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05-22-2013 09:26 PM #11
Holy crap, fellas, I'm loving this engine swap!!! I finally figured out how to use my digital timing light and the truck runs smooth & awesome!!!! The 50 series Flowmasters are a little louder than I expected but when I finish running the pipes out the back, it should quiet down a bit.
I know I promised more pics and must confess I missed a couple of good photo ops....yesterday I hoisted the old 352/cruiseomatic into the bed and hauled it to the car wash. Kinda surreal seeing the "transplant patient" hauling around its old "organs".....would have been a fun pic.
I installed a tach today and cleaned up a little more of the wiring stuff. It's all coming together nicely. I've still resisted putting the fuel pressure testing gauge back on the shrader valve.....I also returned the Chinese distributor for a refund!!! Won't make that mistake again.....maybe....
This won't look much different than other pics but here's a shot of the engine from yesterday after I drove it around the neighborhood.....at least it's a pic!
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