Red Beard Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Hell ya man! just keep them coming :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Got frisky this afternoon. Instead of, you know, getting paid to work I slacked off and did the valvetrain. Trick Flow 1.6 stud mount rockers all preloaded in. Modeling my valve covers to protect the hotness until tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Mo I'm playing hookie from work progress... Ported GT40 lower on. Went to put the new balancer on too but the rental tool from Autozone is broke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Beard Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Those rockers are so pretty, its a shame they have to live their life under the valve cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Those rockers are so pretty, its a shame they have to live their life under the valve cover Really is. Could always get a set of these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 More hookie. Becoming race car. Balancer installed, new distributor installed at 10 degrees BTDC, water pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Beard Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Really is. Could always get a set of these... Those are neat too lol. I would be worried they would get brittle over time though. She is definitely becoming more race car lol. If memory serves me correctly, mine use to have a sweet spot around 13-14 degrees timing for what it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 She is definitely becoming more race car lol. If memory serves me correctly, mine use to have a sweet spot around 13-14 degrees timing for what it's worth. Yea, this is Dyno Brian's recommended starting point. Since he's gonna be tuning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Beard Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Yea, this is Dyno Brian's recommended starting point. Since he's gonna be tuning it. Right, it is a safe place to start. Brian is a wiz with the ol' 5.0L lol. He use to tune my cousins 86 gt. We had it set up with a 347 stroker, novi 2000 supercharger, and a shit ton of nitrous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 We had it set up with a 347 stroker, novi 2000 supercharger, and a shit ton of nitrous Maybe next year... Actually, once I get this built and running well I'll do gears and a roll bar next spring, then a blower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Chris' clients: Has anyone heard from Chris this week? Seems like he's not getting a lot done. Chris: Why yes, I am getting a lot done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackbar00 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Welp, that's it. I lost the race.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Damn that’s a lotta shiny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Welp, that's it. I lost the race.... You, too, can completely derelict your work duties to spend time on building race car. Sadly, I am traveling essentially every week for the next 6 weeks, so we'll see how much time I have left. Hence the push to get this done -- my clients are gonna get a pound of flesh out of me the next month or so, and I couldn't leave without getting that engine together. Damn that’s a lotta shiny... Every time ya' come around my city... Got a little more progress yesterday. Headers bolted up to the exhaust, GOD DAMN FUCKING oil dipstick FINALLY in which wasted nearly 2 fucking hours. Garage cleaned. Eibach sway bars in and some engine odds and ends in. Getting down to major systems now -- A/C, charging, cooling, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Wee progress. 30# fuel injectors and Aeromotive AFPR in, spark plugs in, O2 sensors changed, headers bolted up to H pipe, headlight pigtails for one piece headlights soldered on, and got organized for starting the accessory systems. Going out of town for a week and a half so this is it for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 That’s pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Looks slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted July 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Looks slow It will be. When I'm done it'll have only a few more horsepower than our minivan, maybe it'll get close to my truck if I'm lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Still outruns mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Beard Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 It will be. When I'm done it'll have only a few more horsepower than our minivan, maybe it'll get close to my truck if I'm lucky. I'll still line up with you if you wanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Wee more progress. Starting to hide the bling behind accessories. Some day I might take the brackets back off and have them powdercoated but I kept forgetting and now I just want to finish up. Power steering pump and A/C compressor on, and a few bits you can't see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted August 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Got some mo' progress. Alternator bracket and 3G alternator in (still need to do wiring), 134a A/C condenser, SVE aluminum radiator, and SVE electric fans in. I have a really nifty one piece radiator hold down brace too but it didn't work with the electric fans out of the box. Will revisit that later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Beard Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 I likey da shiny! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted August 11, 2018 Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 Lots of bling to distract from the slow? (Had to) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted August 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 Kinda pissing the wife off now... BUT. Got the electric fans completely wired in... and all of the other wiring done -- everything tucks nicely under the factory wiring cover -- fuel pump, 3G alternator, and fans. Some more cleanup and general "plugging shit back in" and the hoses set up. Already hating that I used the worm clamps from the hose kit, should have bought wormless clamps. Will revisit. Plenty of cloth tape used for that factory look. Test fit under the cover... Fans from a good angle Almost looks like an engine again... Lots of little odds and ends yet, but only big things left are the upper intake (prepped and ready to bolt on already), A/C lines, and vac lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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