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I'd run into one that COULD open his mouth plenty wide. Nope, nope, nope!!

I that foam fits fairly tight, it should have nowhere to go. And if it moves back, the carbs/air cleaners should stop it. I did that same thing when I moved the avatar Demon from Detroit to Florida with a big piece of foam off Amazon stuffed into the 6-pack scoop. And of course, we had to...

But who the heck wants to swim and catch one!!?? Nope, nope, nope. Period!!!

What about a momentary button on your shifter you hold to allow the 2-step to be activated? Sorta like the line-loc button. That way the 2-step is only "awake" when you hold that button and your foot is on the brake. That would require foot and button release coordination though so maybe not...

Salt River in the foreground

I used this same supplier. Had great service from them and got everything needed in 1-stop shopping there. Highly recommend this supplier!

Kickin' back....

My condolences to you and your family. It's great to hear of the love you have/had for this man. Pretty special.

Cranking compression and "cranking psi" are the same thing. You're looking for the cylinder we pressure the engine makes while cranking. A late intake valve closing (like an excessively retarded cam install) will show up as lower cranking compression values. 160 psi seems a bit low to me...

As the gurus have mentioned, you REALLY, REALLY want to know where the cam is as-installed. Not a guess or dot-to-dot or whatever; but where is that intake centerline set at? It is really important because if it's retarded from where it is supposed to, the engine will be sluggish and lazy...

FWIW...I have the bubble gauge as shown above but instead of Longacre Racing on it, mine says Joe's Racing Products. Same gauge! I used several heavy thick plastic garbage bags folded over a few times as my turning plates. (They worked well as you could turn my manual steer avatar car with...

And then he must have gone 1500 miles south to my place to see if he could scare the Demons. This dude gets around!!

Big fan of strokers! Spend the coin - you would not regret it. The torque they make is incredible!! Can't really use it on the street as it's just a smoke show if you hammer it. But they are quite the hoot for sure. As for cost, aside from the crank/rods/pistons, they are no different...

No, it's a disease! You will get hooked (no pun intended).

Avatar car has the 5204 Hookers. 1-3/4" tube and spark plug access is direct and very simple for all of them. As mentioned, they can challenge you to get them on but once on, they fit well. Car is street-driven some but not a daily driver so ground clearance has not been an issue.

I think you are correct. He makes a lot of harnesses but not all. Just have to call and ask him. Good guy to talk with!

I 2nd Evans Wiring Harnesses. I've said it before and will repeat it that if he makes it, this is the place to go. His engine harness for my 71 Demon was 100% spot on to the original. And you have your choice of electronic ignition or not. I've used his stuff on others and had the same...

You may have more room than you think. I had something like 3-1/4" from the water pump snout to the back of my Champion radiator on the avatar. I wasn't sure what I was going to do given such a small amount of space. One thing in your favor is the water pump snout does not fit up against the...

Congratulations Don!!

^^^^^ Amen!!!

I'm that guy described above that built the car he wanted in his teens but couldn't afford back then. Yep, that's the avatar. Only gripe is the door bars make it hard to get in and out of but so long as I can, it's a riot to drive and I really enjoy it. If I do get to where the door bars...

Something to think about: the OEM's do all of their development and testing using their own branded filters. So the relief valve settings, case thickness, filtration needs, etc are all correct for the engines the filters go on. Aftermarket filters do not get that luxury. The video portrays...

^^^^Good to go from rear of head to a nut welded to the frame. Another member on here gave me that idea. Takes the guesswork out of it!

WAY above mine too and likely many others! Well done!

Why 6-pack of course!!

Avatar car has been shown on the forum in various threads before but I thought this one made a nice pic. It was up at the Gainesville track this past weekend.

I run a Derale trans cooler in the avatar. 8" converter that stalls at 5000 rpm. At the track, it leaves the line at about 160F and hits 180F at the end of the track (1/4 mile). This Derale unit has its own electric fan so I flip it on after I cross the line. Trans is back to 160F by the...

Welcome from Florida!

As dusterbing mentions above, are you SURE the water pump is turning the correct direction? We haven't seen a shot of the accessory drive system yet but some serpentine systems may require a reverse direction water pump. Had to ask!!