200R4 update

It was a long freakin' day. What little we had to do dragged out all day and night. Everything on this car had to be made or modified. The detente cable was fine, but the bracket Art Carr sent to mount it, though it looked right and we modified it to hold the accelerator cable, too, wouldn't let the cable lock in place. We ended up running a zip tie under the tabs to lift them and lock it in place. We had to make an extension for the accelerator cable as well. The alternator and power steering brackets needed modification. After a long day, we finally made the final tranny cooler lines, dropped in the radiator, filled it with Valvoline ZR1 synthetic oil, coolant and Amsoil Synthetic transmission fluid and were almost ready. Last thing was to install the distributor, so we set it at TDC and dropped it in. All the worries were for nothing because it started right up. It runs beautifully and sounds mean. And holy **** is this thing fast! I will come up with a burnout video soon. We developed oil leaks at the front of the intake and at the oil sender adapter, and I have to fix those first before more driving. The transmission worked well and shifted good. It is scary fast and definitely has a sweet spot for power. It like around 2000 rpm and sets you back in your seat like you wouldn't believe. The tires will need to be replaced this week, no question. They will be bald very soon! For some reason the sound dropped out of the video, but it works on my phone.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZfhO1mxiaM&list=UUEJB1R2S73jigrbcTvzq4pg&index=1&feature=plpp_video"]Alive and well - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpBpvPAjBCY&list=UUEJB1R2S73jigrbcTvzq4pg&index=2&feature=plpp_video"]It's alive! 408 Stroker. - YouTube[/ame]