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350 should be plenty for the flattie, and a lot of features that the old Carter didn't have. Should help, but I wouldn't be down on main lining up with and 5.0 Mustangs or the like!!!!!

C'mon, Dave. Not only do I have .060 pistons AND a Magnaflow muffler but now I've got a Holley, too ! I'm going to eat me some ZR1s!

Originally Posted by falconvan

C'mon, Dave. Not only do I have .060 pistons AND a Magnaflow muffler but now I've got a Holley, too ! I'm going to eat me some ZR1s!

That'll work!!! Just don't let them know you're racing!!! I think chrome mirrors, chrome exhaust tip, and a chrome antenna would be good for about 30 horse!!

Dont forget the squirrel tail on the antenna. That was the 1930s equivelant of nitrous.

Flatty 6 with a mild cam and a headder sounds pretty wild..

It's gonna be a high school sleeper! Nobody will know what hit them!

Yeah, instead of "What just blew past me so fast?" they'll be thinking "What did i just blow by so fast?"

Im going back and doing some fine tuning and fixing some of the little things; it's getting better each trip down the road. I had a couple of small water leaks and re-bled the brakes. I think my brake pushrod is a bit short; I'll whip up another one this weekend. The cable for the hood release was sticking bad so i just cut a slot by the hood latch and welded a short rod on it so I can open it from the outside. The air cleaner and accelerator pedal came from an S-10 at the boneyard. I think my front shocks are too long; they're bottoming out. I'll order some new ones today. I'm also fabbing up a mount to put a late 80's Ranger blower motor in the stock heater blower housing so I can have a 12v blower; and I put on an old spotlight I had on the shelf. Getting a little closer each day.

Neat stuff, I especially like the spot light

The spotlight makes a cool addition to the Beast, Falcon. Get the brakes working right and next thing ya know it'll be your daily driver!!!! That old flattie will just keep running better, probably thought it was dead and now it's going to enjoy it's new life!!!!!

Thanks; I had that old spotlight laying around for a while. Just happened to be green, too. I got my brakes fixed last night; the longer pushrod for the MC did the trick. I dont know about a daily driver, Dave. I'm a little spoiled with all the gadgets in my minivan. Definitely a weekend warrior, though. I got 5 days off for the New Years holiday starting Friday; Im going to see if I can wrap most of this beast up and call it done.

OK, Im calling it done. I think all the mechanical bugs are about worked out; it's running and driving really nice. I got the bumpers on plus I ditched the rear gravel pan, tucked the bumper up close, and patched the holes where the old tail lights went. I made some cheap door panels and a rear seat cover and got the interior put back together. The heater is in and I added blinkers. I probably will add an AM radio before baseball season so I can cruise and listen to the Cardinals. Thanks all for watching and your comments; it's time to put on some miles.

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Short and to the point.. Looks like a realy nice driver..and you did it right

Way to go, and fast too! Looks great.