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Thanks Steve. I'm not going nuts on this one as far as show finish or anything like that, I just want it to be serviceable because I plan to use and abuse it for another 20 years. The body is going to be semi gloss something or other........not 100% sure if black or not yet.

I really trying for Billetproof in late February. I "hope" they overlook some of the billet pieces I have on the car and let me enter. I had no choice on some parts, they only come in billet for sbf's. Maybe I'll bug bomb those pieces black. (No, just kidding )

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Thanks Steve. I'm not going nuts on this one as far as show finish or anything like that, I just want it to be serviceable because I plan to use and abuse it for another 20 years. The body is going to be semi gloss something or other........not 100% sure if black or not yet.

I really trying for Billetproof in late February. I "hope" they overlook some of the billet pieces I have on the car and let me enter. I had no choice on some parts, they only come in billet for sbf's. Maybe I'll bug bomb those pieces black. (No, just kidding )

Don

I here yah. My alternator relocation bracket only came in billet. Maybe you can run it epoxy primered to make the Feb show, then take your time for a final coat?

Looking great, Don; you should be able to make late Feb with a straight body like that.

Nice work Don,

Those vacations really put a crimp in the important work don't they. In my case being retired it's my wife's vacations that keep me from the important stuff. She expects me to be by her side all the time. All kidding aside I like being with her and taking a break now and then.

Jack.

Thanks guys. Yep, it was hard to get out of bed this morning and venture out into the cold (33 degrees this am) But it feels good to be back at work too.

We were all waiting for the high heat and humidity of Summer to end here in Florida, but this is way too far the other direction.

Don

33 Yikes! That's northern California weather!
I remember when it got to the 50's in the Keys. It felt like it was snowing!
Nice work on the body and engine/frame. Although it's just a few words, it takes a lot of time to do all that stuff!
Heck I couldn't imagine how much time it took me just to be ready to crank the engine over this Holiday. You guys should be proud! Can't wait for the Surf and Turf photo's when you and Dan drive your current projects to Don Jr's boat and get some shots of all three!

Thanks Steve. Don, his GF and her Daughter actually got to spend the night anchored out Friday night. He called me and said he was drinking a Bloody Mary, sitting on the back deck, and looking at the stars. I guess all the work he and Taylor put in the boat for the past 9 months are now forgotten. I have to give them credit, they did a nice job.

It looks like all three of us are getting to the end of our current projects. Dan says when this one is done he is going to just enjoy having some time and money for other things. For the past 5 years every spare cent he had has been put into his RPU. I think a lot of us can relate to that. It's fun, but it's also nice when it ends too.

Yours is really coming along well too Steve. You are very close to being done.


Don

Looking good Don ....... damn you guys got way to much space inbetween project vehicles .... can't you add a few more machines to take up the cleaned floor space?

Paul

Hehe Paul, last week Dan and I couldn't take the mess any longer so we spent a couple of days cleaning up. I put 6 big garbage bags of trash into the dumpster and we finally can breathe in there. It should stay like this for about a week knowing us. One good thing is that as his car and my car come together there are less parts laying around loose.

So how are you coming on yours Paul? Any new progress?

Don

Looks pretty cool Don. My neighbor and I went around town looking at different cars for a future project idea. He can get his hands on a Jag straight six with dual overhead cams, complete engine with transmission for free and was contiplating a open front roadster much like this one but track style. There is a similar style one here locally sort of what J Robinson's track style build looks like that I thought would be cool. The biggest problem for my neighbor(Mike) is the length of that Jag engine.
Anyway it's great to see the puple passion ride again under new colors!

That Jag would sure look different, and sound great I bet. But you are right about the length thing. Even the sbf I have is a couple inches longer than a sbc and those inches make a lot of difference. But your buddy should go for it, the wow factor would be worth the work.

And you are right about the color change........I like it a whole lot more in black this time.

Don

Originally Posted by stovens

Looks pretty cool Don. My neighbor and I went around town looking at different cars for a future project idea. He can get his hands on a Jag straight six with dual overhead cams, complete engine with transmission for free and was contiplating a open front roadster much like this one but track style. There is a similar style one here locally sort of what J Robinson's track style build looks like that I thought would be cool. The biggest problem for my neighbor(Mike) is the length of that Jag engine.
Anyway it's great to see the puple passion ride again under new colors!

If he's building from scratch like J is, he can always lengthen the wheelbase to accommodate the longer engine. Just remember, though, that Jag engines are very expensive to repair so that "free" engine might cost a bundle by the time he gets it on the road. I used to own an XK140 coupe and that thing kept me in the poor-house.

Originally Posted by jamesanderson1

Wait for a few days I will talk with some experts about this and let this problem solved for you.

We'll be waiting patiently.

These Chinese spammers are so persistent. (frown)

Don

Looking good Don.

It's been a while since I've updated this particular (re)build thread of my 27 roadster, so I figured I should bring it up to date. As I posted on other threads, I got the engine all buttoned up and started. It ran great for about 5 minutes or so and then the oil pressure went to zero (it had been at 60 lbs idling). Tore it down and found the main galley plug had blown out, so I put a new screw in plug in it's place, put the engine back together, and fired it up. Ran great, had 60 psi again, but when I capped the headers and ran through mufflers I could hear a knocking sound from deep in the engine.

I tore it completely down to a bare block and had the clearances and bearings rechecked. Everything was perfect, and with a lot of advise from some very helpful friends on here I put it all back together again. The piston maker and Scat tell me it is stroker knock when it is cold and it will go away when it warms up..........I sure hope so.

One thing that I did notice was that my front crank pulley ran a little untrue and that was because I had to use a real mix of parts on the front end of this engine. It was a 1990 roller motor and I wanted to use a V belt instead of the serpentine it came with. Plus, I wanted to use Ford Racings short water pump kit that shortens the motor up by 1.5 inches or so, and I needed radiator clearance for a better electric fan. Problem is, Ford Racing discontinued the short water pump setup so I had to get bits and pieces wherever I could find them.

I found the correct timing cover at Jegs and the water pump at Summit, but the pulleys were long discontinued by Ford and nowhere to be found. So, I bought a Zoops aluminum pulley set for a small block Ford and also one of their spacers. I got it to line up, but the crank pulley didn't register correctly on the damper so it was off center a little. I finally found out Ford Racing made a spacer that would work with their harmonic balancer so I ordered one, but it had a lip on the front that wouldn't fit on my Zoops pulley.

Long story short, I took the spacer and pulley to a local machine shop and they bored the pulley out to 2 3/8 inches, and now the two mate up. It only cost me $ 30 for them to do that, and here I thought it was going to be a major undertaking. Today I got them back and installed them. Now everything lines up perfectly and I can start reinstalling the engine this week.

I'm also happy because I found this new machine shop that I didn't even know about and the owner is a drag racer and understands this stuff. He has an 8 second S10 truck running a blown big block on alcohol. My little pulley job was like child's play for him. From now on he is getting my engine machine work, for sure.

Sorry for the lengthy post, but I had a lot to catch up on with this one. Here are a couple pictures of the pulleys and in the second one you can see the spacer between the damper and pulley.

Don