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Looks like your getting ready to put a hot rod together huh Vara4



Sounds like you've got a great start dljdad, with no-one else's help, got any pic's?

When will you get your car twitch?

Hey Brickman, that coupe of yours certainly isn't any slouch !!!! Pat yourself on the back, too !!!!!!

Ya Brickman; Just a little some thing for all those 302 mustangs running around here,making noise. But I still gotta Talk
Dave Severson into comming down for a visit or a vacation or some work or or or. HE! HE! HE! I'll be needing so good pionters
when I start on my frame and body. And Dave's dang good/great at what he does, In fact he's a artist. Help me out here Brickman, I'm butterin Dave up. HE! HE!


~ Vegas ~

Thanks Brickman. Yes, I've always had help. My oldest son has been crawling under cars with me ever since he could walk. His art project for the 5th grade was a front fender from a '55 chev (it was not carworthy) which he sliced in 1/2 lengthwise, painted and flamed. He mounted a lamp behind it and it made for a cool wall-hanging. I helped him buy a '64 bug when he was 14 and he's been busy ever since. This year he has built a ministock and is racing at South Sound Speedway. He's headed to WSU this fall and will be a junior in their engineering program. He applied for an internship with Ford (FORD???) Ya...I had help.

Thats very cool dljdad, it's the best when you can do it with your kids, your a lucky man.

Thanks Dave, my car is no ridler winner but I'm going to really enjoy it and thats all that counts to me! As a matter of fact, I drove her home today and that was Absolutely awesome!!, it still needs alot of work, but its nice to have it home and running! Just need finish the wiring, paint her, do the interior and she's done! Looking like I'll make our Clubs show yet, June 12th is getting closer. I hope that some of the CHR members will show up too.

I can use some center caps for those '85 camaro wheels if anyone has any.

I may have mounted the motor too low, I was hoping to be able to run a stock 4 blade fan but the smallest one I have found still barely clears my bottom hose bib on the radiator(By about 1/16").

Have any of you used a 13" fan on a sbc?

Originally posted by brickman
I may have mounted the motor too low, I was hoping to be able to run a stock 4 blade fan but the smallest one I have found still barely clears my bottom hose bib on the radiator(By about 1/16").

Have any of you used a 13" fan on a sbc?

now I got to say that's one problem I've never had. to much trouble to move back up I guess. with a motor that's easy to cool and a good rad. i think it will work. you can all ways get the radiator shop to move the hoses outlet around to give you a little more room. do you have a cross-flow rad.?

Hey Lt1, no it's the original stock radiator but it is big. I measured the fan I have been trying to use and it is a 17" fan off of a monte carlo. I ordered a 15" flex fan from speedway, I am hoping that an 1 1/16" will be enough clearance. do you think the motor will move more than that?
I have to build a mount for my tranny oil cooler now, I found out I had it too far out in front of the radiator. Good chance it wouldn't have drawn any air from the fan sitting still. So I am putting it right in front of the radiator. Wiring for engine compartment is almost done, soldering and shrink wrapping all the wires, I love the way that looks.

Originally posted by brickman
Hey Lt1, no it's the original stock radiator but it is big. I measured the fan I have been trying to use and it is a 17" fan off of a monte carlo. I ordered a 15" flex fan from speedway, I am hoping that an 1 1/16" will be enough clearance. do you think the motor will move more than that?
I have to build a mount for my tranny oil cooler now, I found out I had it too far out in front of the radiator. Good chance it wouldn't have drawn any air from the fan sitting still. So I am putting it right in front of the radiator. Wiring for engine compartment is almost done, soldering and shrink wrapping all the wires, I love the way that looks.

motor shouldnt move that much. when you finish your wiring you can come on down and help me do mine like it ought to be.

Hey I would love too my man, anytime! How far out of everywhere are you? Hehehehe! You know it takes more time to solder everything and I am sure my job isn't perfect, but if everything works I will figure I did ok.

Posted by lt1s10:
"you can all ways get the radiator shop to move the hoses outlet around to give you a little more room."

There's the answer. I wouldn't compromise on the fan size.

you cant get here from there. you can come on down if you like im just off of the BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY not far from roanoke, va. i have over 100 wires that i need to solder.

Nice work gents.


I finally got my 454 running on a regular basis and she is a handful. You better be strapped in and holdin' on when The pedal is dropped.

Ok, now you have me worried Tech. I was thinking of using a 6 bladed flex fan, a 15". I am hoping that it will work, if not I will have them move the bib over. Right now I am concentrating on getting everything together to make it to our show here in June. I guess I will know as soon as the motor gets warm if it is going to work or not. Good to see you Tech by the way.

To far I'm afraid LT, but you can do it like I am, one wire at a time. It takes forever it seems like.

Nice engine and car Jughead, I bet that girl flys! Welcome aboard.

Well a few weeks ago as I was rummaging around the shop I found a piece of 1.25" tubing laying in the corner. After looking at the end, I said to myself ............ self......... that doesn't look very thick. I miced it and sure enough it was .090'' (Should be better than .118''). Well, ever since that day I've been wondering where the rest of that stick of 1.25" tubing was??? Today it finally got the best of me so i got out the die grinder and started cutting tack welds one at a time. I marked each tube O.K. as I went through and check them with the micrometer and re-tacked them in place.

I found 1. One of the helmet guards on the funny car cage was .090''. That's just an 8'' or 10'' piece though so I still don't know where the rest of it went. I DO KNOW it's not in the car now though so I don't really care where the rest is anymore. Only took a couple hours to check em' and re-tack 'em. Would have only taken a few seconds to mic. the tubes B-4 I used 'em. ..... .............Oh well, Live & Learn.