finallyavette Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Zoom Zoom Video No oiling problems, its spewing out a steady stream to all lifters, priming tool was just garbage. I started in on the jacks and shifted through all the gears, no vibrations so far. A little transmission fluid coming out of the yoke seal, not sure why. One more warm up session and I'll torque everything one more time. Video of the first time out of the driveway - carb was all in-cooperative and timing was retarded. I leaned it a bit and put the timing light on it, and all was good again with the world. Running @ 0 advance right now, will take it up to 8 degrees after I'm sure there are no internal engine issues. My wife laughing ... LOL The fuel pressure isn't stable with the mechanical pump and it's above the 6-8 psi recommended by Edelbrock, so a regulator and new filter soon. I set car alarms off during the test drive around the block. Black Hookers FTW!! I ordered glass pack inserts for the side pipes so I don't rattle the windows in the neighborhood too bad. It's going to be hard to go 500 miles of driving like a snow bird then oil change. I'll take a leisurely cruise to see Doug soon. I also need to figure out the slop in my steering column. Fun ... Upgrades next year: Aluminum Rad w/ electric fans Fix anything I break in the next 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromley's Corvettes Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Good job sounds like a hot rod. Your wife sounds real supportive lol. I bet I can help you with the steering sloop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayeagle Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Man .. I love the sound of car alarms goin off -Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I don't think your going to drive by very many cops sounding like that either... Nice to see it moving again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Lookin forward to the next video...sounds mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastC3 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Soundin pretty darn good .... Always fun wakin up the neighbors .... This may be of some help with your steering column .... Pretty straight forward Linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Tom Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Damn, that sounds great. Reminds me of the sound my '62 made with the LT1 and Hookers back in '73. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMSH Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I set car alarms off during the test drive around the block. Black Hookers FTW!! Yeah....you've been here long enough. Enjoy your new tagline! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I set car alarms off during the test drive around the block. Has been great watching this project unfold. Hope to see you and the '78 at an event soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamMeh Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Very cool that's it running again! Had the same issue with my fuel pressure and the Edelbrock carb - they are overly touchy when it comes to that. Looking good!!! Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallyavette Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Bad news and good news I put on about 1500 miles and it gouged 2 bearings ... pulling engine back out and putting in an eagle crank like i should have done in the first place being a cheap ass to save a few hundred bucks just added a week of work booooooo will put up pics of the bearings - 6 of them are clean and 2 have a nice groove right down to the copper on the bright side that 5 speed is a blast .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromley's Corvettes Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 That sucks but up grades are always cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallyavette Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 yes sir - honestly I think the bearings would have been fine for a long time I didnt edge the oiling holes and I think a chunk of garbage got in there and got stuck briefly the scrapes are literally like the width of a pen tip and outside of that the white coating is still there - so really no wear at all big take away is make sure everything is clean before you reassemble - one floater and toast We'll see how ambitious I get this time - I was looking at a different cam setup to make it more lopey I think what I am going to do is keep the zz4 how I have it setup then find a new 350 block and over the next year or so build up a 450-500 hp small block to put in after I burn this one the 5 speed tranny install was cake tho - hardest thing i thought was centering the bell housing If anyone has a block sitting around that they dont need let me know That sucks but up grades are always cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromley's Corvettes Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I have a nice 383c.i engine I will make you a deal on. Its about a 475h.p set up alum heads and big cam and 10.1 and balanced and blueprinted. Its for my 81 hot rod vette project but will sell if I can get a fair price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallyavette Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Figured since I'm trolling around might as well update. Drive train with the Tremec from Tom at Amp Performance is a blast. A Special thanks to Doug Bromley for helping out with questions and stuff. We've been up into the mountains and out to Roosevelt. Since then I have blown out the rear brake calipers and rebuilt them, at least they were stainless lined. All I needed to do was clean the grime and polish and add new rubber rings. I held my own with a Taurus SHO the night those died. I have been doing little mechanical things, car is almost new on all the stuff that counts. This week the front fender and looks like a good bit of the clip is loose from the firewall. After close inspection, it appears it was in a collision at some point in it's life. I figured it had been in something when I pulled the engine and rebuilt the suspension. Whatever Billy Bob repaired it used bondo as the panel adhesive and build up. I assume the heat from the headers and side pipes was just enough to make the bondo soft and break it down. I started poking around and it the places you normally don't look there is 5 gallon of pink shit slopping out .... I might pull the whole front and remove the bondo use actual Evercoat adhesive, or just take it off and buy a replacement clip for a grand. It's been a damn fun time so far even with the problems, my wife keeps reminding me that I wanted a wrench turner. Anyone got a good trusted body guy they can recommend? This turd is going to be burnt orange with a brown interior and black side pipes .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallyavette Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 I have a nice 383c.i engine I will make you a deal on. Its about a 475h.p set up alum heads and big cam and 10.1 and balanced and blueprinted. Its for my 81 hot rod vette project but will sell if I can get a fair price. Find me a 75-77 with a straight body to dump it in and we might have a deal :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallyavette Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Back body together and touched up. I fixed the crack the previous owner put in the fender and the paint bubbles, now I got a low spot in the driver side fender I didn't notice. Leaving it until I either find a a straighter body to put the engine and tranny in, or if I ever decide to pull the entire body off and really do something exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I think before long you'll work it out - one defect at a time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I will take the old body if you find a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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