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86Shelby
09-28-2007, 12:59 AM
Ok, everyone else has pics up, I may as well join.

I finally got the shortblock together. I hope that I don't see those pistons again until I put in the really stout shortblock. This one is just an inspect & measure, rering & new bearing job.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7027.jpg

I never realized just how wide this head is comapred to the block.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7043-1.jpg

The welding job. A piece of the head broke out when the plug was removed. If the crack had leaked less I wouldn't have bothered. The rest of the valve train should be arriving int he next couple weeks. Still putting the finishing touches on the rocker arm fix I've been dealing with; and Wallace has the remainder of the valve train.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7040-1.jpg

Lonewolf STG III exhaust:

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7032-1.jpg

Lonewolf STG III intake:

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7039-1.jpg

All wrapped up until I put some more stuff on.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7044-1.jpg

Turbo224
09-28-2007, 01:33 AM
Wow, that lw port work looks great. I wish I had the funds for that. Looks like a good start. You'll probably have it together before mine! :clap:

86Shelby
09-28-2007, 06:23 PM
Looks like a good start. You'll probably have it together before mine! :clap:

I might have it done before as far as the date goes. I started taking it apart 23 months ago after the oil pump & i-shaft parted ways. :yuck: Total time frame, you've probably got me beat by a long shot.

raccoon
09-28-2007, 06:30 PM
very nice, how much is the build going to cost?

turbovanmanČ
09-28-2007, 07:02 PM
very nice, how much is the build going to cost?

You never ask with a TIII, lol! :lol:

Looking good, at least your working on it, :clap:

86Shelby
09-28-2007, 07:45 PM
very nice, how much is the build going to cost?

My repair costs only or including the mods on the car at purchase?

Good new today! The cams should arrive sometime next week!!!! http://lincolnstreetscene.com/Forums/images/smilies/woot.gif

A little bit of deburring, polishing & welding to get the rockers done. Everything is finally falling into place. Hopefully I didn't lose too many fasteners. http://lincolnstreetscene.com/Forums/images/smilies/lol.gif

zin
09-28-2007, 07:55 PM
That (2nd to) last comment has me worried about my latest acquisition (to be picked up tomorrow) a Spirit R/T... Hope I don't regret it!:D

raccoon
09-28-2007, 08:49 PM
I was thinking total build price :)

zin
10-01-2007, 05:11 AM
I was thinking total build price :)

Oh, I wasn't referring to the cost of car, it was a steal considering all that it came with, but like just about everything I own, I'll just have to spiff it up a bit, and it seems with these cars it won't be like the Omni, no JY upgrades here! Or at least none that I'm aware of yet.

Mike

PS I've always wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your avatar, always good for a chuckle!

86Shelby
10-11-2007, 11:58 PM
More progress in the past few days. It's finally starting to look like an engine!!!

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7149.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7148.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7159.jpg

turbovanmanČ
10-12-2007, 12:46 AM
Nice job on the intake, have to do mine yet.

What size turbo again?

Looking good, any ETA?

2.216VTurbo
10-12-2007, 01:06 AM
Nice progress:clap: clean install on the EGT probe too:thumb:

When do you expect to make some noise with that motor?? Is this a springtime timeline or sooner:eyebrows: ?

raccoon
10-12-2007, 01:58 AM
Paint those valve covers!

supercrackerbox
10-12-2007, 02:32 AM
He told me he's given up on deadlines, considering the first deadline he set was SDAC-16.:lol:

I'm in the same boat though, my first deadline I set for the Charger was right about a year ago.:(

86Shelby
10-12-2007, 12:03 PM
ETA is "when it gets done." I'm doing my best to get it fired up before it's cold enough in the garage to see my breath.

Turbo is 50 trim TO4E/ .63 STG 3.

The intake was painted with some regular Krylon wrinkle red from O'Reilly's. I never had any luck with the VHT paint. Too bad since the color is richer.

turbovanmanČ
10-12-2007, 01:39 PM
He told me he's given up on deadlines, considering the first deadline he set was SDAC-16.:lol:

I'm in the same boat though, my first deadline I set for the Charger was right about a year ago.:(

Gotta do what I did, just work every night/day until its done, :clap:


ETA is "when it gets done." I'm doing my best to get it fired up before it's cold enough in the garage to see my breath.

Turbo is 50 trim TO4E/ .63 STG 3.

The intake was painted with some regular Krylon wrinkle red from O'Reilly's. I never had any luck with the VHT paint. Too bad since the color is richer.

It looks good, I never used VHT crinkle paint and very impressed how my valve covers worked out, ;)

86Shelby
10-12-2007, 03:47 PM
Gotta do what I did, just work every night/day until its done, :clap:

Oh no. Been there, done that. I can't chance the consequences of making mental errors at work due to lack of sleep.

The last 2 times I pulled all-nighters on my cars I've also come away with mild cases of carbon monoxide poisoning.:yuck:

denviola
10-12-2007, 07:54 PM
ETA is "when it gets done." I'm doing my best to get it fired up before it's cold enough in the garage to see my breath.

Turbo is 50 trim TO4E/ .63 STG 3.

The intake was painted with some regular Krylon wrinkle red from O'Reilly's. I never had any luck with the VHT paint. Too bad since the color is richer.

if you can do powder coat, red robin wrinkle powder is the closest match. Just got a pound on ebay for 12 or 15 + ship. Saw some work MPGMike did with it and it is a good match, and he told me that is what he used. Don't have any pics tho, and won't be redoing the coating on mine until winter.
Denny

86Shelby
10-12-2007, 08:25 PM
Powder coating is going to be taken care of. :nod: I'll be sending off the ported intake & the Spirit R/T valve covers along with another board members items to have a nice wrinkle red put on them. Found someone who can do it sooner than the local p-coater who does wrinkle red only a few times a year.

86Shelby
10-17-2007, 02:34 AM
Finally got a start on routing the hardlines for the vacuum lines. I think overall they look cleaner than having the vacuum block look like Medusa's head with limp rubber lines. I first used a spring style bender and got some really nice sharp, kink-free bends, but was unable to get the tool off the line afterwards. Unfortunately my other bender won't do sharp bends. I'm going to try some hard plastic line since I should be able to get that to bend sharper without kinking when a little heat is applied.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7170.jpg

Also got the oil feed line and filter mounted after they arrived this weekend. The intake really limits one to mount it on the turbo, especially if you ever plan on servicing the filter without taking the intake off.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7174.jpg

Turbo224
10-17-2007, 03:02 AM
Looks good. Are you mounting your vac block right where it sits?

86Shelby
10-19-2007, 07:42 PM
I think I am going to leave it there. There is a really nice bracket on the hard line going to the brake booster that it's attached to, nice and solid. I couldn't find a way to cleanly mount it lower on the intake. The thought of using 322 fittings & adapters to mount it directly to the intake didn't appeal to me either- too many sources for vauum leaks.

iTurbo
10-21-2007, 06:03 PM
Ray are you sure that will clear the hood? I use a short 4-port McMaster block on my R/T. It's coupled directly to the intake using only a 3/8" x 1/4" NPT adapter. It looks like it sticks out but it clears everything and is practically invisible underhood. I have a shorter double-sided 3-port block I may replace it with so has a lower profile though.

http://www.turbosedan.com/spirit/DSC02717.JPG

86Shelby
10-22-2007, 12:52 AM
That's a pretty decent idea. I played around with the idea for a while, but was concerned about fan clearance and things like that. How does it fit with the engine installed.

I took an eyeball measurement with the valve cover and it's still shorter than the valve cover is, so hood clearance shouldn't be a problem. I'll be redoing it with some tighter bends. This ended up being a rough trial & error design since I forgot how large the PCV setup is.

Turbo224
10-22-2007, 06:36 PM
This is what I did with my setup. When the motor is installed and the upper radiator hose is there, it is almost invisible. I Added the elbow to the port that is supposed to be for the brake booster and ran the block from there. The brake booser hose is long enough to reach over the the other hole if you put its fitting back in where the original vacuum block came from.

Well, I have been dragging my feet lately with my R/T, but I have still been gathering a things here and there. These are my latest pictures:



http://www.turbododge.com/dodge_pictures/files/9/3/3/3/newvacuum1.JPG

http://www.turbododge.com/dodge_pictures/files/9/3/3/3/newvacuum2.JPG

86Shelby
10-22-2007, 07:04 PM
That's a decent idea. I think I'm missing something on how it was assembled though. Are all the fittings pipe thread?

86Shelby
10-31-2007, 12:51 AM
Ok, Jeremy and Tyler won me over. I moved my vacuum block over the weekend. Looking back, it was a pretty poor design earlier. I also was able to rebend a TII dipstick to use on the car. The reason I rebent the TII tube is that it's accessible now, where after I would've cut it down the end of the tube would be right behind the coil pack. Not that behind the radiator hose is any better... The TIII stick isn't long enough to stick out of the stock tube. :(


http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7204.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7203.jpg

Turbo224
10-31-2007, 01:51 AM
:D You will like how it hides down there when you get the radiator hose installed. I wish I had the nice lines like you are running. Maybe in the future I will figure out how to bend some for my car. Looks great!

supercrackerbox
10-31-2007, 01:53 AM
Yeah, you're gonna have to help me figure out something similar on the Charger.

Turbo224
10-31-2007, 02:16 AM
Yeah, you're gonna have to help me figure out something similar on the Charger.

When I get the glht converted to T2, I am going to run the exact same setup off the back of my intake manifold. I want to run it sideways, and then route all the vacuum lines up under the firewall and the cowl and hide them. That way it will barely be noticable. A local freind (xdig on the forum) did this and it looks great. Nice and hidden.

86Shelby
10-31-2007, 11:41 AM
Go down to the parts store and buy a cheap tube bender(not the spring slip-on style) and some brake lines. Practice, practice, practice. It's not that difficult once you learn where you need to put the pipe to get the bends in the right spot-notice the marker lines on the tubes...

turbovanmanČ
10-31-2007, 12:57 PM
Ok

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7204.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7203.jpg

Looks good, might have to copy your metal line design, :thumb:

86Shelby
10-31-2007, 06:16 PM
:D You will like how it hides down there when you get the radiator hose installed. I wish I had the nice lines like you are running. Maybe in the future I will figure out how to bend some for my car. Looks great!

Thanks! It's pretty easy once you practice a bit. Grab a simple tubing bender from a part store and some brake line and practice. I recommend the normal bender, not a slip-on spring style. Notice the lines from the marker on there, they help out a lot! You do need to have a picture of how you want it to look when it's all finished, either on paper on in your mind.

Many hardware stores carry aluminum or stainless steel tubing. The aluminum bends real easy, but doesn't polish worth a darn. The stainless looks really nice but is a total PITA to bend without kinking.

Turbo224
10-31-2007, 07:34 PM
Where do you get the lines from and how much is it? How are you attaching it all to where it needs to go? Small piece of silicone hose or something? One day I may have to fool around with the idea. Seems like it would be an easy way to get rid of vacuum leaks for good.

86Shelby
10-31-2007, 07:43 PM
Short lengths of vacuum hose connect most items. The rubber line to the MAP sensor will start near where the fuel lines attach to the rail and the one going towards the turbo will end right around there as well on it's way to the boost controller. I will likely T into the line going to the cruise control to run the BOV. Although I could probably do the FPR with solid hard line... Great! Now the mind is racing with other ideas.

bansheenut420
11-02-2007, 07:38 AM
That set up looks really familiar, minus the steel lines. Nice work :thumb: It looks really clean with the steel lines!

2.216VTurbo
11-02-2007, 11:45 AM
I like how clean the look is with the brake lines and compression fittings. On my S car I built the harness out of four sizes of silicon hose but it looks kinda 'floppy' in places. Local guy got nailed by the smog Nazies last year for a non stock IC. They made him remove 'all metal fittings' from the vacuum harness before they would recert the car, I think we would have trouble with a set up like that out here:(

Are you gonna have enough clearance for your distributor with the Vac block down there? It's a what:confused2: ? Oh wait, nevermind:lol: ...

88_pacifica
11-02-2007, 12:07 PM
I have a dumb question.... I know the factory uses all kinds of restrictors and different diameter hoses and lines. How do you guys keep that stuff with hard lines? doesn't that affect things? I was always under the impressiion that if the ID of the tube changed it could affect the "felt" pressures on the sensors and what not. Am I way off here? I have always thought about hard-lining the vac routing, but I'm paranoid that certain diameters and sizes with "restricitng orifices" are needed? Please explain to the layman like myself... :D :nod:

turbovanmanČ
11-02-2007, 01:00 PM
I have a dumb question.... I know the factory uses all kinds of restrictors and different diameter hoses and lines. How do you guys keep that stuff with hard lines? doesn't that affect things? I was always under the impressiion that if the ID of the tube changed it could affect the "felt" pressures on the sensors and what not. Am I way off here? I have always thought about hard-lining the vac routing, but I'm paranoid that certain diameters and sizes with "restricitng orifices" are needed? Please explain to the layman like myself... :D :nod:


The only line that got restricted was the boost line to the wastegate, maybe not on a TIII car but 8 valve yes. As for size, I would just keep it around 3/16" for everything except the brake booster, where the factory uses 3/8. I kept the factory pipe from the intake to the brake booster, :thumb:

Turbo224
11-02-2007, 07:16 PM
The only line that got restricted was the boost line to the wastegate, maybe not on a TIII car but 8 valve yes. As for size, I would just keep it around 3/16" for everything except the brake booster, where the factory uses 3/8. I kept the factory pipe from the intake to the brake booster, :thumb:

Spoken like a pro!

88_pacifica
11-03-2007, 08:49 AM
The only line that got restricted was the boost line to the wastegate, maybe not on a TIII car but 8 valve yes. As for size, I would just keep it around 3/16" for everything except the brake booster, where the factory uses 3/8. I kept the factory pipe from the intake to the brake booster, :thumb:

Hmmm... that's good to know. I was under the impression that with all the "stair-stepped" plastic tee's and various other sized vac lines and restrictors, there was some sort of "method to the madness." Thanks for the insight.

86Shelby
11-17-2007, 09:14 PM
More progress this afternoon! Engine is finished but still on the stand for a few hours. Took for ever to time the cams since they are machined incorrectly, just enough to make it a trying experience. Firt time messing with the timing belt on a TIII + first time degreeing cams + wrong placed keyways does not make a good experience.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7248.jpg

All finished and buttoned up.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7249.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7252.jpg

I think the polished pipes are gonna look P.I.M.P. in the engine bay!!!

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7242.jpg

turbodaytona87
11-17-2007, 10:29 PM
Wow ray looking good! Wanna take me for a ride sometime? :D (This is Nate from the SCR/LSS/NESS boards btw)

GLHS592
11-17-2007, 10:30 PM
Somebody needs to invest in a breaker bar. :)
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7248.jpg

Lotashelbys
11-17-2007, 10:38 PM
^ I was just gonna say that:D

Dont forget the bottom hose clamp on your oil drain-back tube:D

Turbo3Iroc
11-17-2007, 10:43 PM
How far were the keyways off Ray?

Looking good.

86Shelby
11-19-2007, 02:16 AM
1-1.5 sprocket teeth.

spoolinhard
11-19-2007, 01:01 PM
Whats the eta? Didnt realize you were this far along.

86Shelby
11-19-2007, 01:25 PM
ETA is when it gets done, it gets done.

It's in!!!!!

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7265.jpg

overlordsshadow
11-19-2007, 02:42 PM
Damn nice engine. And now that I see that load balancer that reminds me.... Where do you get those things?

spoolinhard
11-19-2007, 03:15 PM
Nice! Do you have everything for it at this point?


ETA is when it gets done, it gets done.

It's in!!!!!

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7265.jpg

Turbo224
11-19-2007, 03:45 PM
Yeah, I knew you would get yours running before mine. My motor should have gone in this week end, but I was sent a defective four puck clutch. :mad:

TurboSedan
11-19-2007, 03:59 PM
wow, looks great! i can't wait to start on mine but i am going to be busy spending the winter just buying parts before i get to start wrenching.

--------------------------------
Joshua Mitchell
'91 Dodge Spirit R/T
'98 Buick Regal GS

86Shelby
11-19-2007, 04:23 PM
Yeah, I knew you would get yours running before mine. My motor should have gone in this week end, but I was sent a defective four puck clutch. :mad:

The car hasn't ran since Oct '05, are we going to be close for total time down? And that pic was taken about 4 a.m. A lot of little hangups that took time. After getting the engine so nice and pretty I took my time getting other little things just right which ate up the night.... And appear to be eating up the nights this week. Its amazing how ugly the wiring harness looks next to a clean engine and trans.

I thought my 4 puck was defective, or at least incorrect for about an hour. then I realized I was not putting the trans on straight. Doh!

Mario
11-19-2007, 04:47 PM
Damn nice engine. And now that I see that load balancer that reminds me.... Where do you get those things?

Murray's is where I purchased mine. Something like $40 or $50. Granted you probably don't have one of those around you. It was an AC Delco Brand as well. One of the best investments ever.

I'm sure they're on ebay, your auto parts store may have them.

86Shelby
11-19-2007, 05:00 PM
I borrowed the engine leveler and the hoist. I think this one was AC Delco also.

Turbo224
11-19-2007, 05:27 PM
Well, I guess I wont complain. I tore mine apart this spring. I tried about five time to put my trans on with no luck. I was SO PISSED! The aligning tools fit just fine in the disk, but the disc does not fit on the input shaft. Turns out that this is a common problem with the ceramic four puck discs Cindy sells. Somthing about the company that makes the center sections. Anyways, I am going to end up putting in the motor in the snow. :mad: I am not so happy about that....

86Shelby
11-19-2007, 07:11 PM
Do you have the old disk? Make sure the tool fits the old disk too. There wasn't any wobble room to get mine aligned like there has been on cheap parts store pieces I've used. It was a snug fit once it went on. Several breaks were needed to avoid breaking something due to being frustrated.

supercrackerbox
11-20-2007, 01:59 AM
I borrowed the engine leveler and the hoist. I think this one was AC Delco also.

Yeah, it's a Delco from O'Reilly's.

Wonder how many engines have been removed and reinstalled on that setup by now?

86Shelby
11-21-2007, 11:54 PM
I count 15 in/out operations the the hoist & leveler has been used on our TDs. 1/3 have been mine. Not sure what else it's been used for.

I'm suprised no one noticed the mod to my head....

86Shelby
11-29-2007, 04:11 PM
I've been making some good progress lately on the car. Not a ton of work being done, but it's getting done just the way I want it...almost. All I really have left is to hook up the exhaust, put in the passenger cv shaft, figure out the plug wire placement on the coil and figure out my serpentine belt issue. Barring any freak problems or snowfall I don't see any reason why I won't be out breaking it in on Saturday.

I'm also happy my super-bright-never-gonna-miss-it oil pressure idiot light works as well. I put a standard oil pressure switch in place of an a oil gallery plug on the head. I guess I'm paranoid about having another oil pump/shaft failure and ruining the engine this time around. I installed a bright red LED warning light in the gauge pod on the A-pillar next to the boost guage, right at eye level.

Aries_Turbo
11-29-2007, 07:33 PM
you could run the ignition power through a 3psi switch. that way it wont start during cranking till the oil psi is up and then if the pressure drops while running. just a thought.

Brian

zin
11-29-2007, 10:01 PM
I guess I'm paranoid about having another oil pump/shaft failure and ruining the engine this time around.

I'm just curious, how long did you drive w/no oil pressure? I'm wondering if my bearings are ok or not, I didn't drive very far and I lost it at an idle, so I'm hoping the bottom end is ok.

Mike

86Shelby
11-29-2007, 10:14 PM
I caught the gauge as it was dropping to zero. I might end up going with a switch like Brian suggested sometime in the future; I had the idiot light switch on hand at the time.

Turbo3Iroc
11-30-2007, 02:09 AM
Why not just run a mechanical gauge? They don't lie.

supercrackerbox
11-30-2007, 03:48 AM
He has one of those too, but a bright warning light right in his eye will garner a quicker reaction than an oil gauge needle, assuming he's even looking at that gauge at the moment of failure. I'm considering the same idea with the Charger. And as for the factory light, I don't know where it's situated on a Spirit, but on my Daytona, the light can be obscured by the steering wheel during a turn. Ray's warning light will be impossible to miss.

Turbo3Iroc
11-30-2007, 12:26 PM
Ok, I understand that then. I just went with a mech gauge on top of the factory gauge on my car. I think my sending unit is on it's way out again because the needle randomly drops to zero but the mech gauge is always up.

zin
11-30-2007, 07:17 PM
I caught the gauge as it was dropping to zero. I might end up going with a switch like Brian suggested sometime in the future; I had the idiot light switch on hand at the time.

Were you at idle or...? I didn't hear anything more than some valve train noise before I was able to shut it off, so I'm just hoping that I don't have to do all new bearings too! Guess I'll have to just wait and see. :mecry:

Mike

86Shelby
11-30-2007, 07:47 PM
My bearings were ok. A little scoring from debris over time, but overall they were still useable if needbe. I would definitely check yours out; no reason not to. The head did have some scoring in the cam bores which needed some attention. Not sure if it was a direct result of the low oil pressure.


I REALLY hope that mother nature holds off on the crappy weather until mid afternoon tomorrow. It's killing me that I'm 1/2 hour of lazy work away from starting it up and breaking it in. If the snow/freezing rain/drizzle/crap starts coming in the early a.m. tomorrow I won't be out driving it. I don't want to take a maiden voyage at midnight with the temp around 20* if I can hold off until daylight. It's already dark and I'm at work for another hour.

supercrackerbox
12-01-2007, 04:00 AM
BTW Ray, if you're up for it, Ross wants us to swing by his work at 70th and Old Cheney with the car tomorrow (today actually). I told him it'd be weather permitting.

86Shelby
12-01-2007, 05:38 AM
Almost there!
Double check the lug nuts.
Put some fuel in it.
Check the fuel pressure.
Install the radiator cap.
Put the hood on.
And we're driving!

Mother Nature, please stop with the freezing rain. Please. :)

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7292.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7295.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7296.jpg


Here is the pressure switch for the light I addded.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7261-1.jpg

The light install:
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7307.jpg

A rare view of the Spirit's winter quarters and RCG Performance Inc.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7269-1.jpg

86Shelby
12-01-2007, 10:06 PM
She runs!!!! :partywoot: No codes, no fanfare. Purrs like a kitten. She also hauls as$! or at least will when the roads dry off. 1/2 throttle 12 psi in 4th is too much for the tires to handle on wet pavement at 80 MPH. I couldn't be happier. I know I'll be going to sleep tonight with a sh*t eating grin on my face.

I find it odd that when the boost is around 5-10 psi the exhaust note gets real quiet. Right around 10 psi it sounds like there is a turbine engine under the hood.:nod: Once the tach reads 5k the engine REALLY comes alive there is no hope for traction and the sound it makes is such sweet music. I think Adam and I listened to the radio for 2-3 minutes tops today while driving around town, it's that good.

Adam (Supercrackerbox) was kind enough to snap a pic while I filled it up.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7312-1.jpg


Now all I have to do is resist the temptation to drive it everyday. The GLHT is a rattle trap slug compare to the R/T.

Turbodave
12-01-2007, 11:00 PM
Sweet, glad to see it out on the road again Ray.

mcsvt
12-02-2007, 12:16 AM
Great news! Good to hear she's back together :thumb:

spoolinhard
12-05-2007, 06:20 PM
Nice! that is awesome. Looks like you are th only one around here that has finished something lately. Speaking of which...... i am going to send yiou a PM

86Shelby
12-05-2007, 11:07 PM
Well, it certainly didn't take long for something to break. The wiring to the AIS motor took a dump. Plus side is it idles on it's own when cold after the repair. I'm off to go drive it for a bit more tonight before the ice & snow and crap comes overnight.

86Shelby
01-06-2008, 01:53 PM
From this

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7373.jpg


To this in a lazy 2.5 hours

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd65/86Shelby/IMG_7377.jpg

Trust me, its progress.

supercrackerbox
01-06-2008, 01:57 PM
:mecry:

Aries_Turbo
01-06-2008, 03:31 PM
now what?

Brian

overlordsshadow
01-06-2008, 03:34 PM
Looks like what happened to me last night.

turbovanmanČ
01-06-2008, 03:35 PM
now what?

Brian

Didn't you see his other thread, camshaft bearings got eaten up, :mecry:

Aries_Turbo
01-06-2008, 03:36 PM
ok, didnt see that. too many threads about one car to follow. just like you simon. ;)

Brian

overlordsshadow
01-06-2008, 03:36 PM
Damn, that does suck.

86Shelby
01-06-2008, 09:33 PM
now what?

Brian

I have to put on my stock head & cams on since the cam bores & cam journals are badly scored on the ported head. Might have to try out an exhaust driven crank evac system while it's apart...:eyebrows:

turbovanmanČ
01-06-2008, 11:17 PM
ok, didnt see that. too many threads about one car to follow. just like you simon. ;)

Brian

Hehehehe, bustin your chops buddy, it feels so good, :clap: :evil:

Aries_Turbo
01-07-2008, 03:34 PM
you deserve to e-smack me around a little i guess after all the harassing i give you. :)

Brian