Projects my engine overhaul project has come to and end at long last

september 2007: bought the 292 v8 in fresno
december 12th 2007: tranny goes out in my 223 i6, last time ill drive it.
january 12th 2008: began disassembling my 58 ford for the motor swap.
march 2008: get the fordomatic tranny from palmdale
june 2008: finally get the motor running.
august 14th 2008: first time driving it again.


AUGUST 15TH 2008: ENGINE PROJECT IS DONE.







now... i still need to get a headlight for it, do something about the minor oil leak... tighten down a few loose ends here and there, i cleaned it all out today though. come tuesday it should be good to go.


im very mad though that every exhaust place i call, they charge 500-650 bucks to do an exhaust system

i have the existing one still from my old inline 6 still! i wonder if they could use that, then just make one for the other side. i need an exhaust system, :[ otherwise i cant drive it...... dad wont let me.



i feel accomplished

 

Good for you! You should feel accomplished! Currently having a beer in your honor!

 

this is awesome!!! take down time you are wasting saving up for an exhaust and use that time to do the body work and get it painted!!

 

i honestly want to do that, but my dad will not let me drive my car now.


he says its to loud. i told him harley's have open headers and dont get pulled over, he said 'oh well your not driving it, period.'



i just wanna drive it again so i gotta get this exhaust :-/

i have an idea on what color i wanna paint it to....
gotta get that body work done first, i just need someone with body experience to help me weld in the panels, i already got them, sitting at home in my shed now

 

sounds like you may just need a y pipe for the 292.

 

if i had that it'd be cheaper than the 500 buck exhaust system??



cuz then all the guys would have to do is weld some tubing to the y pipe and that would be it right?

 

Im sure iof you get some old pipe and buy yourself a muffler you want, it will be a lot cheaper. It cost me just 25-30 bucks to have one of the shops weld my glasspack onm plus a new end.

 

so you have the exhaust manifolds for the 292? just no pipes and mufflers? and the shops are quoting 5-600 bucks? that sounds like they are quoting a full system, over the rear end and all the way back
clarify with the shops that you just want intermediate pipes to connect to the manifolds - go to kragen and grab a couple of cherry bombs and strap the fuckers to the underside of yer ride
done

 

oh and congrats on getting it runnign again! i remember my first motor swap - same deal man, cept i had a y,a nd got it connected and let it shit through the slant 6 garden hose for a while
btw - alot o harleys run open headers, but we do get pulled over too!
good luck

 

Hmmmmm.....
that thing looks familiar......
I'd better check my backyard & see if mine's missing!!!

 

hey rebarsfords, got any more pics of that beaut!!! why havent i seen this 58 on the hamb yet haha? but yea the red wheels gotta be black man, i learned the hard way on that one, trust me they look better black


and yea i got both 292 manifolds. so you think they're quoting me for EVERYTHING?

yea all i need is two tubes that run from each exhaust manifold, out the back and a couple of glasspacks or cherry bombs or whatever will give my 292 the deepest nicest sounding loud sound there is haha.

and thanks for the congrats. the only thing i hate is the damn oil leak, i heard these y-blocks have them and now its buggin me that i have one!