Thread: 400 Hp Micro Truck Project

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Finished up the flex plate for the electric reverse







Made this alignment bushing to keep everything centered



Ready to install



Finally caved and put together a Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/benmodified

Tool Bit in the lathe just LOVED doing that O.D.!! ROFLMAO!

facebook?? what's that?

Progress

Very cool tire burner!

Electric Reverse is done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhTPazm9AI4


http://www.BenModified.com

Crate motor start up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO8PpCu-a9k

Pre-installed thermostat never opened. Shut it down when it reached 240. Swapped it for a Milodon, runs 180-190 unless I shut it down and restart repeatedly, then it gets up to 210. My local parts store will have 2 ford van heater cores for me in the morning. I am going to mount them under the bed for a little extra cooling

Sounds great I like the trick exhaust setup

Great work man! Glad to see your out of the box experiments.

Really enjoy your innovative approach to things, and the well engineered solutions you come up with.

Originally Posted by rspears

Really enjoy your innovative approach to things, and the well engineered solutions you come up with.

Thanks so much!

Here is a short clip of the truck using the electric reverse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZal-VwuBn8

I have a 91 Chevy Silverado and I just put a crate 350 in it a month ago I drove it for 2 days open headers and decided to put mufflers back on it and after I put them on I have no spark at the plugs I have changed ever part in the distributor the pick up the coil,module,rotor button,cap,coil,and the resistor its a hei distributor the only thing I unhooked was the trans lines only thing I could think is the line could of been grounding the motor to frame and letting it fire no their not any advice on what could of went wrong and yes I have ran a wire from battary to coil still no fire

Originally Posted by robertambrose20

I have a 91 Chevy Silverado and I just put a crate 350 in it a month ago I drove it for 2 days open headers and decided to put mufflers back on it and after I put them on I have no spark at the plugs I have changed ever part in the distributor the pick up the coil,module,rotor button,cap,coil,and the resistor its a hei distributor the only thing I unhooked was the trans lines only thing I could think is the line could of been grounding the motor to frame and letting it fire no their not any advice on what could of went wrong and yes I have ran a wire from battary to coil still no fire

Any chance you are making the connection to hei distributor using the tach port instead of the 12v port as they are next to each other and somewhat difficult to read?

Robert, while it is possible that the trans lines were the only thing completing a ground, I suspect that you unknowingly disconnected a ground strap or wire. Here's what I would do, the same thing I have done on most new rides that I have purchased.....
Purchase 2 new ground straps from your local auto parts store....
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You want to use one of the straps to connect the body to the frame and the other to connect the frame to the motor.
I have always ground down to bare metal with a 4" hand grinder. Drill a pilot hole in the firewall and one on an engine bracket and use self-tapping sheet metal screws for one strap, then drill the frame or frame member to connect the other strap to either the motor or the body. Now you will have the frame grounded to the motor and the body, the motor grounded to the frame and the body and the body grounded to the motor and the frame. There are many different lengths of straps, so measure where you will run your straps before you go to buy them.

My apologies to Ben for hijacking his thread.

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Originally Posted by robertambrose20

I have a 91 Chevy Silverado and I just put a crate 350 in it a month ago I drove it for 2 days open headers and decided to put mufflers back on it and after I put them on I have no spark at the plugs I have changed ever part in the distributor the pick up the coil,module,rotor button,cap,coil,and the resistor its a hei distributor the only thing I unhooked was the trans lines only thing I could think is the line could of been grounding the motor to frame and letting it fire no their not any advice on what could of went wrong and yes I have ran a wire from battary to coil still no fire

Welcome robertambrose20, and congrats on your first post!
Unfortunately, you have posted into someone else's thread and your question may not get the attention it deserves. While your problem could be a ground issue, I suspect a burned wire or a tach failure causing your greif. Try disconnecting the tach wire and see if it fires.

And, may I suggest you start a new thread for your question, it will get a lot more attention...