opel kadett gasser amc engine build

not much happened today because of work.i did take the oil pump on and off three times {because it was leaking}before taking the gasket off,sanding the front cover and finding a .0095 gasket and putting it in.all is well and no leakes!!!!!still no answer from the machine shop but i did call him and he said he will call me wright back{about two hours ago}.

 

i guess he forgot to call me back.i hate relying on someone else to do something for me!im sure i can drill it but figured he can do it alittle more acurate than i could.he is a really good guy and does some awsome work cheep but the waiting i could do without!!!well it looks like ill get the intake on and clean up the engine compartment today.

 

my son cam with me today because i thought i would have my flexplate.NOPE!!so i had him do some cleaning on the frame and moon tank.i also showed him how to pack the shoot.he loved it till i tristed all the lines up and he had to figure out how to get them back.he had a blast and he cant wait for today.flexplate is done so this morning we will go pick it up and HOPEFULLY start it up.

 

oh.i forgot to tell him there was alittle water still left in it.he didnt care and just kept on claeaning.

 

cool

 

as usuall nothing ever goes wright.i didnt get the flexplate till 10:30,the holes were too small,the bolts were too short{i put a 1/4'' crank spacer in for the converter}etc.its in but i still have to put conv.bolts in dist,plugs,etc.the flexplate he drilled was the wrong one with some pretty bad teeth.its in but im not sure for how long.im going to put the starter in today and try it.if there is no problems im going to put the plugs in{more compression}it all is good maybe start it.i am pretty happy with 58lbs oil-pressure with the drill.

 

Cool to see the Kid involved, looks like a couple more years of grunt labour and he'll be ready to slide behind the wheel. Working with my son on our projects is this best of times for me. Keep up the good work!

 

Helpful Hint: Before you get too abusive with your FREE labor, just remember that he's packing your 'chute!

 

yeah he loves helping.it doesnt matter if he got 2 hours of sleep,i can say lets go on a 200mile road trip to see blank car and he's up and ready to go!!!!i am sure lucky atleast one of my two kids like to hang out,and is into cars!beleve it or not he's happy in the last pic.sorry but i must have put up the wrong pic.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGE232SYVdA

 

^^^^^im hopeing to get a better video today.my friend has a good camera and he is bringing it today after he goes to thompson to get me some more cam2.

 

Sounds great! Sure grabs rpm's quick!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR1KnYFYFoU heres one from today!its alittle better.i have my friends dvd one but cant figure out how to load it.

 

thanks!yeah it deff.revs alot faster than the old 360.it also has a different POP through the pipes.im hopeing to take it out wednesday for acouple of shake down runs.

 

does anyone know how to post a youtube video up on a post.i can only paste the link?

 

looks like the kadett will continue going strong!!
good work martin!!
how's the bacvk windows holdin up?

 

they are great!!!!!!i didnt forget about you.i still have your package that you sent me in the bathroom,so i look at it everyday.my sister-in-law has been busy and hasent made the shirts yet!i cant ***** because she will do them for free and right now thats about all i can afford!!!!

 

no worries martin
just keep that thing burnin rubber!!

 

Damn that thing is short.





Click on the Movie reel on the tool bar
Copy the link in between the

 

thanks sa**on,and yeah its only 92''wheelbase.im still planning on going wednesday and im hopeing to make a semi full p*** with the in-car cam.well see if i can figure it out.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNV_ErEd8w heres a p*** from thompson in june.i forgot i had these!!!its deff.going to be different leaveing with the new motor.

 

Short??? It's practically a Cadillac! My Austin is 89" wheelbase!

 

That thing is *****'n!! Thanx for Not running a Stinkin SBC!!

 

That paint job is INSANE outdoors in the sunlight! The metal flake looks like it's the size of bottle caps! What's the matter, were they out of the REALLY BIG metal flake?

 

its only .004 flake from paint-with pearls.it was my first attempt to flake a car so i got the smallest flake i could buy.i did put some .050 crushed gl*** in the last coat but only 2 teas****s if i remember correct.i came out pretty good for doing it in a tractor-supply tent.lol!!!i only have alittle over $75.00 in it.

 

thanks.yeah im not a chevy fan myself,not to say there is anything wrong with them just not my style.i did set it up for a sbc-glide,just incase i didnt like it and wanted to sell it.THATS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!!

 

well i got to make 3 p***es wednesday.first p*** i took it real slow and pulled the shoot at the end at about 108mph.it work great except i had to hit the gas to get to the end of the return road.i also pulled to}and it went 11.78 at 113.the last p*** i change the front jets and got 11.62 at 115.i still need to take more fuel out of it and add some more timming,but it will have to wait till next week for the g***er nationals.im hopeing to get alot more out of it but if not atleast im not going backwards.

 

Sounds Awesome

 

thanks!!!!

 

well all went good for the first 12 p***es the all wnt south for the 13th.i think the bearing delaminated,spun then decided to jump the fence on me.it hade great oil pressure and didnt give me any sign of a problem.the #2 rod bearing is still there and the crank journal looks great except there is only about have of the bearing left.i have heard of clevite having problems delaminating on amc engines but i thought it would be fine.all i can say is im happy it was #1 not #5 because when it came out i was doing over 108 mph and most of the oil was up top and in the rear sump.i can replace the engine but if i would have hurt someone else i dont think i could handle it.ill try again this winter and will be back out next year.hopefully BIGGER BADER STRONGER!!!!!