ckessel
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I too have a tendency to overdo stuff sometimes.
62 Belvedere 318 poly granny cruiser (one day i hope)
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I too have a tendency to overdo stuff sometimes.
icetech
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yeah.. the humidity is horrible this year.. it just shuts me right down. And yeah.. thinking bout the Tacoma.. every brand i read about has issues it seems.. And my 3.6l water pump has been weaping for 2 years already.. just not bad enough to deal with.
icetech
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FTI just called.... Converter is on it's way back.. had it restalled to 3800(ish) from 3200... so now i have a spare.. gonna keep the current 3200 in the car for now and maybe try the 3800 when the new motor is done (no idea when that might be)
I will say FTI was a joy to deal with... John went through stuff with me and gave me a deal on checking it out and restalling it.. Super happy with them and would buy again.
I will say FTI was a joy to deal with... John went through stuff with me and gave me a deal on checking it out and restalling it.. Super happy with them and would buy again.
Convertor for the '64 727? Stock early input or did you put later model input in it?
icetech
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Later input, i looked for months for a 19? spline and gave up.. found a trans for $100 and swapped parts...
Went out and got the passenger exhaust done.. tomorrow the drivers..
Starting to look bad near the muffler, i weld the mufflers to the head pipe, had to cut them off twice now and add some pipe back. No one will see it but me though.
And now i get to check my garage 20 times before bed for fires...
icetech
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K.. hooker mufflers are nice... car is not too loud at idle now... still crazy raspy at wot which i hate soo much. I think the tailpipes are causing it. I usually run turn downs before the axle.. but went all out the back this time and it's horrible on the gas.
Brakes are still crazy scary, no idea what to do about that
And here's something i find odd.. using a thermal gun (love it) my 1-2 header pipes are around 475, 3-4 525ish, but 5-6 are both like 625... huge jump... 7-8 are like 525 again. Must be the way the coolant flows? found it odd...
Wondering if i should go back to turn downs or maybe find skinny resonators for after the axle...
Brakes are still crazy scary, no idea what to do about that
And here's something i find odd.. using a thermal gun (love it) my 1-2 header pipes are around 475, 3-4 525ish, but 5-6 are both like 625... huge jump... 7-8 are like 525 again. Must be the way the coolant flows? found it odd...
Wondering if i should go back to turn downs or maybe find skinny resonators for after the axle...
icetech
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got some stuff done this morning.. fixed some small exhaust leaks (band clamps... added ultracopper) gonna suck to take apart.. but that's why i have hammers...
Noticed my gas gauge staying near full after driving quite a bit, ran my bore scope into the tank.. but it doesn't have side cameras..so i couldn't see the actual level
Went the gas station and put in 6 gallons just to see if it would take it, sooo.. hate not having a accurate gauge.. but not as much as i would hate to drain the tank and have a leaking lock ring. Gonna leave it alone, i know that it can take $20when it comes off full just don't wanna run out
Relashed my valves AGAIN... that's getting old..i think 1/2 turn is gonna be it though.. motor seems happier and it's quiet.. except one lifter that doesn't like pumping up. i put it at 3/4 and it can tick.. it's not too bad but i know it's there.. hoping it doesn't hammer the rocker too bad.
And... did some precision machining on my dist.. need to make the holes a little smaller still, the math didn't math..
Noticed my gas gauge staying near full after driving quite a bit, ran my bore scope into the tank.. but it doesn't have side cameras..so i couldn't see the actual level
Went the gas station and put in 6 gallons just to see if it would take it, sooo.. hate not having a accurate gauge.. but not as much as i would hate to drain the tank and have a leaking lock ring. Gonna leave it alone, i know that it can take $20when it comes off full
just don't wanna run out Relashed my valves AGAIN... that's getting old..i think 1/2 turn is gonna be it though.. motor seems happier and it's quiet.. except one lifter that doesn't like pumping up. i put it at 3/4 and it can tick.. it's not too bad but i know it's there.. hoping it doesn't hammer the rocker too bad.
And... did some precision machining on my dist.. need to make the holes a little smaller still, the math didn't math..
icetech
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also primered my front rims finally.. gonna let them sit for a day.. sand and primer again, trying to fill in some crappy spots.. glad i decided to use my spray gun and not cans.. gonna go body color on the front rimes.. i need to find a pair for 9" dog dishes though.. i only have 10s
icetech
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yes... sadly.. it was just too far gone
really wanted to keep the whole car bone stock but it became a mess. nothing i can't change back though. The current motor is a 318/trickflows and a howards roller... i have a 360 block at the machinist, might be done before winter...
icetech
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Soo.. tonight i put resonators after the axle to try to get rid of the raspyness and quiet it a bit more.. it did help a bit.. not as much as i had hoped. I only got the 3.5" ones since i was worried bout space, i should have gone 4" and might over winter.
I am wondering if some turn downs at the valence would help some more...
I am wondering if some turn downs at the valence would help some more...
Speaking of Polys and not to hijack, the last time I drove mine it was smoking blue out of the tailpipes like a smokestack. I don't know what happened there. Just all of a sudden.yes... sadly.. it was just too far gone
The current motor is a 318/trickflows and a howards roller... i have a 360 block at the machinist, might be done before winter...
icetech
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Betting it's valve seal time.. it's only been 61 years
And feel free to hijack.. like 3 people read my bs..
icetech
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yeah... a bench seat and pushbutton were what i had to keep.. also why i went small block which i kinda love, my first one after a lot of big blocks. I do have a spare BB trans case here though if i wanna swap eventually
icetech
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My drivers seat has pretty weak springs though.. it was redone years ago (was DVW's kids seat) and you can put rods sideways across the springs to firm it up, i plan to do it over winter.. praying i can get the seat cover off without ruining it..
My original seats i was getting recovered and the person disappeared..
My original seats i was getting recovered and the person disappeared..
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