on the list of things to do this year. while it was fun to get the car out there is still a lot of work to do. there were so many details that needed to be taken care of just to start the engine. now we know that the engine will run we can work on finishing the car. I cant wait to take it for a ride.
I'm so impressed by this car, and the brain power invested in the whole dual fuel concept. Looking forward to hearing if the first ride is anything at all like it used to be.
Brian I have watched your build from the start and the execution of your plan was superb. Saw it at the Meltdown and heard it run-great stuff. We spoke for a moment on Saturday. Hope to see it run on August 19 (I believe) at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac. The competition may have their hands full.
Very excited to see it at the hamb drags! Think you'll get enough miles to run for the cup or just trying to make it to the event all in one piece?
i would go for the cup. it would be a good test before drag week. we still have a long way to go but we are gaining on it.
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