Father and son restoration 1st car
A little update on our projects first two hundred miles.
Mile 43. Coil went bad. Replaced. Also replaced thermostat temp was running cool temp problem. fixed
Mile 113. Alternator tension backed off. had to retighten.
Mile 150. Retorqued header bolts for fun. Replaced thermostat gasket. Adjusted muffler. hanger on temp exhaust till we can get it to someone with skill. Changed oil.
Mile 192. Made a couple small. adjustments to carb. Take for test drive I was driving. Brand new heater core didn't like hard pull to 5500rpm. Heater bypass installed. Will be pulling heater box back out that we just rebuild on next rainy day.
The good
For a hopped up 318 this thing pulls hard
For the first transmission i have built I'm in love with it.
No burn outs yet and no launches yet