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Engine installed today, I power washed the CV joint grease off of the bottom side of the car first thing. Now we can work without getting slimed.
It looks like the air box is going to interfere with the cross tube on the C pilars. Good thing the cage is only tacked together. I can move the cross tube to the top side of the firewall.
The hinges look like they will barely clear. Fingers crossed. I’m going to drop the engine back out to remove the tube and try again.
The engine is looking nice with dual 40 Weber’s and UMP air boxes. I hope this will fit in the car. I’m going to try tomorrow.
Phenolic spaces from the solex carbs needed the holes elongated a bit.
Removed the Aniti-vibration oil cooler mounts and used washer/spacers to solid mount.
There were a few extra holes and cracks in the tin that I repaired, along with plugging the warm air risers.
Working on my dumb 73 tonight. Trying to do something everyday gets old.
I almost have all the old hacks fixed.
Pick-up truck conversion. Cut the roof off and weld the hatch to the back of the cab. Haha
Yeah that is a good one. The model should be marked on the base rest. Could be as early as 1915-1930.
Remember the time Mark Walker crashed the shit out of your car?
I think we should build a baja squareback to replace it. 🙂
Since the engine is apart, I went ahead and retorqued the heads and adjusted valves.
Race prepped valve covers to keep the gasket in place. And wire tie washers on the outside to prevent rocks from knocking the bails off.
I plugged the oil filter lines too. How about the fuel pump? Are we keeping mechanical or going electric?Check out the casting date on these Webers. Brand new 2020!
I looked over the carbs, made sure everything is tight, and set the floats to 13mm. Off-road float bowl vents from cb performance to prevent the fuel from sloshing out on rough terrain.
Getting the engine set up with Weber’s today.
The intake ports look clean except for number 1. Maybe had a poor valve adjustment or lean a/f mix? Cole said it passed the leak-down test a few weeks ago.
If anybody is going through Dolores, you should scoop up this lantern for $50. They only did the black band for a couple years. This one is a 1953
https://westslope.craigslist.org/for/d/cahone-vintage-coleman-lanterns-stove/7194977670.html
text/call 618 214 1524
😀 I’d forgotten about this until today; made me chuckle.love it! Did you decide to rebuild that transaxle?
Get’n Mike’s 66 dialed in.
Installed the new 5.5 wheels, Vredersein 185/70 tires, sway bar, aligned the front end, raised the rear suspension, and fixed a driver axle leak.
Looking good and driving well. It has been raining all day.
