Well I’m close to going racing tomorrow

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But it’s after 8pm and I still have to rig my frontend up on the one man lift I made and get it on the car. Usually a 3 minutes job for Matt and I but he now lives in Ohio. I’m about as tired as I like to get but if I want to head out at 8:30am tomorrow I gotta get this finished and the car tied down. First day of points and I’m going out with a new engine, new transmission, and a fresh converter. Ohhh ya this is going to be fun. The engine honestly sounds great but we shall see soon hopefully.
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Heck yeah man! Good luck with it and keep us posted!
 
Good for you John, a long time coming.
I hope everything goes well and you have a great uneventful outing.:thumbsup:
 
But it’s after 8pm and I still have to rig my frontend up on the one man lift I made and get it on the car. Usually a 3 minutes job for Matt and I but he now lives in Ohio. I’m about as tired as I like to get but if I want to head out at 8:30am tomorrow I gotta get this finished and the car tied down. First day of points and I’m going out with a new engine, new transmission, and a fresh converter. Ohhh ya this is going to be fun. The engine honestly sounds great but we shall see soon hopefully. View attachment 1715920046View attachment 1715920047
Heck yeah man! Good luck with it and keep us posted!
Yep! A video with sound would be great.
 
Not going so good. I made this for my other trailer and only used it to take the frontend off so far. If I get it on and the hood on I’ll tie it down in the morning.
 
Well buddy I wish you the best. I can do about 1/8 of the actual work I used to do in a day
 
Well as usual your duster looks like it's ready to do business! Hope you can get a few runs in and it all holds together. Best of luck!
 
Well guys honestly I didn’t think I had it in me. Not feeling good at all yesterday and kinda getting a sick feeling in my stomach because to of my friends came down with Covid. She tested positive on Wednesday and him Thursday and I was with him Sunday. Felt great today and never even stopped to eat or my usual nap. Car is loaded and tied down with only five minutes of work left for in the morning. Matt is coming home from Ohio to pick up his Fab 9 inch rearend and I’m betting he will have it in Sunday. His girlfriend is racing without his help this weekend. I have spaghetti noodles cooking right now for him and the sauce is warm and ready to eat.
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anytime you need a hand, i would be happy to come down. i don't live very far away.


I am probably the most stubborn guy you will ever meet, even to the point of being kinda stupid. Back in 1999 when I was a Millwright I felt like crap and my buddy and I had five down day jobs to do. At lunchtime I told him to go eat and I’ll be over. Well I finished our last two jobs by time he came back. I told him go hide we are done and I was going to the dispensary. Well they took me to the hospital and ran some tests. I was stinky, greasy, and needed a shower so I asked to see the doctor. I mean I’m covered in sweat and grease with my metatarsals on and I asked if I could leave, go to the mill 1/2 mile away, take a shower, change and go back. He said you will have to sign yourself out. Well when I got back all clean they said go lay down you had a heart attack. I wasn’t aloud to leave after that. Honestly I appreciate the offer but for now I’m good. Thanks.
 
no problem. open offer. by the way, i'm looking for an engine for my dart. time to retire the 273. the mythical 340 or a 360. please let me know if you hear of something.
 
But it’s after 8pm and I still have to rig my frontend up on the one man lift I made and get it on the car. Usually a 3 minutes job for Matt and I but he now lives in Ohio. I’m about as tired as I like to get but if I want to head out at 8:30am tomorrow I gotta get this finished and the car tied down. First day of points and I’m going out with a new engine, new transmission, and a fresh converter. Ohhh ya this is going to be fun. The engine honestly sounds great but we shall see soon hopefully. View attachment 1715920046View attachment 1715920047


Are those Hedman headers? Looks like they could be.
 
Yes sir. W2 set with adapter plates.


Ok. It’s a lot easier to see how they fit in the car with the sheet metal out of the way.

A buddy has a set. He has a ways to go before they go on but I’m going to send him a link to this so he can see it.

THX
 
Ok. It’s a lot easier to see how they fit in the car with the sheet metal out of the way.

A buddy has a set. He has a ways to go before they go on but I’m going to send him a link to this so he can see it.

THX


If you need better pictures let me know. I modified two tubes on the passenger side to give me more diaper room and aftermarket frame clearance. My son run the stock part number for stock, Edelbrock heads
 
Good luck today, John. Try not to push yourself so hard.
 
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