Hot Rods 29Jay's engine started today!!! videos

With the help of friends and familey, we were able to fire the engine for the 1st time today... I don't realy know what to say... This was my first time... I had my hands on evey part and bolt that went in this one. Curtis, my engine guru gave me a B- (he is the grey haired guru looking guy in the video...)

The engin is a '64 318 Plymouth Poly with a .40 over bore, med cam and the 3x2...


http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/29Jay/?action=view&current=enginestartup141.flv

http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/29Jay/?action=view&current=enginestartup140.flv

Thanks for looking!

 

Sounds great .. Looks like the toe in might be off a bit though

 

can't be off more than a quarter

 

very nice congradulations

 

you mean I can't drive like this???? Just kidding... Next on the list is to get the steering arms dropped so I can i hook up the tie rod.... All in due time...

Thanks for the laugh!!!

 

Suite ! Nice work Jay . Can't wait to see it at the Invation !

 

We are going to be there for sure!!! Not sure how much will be done... like paint and such... But I owe you and the dirty Day Care some cooking....

 

That's great!

 

Congrats Jay,

The old Poly sounds good!

 

congratulations jay it sounds good!!!!

 

Thanks guys! We had a good time... I was very good to have met Curtis. He has been THE MAN for this engin build! I could not have done it with out his help.

 

Always the highlight of every car I build, Firing them up, Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Awsome! - Congrats!
You've really come a long way is a short time!

 

Nice. Congrats.

 

sounds great ....

 

Sounds good . Only one thing better than fireing it up for the first time is the first drive !!! Cant wait to see that video .

 

Thanks guys!!! Your not kidding about the drive! I can hardly wait myself. I wanted to start the engin at this stage to make sure I had a big fire under my rearend to finish.

 

Awesome!!! You've come a long ways Jay!! I remember when this whole car was just in the planning stages. Gonna' be a screamer for sure!! Sounds great!

I love how there's someone there sitting in a chair with a fire extinguisher! BWHAHAHA!! That's awesome!!

 

That is my 11 year old boy. He had that and ear plugs... one of the carbs cought fire early on... Only the priming fuel we sprayed in there... we had a couple of leaks to chase...

 

Awesome!!! Sounds great Jay, another mopar powered hot rod comes to life!

 

Hey 29Jay,

Sounds awesome!! Cool your documenting everything too!!

-Jeremy

 

That thing is going to be a screamer! Very cool Jay!! Sounds good. In that second video, was one of the carbs choked, or do you just have one choke on them ad removed the chokes from the other two?

 

Only the middle carb has a choke. The 1st and 3rd are removed. In that 1st video, the rear carb was sitting WIDE OPEN!!! That is why I jumped back... LOL I was blasted with the wind from the fan blowing flat out... Everyone jumped, it was funny... Still makes me smile just telling y'all about it again....

 

Very cool video, I also watched a slide show of all your picts and enjoyed them very much. Cool tractors too.

thanks

 

There is always that Excitement / Tension there when firing off the engine. Is it going to run? Is it going to catch fire? Is it going to come apart??

I've done my fair share of jumping back when Eric pointed out a loose distributor cap.... except my jumping was involuntary!

 

^^^ That was funny ^^^ That needs a look, but don't touch sticker!!!

LMAO.... I needed that!

In the video number 140 (the bottom one) right when the clip started, Curtis is wiping his face... The water hose neck was loose. After the engin turned over and had built up some pressure, it sprayed him iun the face. Thank goodness it was only water and it was not hot yet... That is what I was doing with the wrench... Too bad that was not on film... Lucky he was not hurt too...

 

Great, Jay!

Now I'm walking around work all day with wood... thanks.

~Jason

 

junior with the fire extinguisher! I love it. Did you see my coupe at Birdville Saturday night?

 

Dan, you need to call me and remind me about that one... I always seem to hear about it the day after... I would LOVE to see your coupe. I have not seen it since the Dad-E-O-Chop pics... Start telling me when you do stuff... I would love to go!!!

man, I'm glad you did that, I never thought about putting a slide show together, so I bet there was no real order to anything.

I have an older post (1 year-ish) where I wrote the short stoy of when I found the body. the dude with the tractors is a very cool man.

No More Poly***** For You!!! as I say that, you prob-ly watched over and over again...

Thanks guys!!!

 

CONGRATULATIONS, So wish I could of been there. Cant wait to see it rolling