'73 Scamp Slow Build
It's been awhile, but I have been busy! I guess I'll go in order.
So I decided to clean this nasty engine bay.
After, much better.
Best shipments are ones from Summit! Also got new mounts and a torque strap from Schumacher to replace the old ones for installing the Doug's headers.
Got these M/T valve covers from a fellow FABO member and started cleaning them up, will end up putting them on sometime soon when I get them looking pretty.
For a compact car in its day, it's still massive compared to modern compact cars
And so it begins, oh the joy of putting headers into A-bodies! So what do you do with a old 318? Put headers way too good for it on it! Started with quality Doug's headers haha.
Drained fluids and raised the motor up.
6AM and they are finally in, started at 1PM the day before. Tightening those God forsaken engine mounts to the block took a good chunk of it! No space to work when the motor is lowered into the position you want with the headers in the way.
I guess I got lucky, I had no clearance issues, but damn, these things fit TIGHT. Following pictures show whoever what you might see if you're lucky to not have gotten a Monday or Friday car haha!
Threw on the new MSD wires and here's a shot of how she looks at the moment, I could say I am satisfied.
Butt dyno says I picked about 2000hp.. just kidding, feels like about 20 ish more, she will spin well into second from a dead stop, something she couldn't do before. Here's a quick pull after everything was buttoned up, I couldn't wait for exhaust to drive it haha. Scared a few people for fun, maybe accidentally made one of them spill a drink LOL.
It's been awhile, but I have been busy! I guess I'll go in order.
So I decided to clean this nasty engine bay.
After, much better.
Best shipments are ones from Summit! Also got new mounts and a torque strap from Schumacher to replace the old ones for installing the Doug's headers.
Got these M/T valve covers from a fellow FABO member and started cleaning them up, will end up putting them on sometime soon when I get them looking pretty.
For a compact car in its day, it's still massive compared to modern compact cars
And so it begins, oh the joy of putting headers into A-bodies! So what do you do with a old 318? Put headers way too good for it on it! Started with quality Doug's headers haha.
Drained fluids and raised the motor up.
6AM and they are finally in, started at 1PM the day before. Tightening those God forsaken engine mounts to the block took a good chunk of it! No space to work when the motor is lowered into the position you want with the headers in the way.
I guess I got lucky, I had no clearance issues, but damn, these things fit TIGHT. Following pictures show whoever what you might see if you're lucky to not have gotten a Monday or Friday car haha!
Threw on the new MSD wires and here's a shot of how she looks at the moment, I could say I am satisfied.
Butt dyno says I picked about 2000hp.. just kidding, feels like about 20 ish more, she will spin well into second from a dead stop, something she couldn't do before. Here's a quick pull after everything was buttoned up, I couldn't wait for exhaust to drive it haha. Scared a few people for fun, maybe accidentally made one of them spill a drink LOL.