GOOD NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not only is the sunofabitch RUNNING, I actually drove it! Damn thing idles like a Pro Stock... :shock:
After breaking in the cam, I took my Wife Amy out for the first drive. It ran real good! I still have to play with the carbs, install the MSD ignition system, and get some real gas in it, but she does seem to go pretty well. I kept the RPM's under 3,000 for the little bit I drove it tonight. Tomorrow I have to warm it up, adjust the valves,change the oil, and get some 110 in the tank.
I'm amped up on this, for sure! :drunken: I'm looking forward to really running her good!
Here's a few pictures Amy snapped while I was bolting it together today.
Header bolts. E`nuff said.This should be required therapy for recovering addicts. It'll teach you the meaning of patience and focus.
90 Degree filter installation was a breeze, as was the mini starter with headers. I wish I had gone with a set of TTI's though.... Hooker's quality sucks. They're 3 yrs. old and look 100. :roll:
Here I am smiling for my Wife. 2 Hours later I was ready to bite through a breaker bar when my pal left the radiator cap off and soaked my freshly assembled engine while it was breaking in. Everything under the hood is soaked with anti-freeze. %$#& ! :evil:
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I took some video clips of her running. I'll try and figure out how to get them posted here. As for now, I'm cooked. It's almost 11:00pm and I still need a shower.
......let me go grab the Wife :D
G`nite all :salut:
Not only is the sunofabitch RUNNING, I actually drove it! Damn thing idles like a Pro Stock... :shock:
After breaking in the cam, I took my Wife Amy out for the first drive. It ran real good! I still have to play with the carbs, install the MSD ignition system, and get some real gas in it, but she does seem to go pretty well. I kept the RPM's under 3,000 for the little bit I drove it tonight. Tomorrow I have to warm it up, adjust the valves,change the oil, and get some 110 in the tank.
I'm amped up on this, for sure! :drunken: I'm looking forward to really running her good!
Here's a few pictures Amy snapped while I was bolting it together today.
Header bolts. E`nuff said.This should be required therapy for recovering addicts. It'll teach you the meaning of patience and focus.
90 Degree filter installation was a breeze, as was the mini starter with headers. I wish I had gone with a set of TTI's though.... Hooker's quality sucks. They're 3 yrs. old and look 100. :roll:
Here I am smiling for my Wife. 2 Hours later I was ready to bite through a breaker bar when my pal left the radiator cap off and soaked my freshly assembled engine while it was breaking in. Everything under the hood is soaked with anti-freeze. %$#& ! :evil:
[/i]I took some video clips of her running. I'll try and figure out how to get them posted here. As for now, I'm cooked. It's almost 11:00pm and I still need a shower.
......let me go grab the Wife :D
G`nite all :salut: