12:05 Garage- ’70 Duster build
I had a bit of a valve train issue due to the pushrods being too long. Apparently oil wasn't getting into the cups and I ended up fracturing one of them. Fortunately nothing internal to the engine was damaged. Of course no one offered the length I needed so I had to make a set. All seems well now with the new ones. As you can see from previous pictures, I was running stock style valve covers. The problem with them is the only way they won't leak is to silicone them down. This isn't favorable when you want to keep an eye on valve lash. They were a major pain in the *** to remove, so I ended up buying the fabricated aluminum valve covers off ebay. They are of good quality, but bare aluminum doesn't fit the look I want. I painted them orange to help them blend in. I'm not thrilled with the look, but I'll take functionality over looks for now.
I have been driving the car every chance I get. I've brought it out to a couple of the local cruise nights and I was pleased to see how many people stop to take pictures of the car.
This picture is from this past weekend. I took the car out for a drive in 97F temperature to see how it would do. Coolant never got over 192F. I can't be more pleased with how well the cooling system works. Go figure, stock style water pump, stock pulley ratios, with an electric fan get the job done. Who needs those fancy pulleys and electric water pumps! The one crazy thing was intake air temperature. It got up to 150F! Is that high? I don't know. No one ever records their intake temp when they have a carb.
I had a bit of a valve train issue due to the pushrods being too long. Apparently oil wasn't getting into the cups and I ended up fracturing one of them. Fortunately nothing internal to the engine was damaged. Of course no one offered the length I needed so I had to make a set. All seems well now with the new ones. As you can see from previous pictures, I was running stock style valve covers. The problem with them is the only way they won't leak is to silicone them down. This isn't favorable when you want to keep an eye on valve lash. They were a major pain in the *** to remove, so I ended up buying the fabricated aluminum valve covers off ebay. They are of good quality, but bare aluminum doesn't fit the look I want. I painted them orange to help them blend in. I'm not thrilled with the look, but I'll take functionality over looks for now.
I have been driving the car every chance I get. I've brought it out to a couple of the local cruise nights and I was pleased to see how many people stop to take pictures of the car.
This picture is from this past weekend. I took the car out for a drive in 97F temperature to see how it would do. Coolant never got over 192F. I can't be more pleased with how well the cooling system works. Go figure, stock style water pump, stock pulley ratios, with an electric fan get the job done. Who needs those fancy pulleys and electric water pumps! The one crazy thing was intake air temperature. It got up to 150F! Is that high? I don't know. No one ever records their intake temp when they have a carb.
