Project 6-71 340 Demon

I finally had some success. I took the oil pan and oil pump off again. The oil pump was fine but the oil pump drive shaft was broken right at the top of the fitting on the oil pump. Luckily I had a spare. I also used a couple of stock bolts on the rear main just to make sure there were no more problems. I checked a couple of the mains to see if there was any damage to the bearings and they look great. I reassembled everything and turned the key. It fired before the engine turned one turn. My oil pressure is rock solid at 56 psi. I finished breaking the cam in, cured a couple of small fuel fitting leaks and called it a day. Last night I made up the template for the hole in my hood. I am going to radius the corners but one of these picks will give you an idea what its going to look like. I also took a few pics of the rad fans from the Intrepid. It is a very tight fit but seems to work real well. Now I just have to figure out how to post a video.

Jack