Cam break-in was almost successful!

[t.flatt]

THIS project is total redneck and I really dig it.
Engine run stand sponsored by Home Depot, exhaust system inspired by annoying neighbors that don't appreciate hot rod sounds and a NAPA brand battery just for good measure.
Heck yeah....

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I'm glad to hear you appreciate my ingenuity! If I was a whiz with a welder I might have done something different. But, I'm not. Working in construction I have access to all the free wood I need. It was a design as you build thing and solid as a rock!

I had to click on this when I saw the word "almost!"
Pretty solid test stand I would trust it.
Hey you need some slip plate graphite on those manifolds

Exhaust manifold paint / anti-seize

I had to click on this when I saw the word "almost!"
Pretty solid test stand I would trust it.
Hey you need some slip plate graphite on those manifolds

Exhaust manifold paint / anti-seize

I'll look into the slip plate. The engine didn't even wiggle on the stand. And, it was free!

 

[t.flatt]

Did you bolt than run stand to the floor or is is just gravity holding it all down?

It's just gravity. I ratchet strapped the k- frame and empty transmission case to the pallet. Didn't move a bit!

 

[t.flatt]

I set 2 plug wires on fire, trans cooling line was only finger tight and I snapped my throttle cable on first fire up.

This **** is definitely nerve wracking! It's the first engine I've ever built from a bare block. Nothing stock about it inside but looks stock outside except for ARP head bolts and stealth heads.

 

[threewood]

Being a carpenter, you should hammer together a car frame and drive that thing around like a go kart lol

 

[t.flatt]

Being a carpenter, you should hammer together a car frame and drive that thing around like a go kart lol

yeah, that would be awesome!

 

[RemCharger]

I snapped my throttle cable on first fire up.

That's an aggressive break in for sure

 

[t.flatt]

And, here's some video! I thought I was to stupid to post a link to a video, but I figured it out! I ran it again today for an uneventful 15 minutes.