Stock '69 318, t-quad vs q-jet vs holley vs edelbrock?
yeah i agree, but it's a fine line between wanton desire and budget.
We’ll see what the OP wants and the confines budget
sometimes the incremental work is a little more friendly to the pocket book and gratifying in that you can see what each change does. doing everything all at once can be a risky path to walk in that you drop a BUNCH of dough, the car's all in pieces and you can become mired in project creep or stalled out on something with zero motivation.
Yea, did the part by part deal already. I did like the changes that were measured one by one. Definitely fun for me.
I don’t see a risky path at all OF you make a plan and STICK TO IT!!! There is no reason to have what you stated, none at all.
As it is now, I pled parts for a short block to be done and I just dropped it off two days ago. And damn it I forgot the freakin rod bearings at home!!! UGH!!!!
The rest of the engine is on the shelf, waiting to be screwed together. Also, the planned changes for the experiments are on the shelf in full, complete, ready to rock.
Plan ahead, stick to the plan, execute the plan, have fun.
It’s takes a while to gather all the parts. Engine #2 cylinder heads are waiting on intake valves. The valves that came with the head had cracks at the tip. A surprise to me, a delay, added expense, added time, no worries! There isn’t a planned dead line to meet.
Once all the parts are done and ready for assembly, it’ll get done.
Running car upgrades I’m toying with on my ‘79 Magnum.
All parts in house and ready to go. But the car is not insured or plated. No big deal. I had another project call into my lap I need to take care of first. Last week the final parts showed up. The ‘91 Dodge W-150 is running and driving. Swapping out the cylinder heads for fresh 308’s and a factory camshaft. Also the exhaust from the headers back is being redone with a kit from Hooker, header to bumper.
When I get back from vacation….. I’ll be busy busy and more busy. I hope I can get some good quality time in. My garage is coming soon and I have to shuffle vehicles around. LMAO!
I’m gonna like the garage.
