As long as the cam doesnt go crazy, that should be a nice, powerful street motor. I am still discovering all the ways my junk motor wants to loose...
Roger, you jumped right into the deep end. I admire your courage, empathize with your frustration, and all I gotta say is awesome job mister! DO:...
I just drove around a bit. I have put about 100 miles on my "junkyard" motor, and I really like it. I put a transgo kit in my c4 before the motor...
Excellent work! I especially like the decal fix, and the extra detail on the tires. You have some mad modelling skills. I am being encouraged by...
Welcome from Portland, OR.
Thanks for the pic. My car came with that spoiler laying in the interior and I didnt know what it was from. They look pretty good on there....I...
I used an ohm meter on it and I get resistance from the ground screw under the cap to the ground on my fender, or the battery. I dont know enough...
Did the compression check, and the low was 130 and the high was 160. A bit more of a spread than I hoped, but nothing I am going to worry about....
I did use the hand held and 7-8 in. killed it. It almost seems like the vac pot is grounding something as it moves because the motor doesnt go...
The motor is completely installed. I tried to start it after putting in about 6 hours to get it ready, and it barely ran....backfired out the...
Welcome, from Portland OR.
If I could wave a magic wand and the engine would appear already installed with 9", posi, subframe connecters, and reliable transmission, I would...
After several hours worth of gas welding on my exhaust system, I turned a corner and my welds graduated from craggy mountains to rolling hills. I...
I installed my header bolts. I forgot that I had to remove a broken exhaust bolt from my junkyard heads which in turn lead to ruination of enough...
I installed my motor yesterday and put the headers in place before motor installation. I used some wire to hold the front up and put a jackstand...
That is much, much better than that rolling axle set-up the kit came with. Are you going to fab up some subframe connectors? lol.....I wish my 1:1...
I stumbled upon this interview of Bob Glidden from 2016. I never knew much about him. What a great career, and a very classy, humble...
I know installing a motor is not an exotic process, but the old came out about 3 weeks ago, and I finally got a chance to put in my "junkyard...
I have some model kits lying around and if I ever use them it will only be body, glass, and bumpers. If you need parts, I would be happy to send...
That truck is awesome! If we had a class with trucks in it, that would be an easy concourse win.....of course to win a concourse, you have to...
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