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My 29 at the RPM Nationals [ATTACH]
Great time today out at the RPM Nationals at Santa Margarita Ranch. Car was a lot quicker than the last outing and ran well but ultimately lost in...
Made it up to Santa Margarita Ranch - curious how she goes tomorrow.[ATTACH]
Everything painted and back in place. Will be at RPM Nationals at Santa Margarita Ranch in September to see how she goes w fuel pump and dual...
Finished up installing the rebuilt shocks on driver’s side and took it for a test run. They made a huge difference in ride / stability.
Working on some mounting plates to get the front shocks set up. Figure that was easier and quicker than welding up the egged out holes in the...
Finally got around to bracing the side skirts - need to get them painted but they eliminated all the noise from vibrations while running - made a...
Thx Dedsoto - flipping the bellcrank made a huge improvement. Pedal modulation is terrific now. [ATTACH]
The 3/16” rod was too small a diameter to handle the force from the pedal and was deflecting. Reworked it with heavier diameter (used an old...
Thanks Mikko. Reworked the linkage - going to give it a road test tomorrow to see how it performs. [ATTACH]
Got the intake, carbs and fuel lines installed. Decided to go with a T connection since the fuel block was making the firewall really crowded. Got...
Thanks Rand Man - I have a B block that I am going to build up once this engine is where I want it to be. Thinking of building the B block with an...
Finally got around to getting the fuel pump installed. Decided to put it on the firewall on the passenger side. Might paint it black down the road...
Great starting point
I am running one of the new 81s on my banger - works great - you can get gravity feed to work but will likely want to install a fuel pump to avoid...
Made it out to RPM Nationals on Saturday. Unfortunately, Antique Nationals on Sunday was cancelled due to wet weather. Had a great time at the...
Punch list just about complete. [ATTACH]
Overflow tank installed and drum retainers painted. Getting close to being fully prepped for RPM Nationals and Antique Nationals! [ATTACH]...
V8-m - I agree with you - I wound up using some material I had around the shop and I think they will be fine for the upcoming RPM National drag...
Both sides fabricated and in primer. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Working on drum retainers - am hoping to get them wrapped up tomorrow. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mount for tank fabricated and in primer. Overflow tank polished up and inlet tube soldered on. Last item on the must do checklist is fabricating a...
I am using stock 0.036" main jet and #71 power valve but I am at sea level.
Working on priming / painting the secondary throttle return spring mount and figuring out how to weld up a bracket for my vintage fire...
Got everything back together and reasonably dialed in. I was fighting a lot of popping and backfire under load which turned out to be air leaking...
Made some good progress on getting everything assembled. Pretty straightforward other than the valve springs and modern valves. Was planning to...
Got the new lifters, Burtz cam and aluminum timing gear installed in place of the fiber gear that was in there. Oil pan gasket is a bit wonky...
I am installing this same setup right now in my project - traditional Model A block with Burtz 6.5:1 head and Burtz touring cam combined with...
Kevin - I was a bit surprised to see it as well! Charlie - thanks for the recommendation - thankfully I didn’t need it - last two came out after...
Got the valve train out - not too bad except for one valve guide that was lodged in really tight. Eventually lots of Kroil, some heat and a BFH...
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