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Ok,
So here's your weekend update.
We decided to work on the cold side plumbing. Even though we debured everything my buddy Larry still managed to get cut on the tubing somehow.
Passenger side cools side tubing cut and in place. We aren't going to put the clamps on because everything (including the header flanges on both sides) still need gaskets installed so all of this will have to come apart.
Driver's side cold plumbing in place. At this point we were out of tubing so we didn't complete the connections to the carb hats. I am not sure, since my buddy doesn't have the carbs or fuel injection he's going to need for this project, whether it's even a good idea to try to run it.
Carbs are going to take almost as much money as fuel injection when you consider he's going to need an ignition box capable of retarding the timing as boost comes in. I think he's also waiting to see how my FiTech fuel injection works on my car, but I won't get back to tuning it (and the thread that goes with it) until next spring because we are working on his truck. By the way, notice the square orange block on the firewall. We are going to put something there. Oh and by the way, the reason it's orange is that this used to be a VDOT truck.
My buddy Larry found this AWESOME LOOKING master cylinder online for $75.00. It makes my $200.00 Wilwood look bad. We found that after installing down pipe for the exhaust that the master was WAY too close to the pipe. This meant adjusting the master's location and moving the line connections from the left side to the right. This master also has connections on both sides with plugs to cap the unused ports. We had to make a aluminum block off plate and we also had to use a saws- all and die grinder to cut the firewall hole about an inch higher. This gave us plenty of clearance from the down pipe. We now had to find a long enough push rod from the petal to the master. Even after looking at my old push rod a a few universal pieces I had laying around we still couldn't make anything work. At this point we started loo at the power brake booster we had laying on the floor. Do you know how HARD it is to get that rod out of that booster? It doesn't just snap in like a ball and socket nooooooo, this would involve a saws- all, hamer and pry bars. The rod worked but we had to put a slight bend in it to get the angle of the rod and piston correct. We are now having issues with the connections to the master. It seems that Ma Mopar used 2 different threads on the front and back resevoits. Only one connection fits properly so we will have to Iron this one out. We are either going to replace the lines or cut the ends off and use a flaring tool to put new ends on.
Well, that's your weekend report, see you all next weekend.
Ok,
So here's your weekend update.
We decided to work on the cold side plumbing. Even though we debured everything my buddy Larry still managed to get cut on the tubing somehow.
Carbs are going to take almost as much money as fuel injection when you consider he's going to need an ignition box capable of retarding the timing as boost comes in. I think he's also waiting to see how my FiTech fuel injection works on my car, but I won't get back to tuning it (and the thread that goes with it) until next spring because we are working on his truck. By the way, notice the square orange block on the firewall. We are going to put something there. Oh and by the way, the reason it's orange is that this used to be a VDOT truck.
My buddy Larry found this AWESOME LOOKING master cylinder online for $75.00. It makes my $200.00 Wilwood look bad. We found that after installing down pipe for the exhaust that the master was WAY too close to the pipe. This meant adjusting the master's location and moving the line connections from the left side to the right. This master also has connections on both sides with plugs to cap the unused ports. We had to make a aluminum block off plate and we also had to use a saws- all and die grinder to cut the firewall hole about an inch higher. This gave us plenty of clearance from the down pipe. We now had to find a long enough push rod from the petal to the master. Even after looking at my old push rod a a few universal pieces I had laying around we still couldn't make anything work. At this point we started loo at the power brake booster we had laying on the floor. Do you know how HARD it is to get that rod out of that booster? It doesn't just snap in like a ball and socket nooooooo, this would involve a saws- all, hamer and pry bars. The rod worked but we had to put a slight bend in it to get the angle of the rod and piston correct. We are now having issues with the connections to the master. It seems that Ma Mopar used 2 different threads on the front and back resevoits. Only one connection fits properly so we will have to Iron this one out. We are either going to replace the lines or cut the ends off and use a flaring tool to put new ends on.
Well, that's your weekend report, see you all next weekend.
