Got my fingers crossed that the exhaust manifolds from the engine will fit without having to spend money in that area.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Just curious, if you are on your cell phone on the boat, do they have an uplink to a satellite too hook you into the network like Verizon ?
Or how does that work ? Getting cell service out there can take some doing, no cell towers around like on land.
Or how does that work ? Getting cell service out there can take some doing, no cell towers around like on land.
B Bodies have more room to get the exhaust out. Ram Truck 360 Exhaust Manifolds may work, rear exits. Heard some of the guys using the 318 ram manifolds on the A Bodies, have to check on that one.
We have satelite internet so I'm on the ships wifi. Used to be this wasnt possible but now comms are way better.
I believe that they use a jeep passenger and regular a body driver on the a bodies.
I need to fab up plates to redrill the heads for LA intake pattern, Ray is doing a dizzy for me, so oil pan and mounts.
My sons car.
Here are the manifold styles that came factory on 69 Satellite 318, just to get an idea for the exits on the 360 large port heads.
Rear dump driver's, center dump passenger.
Looking Good
Yeah that's just great, wifi on the ship. Pretty Cool
They look like what I have on the 318 in my Swinger.
Plan is check the systems over the next couple times I'm home and prep it for the 876 mile one way trip to Tucson drag race, show, meet some of the guys off the A & B body sites, then 876 miles home.
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Hey fellas hows your night?
Sounds like a good round trip. Have to check the gas tank for sediment. 50 year old cars usually have a good amount of sediment in the tanks unless they have been changed.
Bring extra fuel filters. Was changing the 69's fuel filter every 3 weeks with it's 50 year old tank.
Heya Dartfreak75,
I plan on dropping it for a cleaning. Check the fuel line as well. I have a checklist made up already.
Going good, chatting with Stephen Hotz. He is working aboard a ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Pretty Cool to comunicate to him out there.
@dartfreak75 you get you car back on the road I'll drive out that way to see you and Rob and numerous others. Pulling for ya.
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Aight man that sounds awesome.
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
I got a long ways to go still Stephen. Lol what kind boat you work on? Oil rigs?
Liftboat.
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Oh crap. Not for me! Haha I'm afraid of heights. How high off the water is that
We jack up out of the water. Doing plug and abandon work. Currently cutting the platform up. (Not the platform in the photo)
About an 80 ft air gap.
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Wow that sounds interesting... and dangerous lol you be safe! How long are you out there at a time?
14 days on 14 days off. I work 1800-0600.
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