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I'm so close to firing the Project More Power 289 that I can taste it.
On second thought, that's probably the anti-freeze that was dripping on my face last night while I was underneath putting in the bottom radiator mounting bolts /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
All I lack is putting on the radiator hoses and adding water and coolant and then it's going to be "MY GOD MARTHA! WHAT IS THAT NOISE???? /forums/images/icons/shocked.gif" Did I mention the headers aren't hooked to anything yet? I haven't called the muffler shop to schedule the car in yet. I may not be able to get the silly thing to start. Or it might just blow up or something. I keep think about my buddy's Peugot (OK he's a little strange). He rebuilt the whole thing. Started it and promptly threw a rod. I think he traced it back to "too much beer drinking during the con-rod torquing process".
Then there was the guy back in college that saved for a year (where I went to college we all worked half the time and went to school half the time) to buy a set of aluminum heads for his camaro (Ok he was more than a little strange). He put 'em on and fired it up and promptly destroyed one of the heads with the bolt he had left sitting on top of one of the pistons. I think the root cause of that one was determined to be "complete stupidity".
I've tried to be careful. But, I've never done this before so there is always the possibility that it won't fire. I should find out about 9:00 tonight. Hope none of the neighbors are planning on going to bed early!
Phil
project more power page needs updated but may be found at:
http://www.blueriver.net/~finite/mopower.htm
'65 Convertible (with many mods.)
http://www.blueriver.net/~finite/Pony.htm
On second thought, that's probably the anti-freeze that was dripping on my face last night while I was underneath putting in the bottom radiator mounting bolts /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
All I lack is putting on the radiator hoses and adding water and coolant and then it's going to be "MY GOD MARTHA! WHAT IS THAT NOISE???? /forums/images/icons/shocked.gif" Did I mention the headers aren't hooked to anything yet? I haven't called the muffler shop to schedule the car in yet. I may not be able to get the silly thing to start. Or it might just blow up or something. I keep think about my buddy's Peugot (OK he's a little strange). He rebuilt the whole thing. Started it and promptly threw a rod. I think he traced it back to "too much beer drinking during the con-rod torquing process".
Then there was the guy back in college that saved for a year (where I went to college we all worked half the time and went to school half the time) to buy a set of aluminum heads for his camaro (Ok he was more than a little strange). He put 'em on and fired it up and promptly destroyed one of the heads with the bolt he had left sitting on top of one of the pistons. I think the root cause of that one was determined to be "complete stupidity".
I've tried to be careful. But, I've never done this before so there is always the possibility that it won't fire. I should find out about 9:00 tonight. Hope none of the neighbors are planning on going to bed early!
Phil
project more power page needs updated but may be found at:
http://www.blueriver.net/~finite/mopower.htm
'65 Convertible (with many mods.)
http://www.blueriver.net/~finite/Pony.htm
