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The machine shop called this morning and my crank is back! Now I can actually bolt things together!

I tried to find a place to mount the new acculumator last night - there's not many places in that little car for a 2 foot long 4" diameter cylinder. I'm thinking about up under the floorboards on the side of the frame. I'd prefer it up front near the filter but I'll have to get the engine in the car to see where the fuel pump and lines are at.

Sometimes I wish I had a wider and longer car .


I went over and looked at my buddy Steve's new '33 Willys the other night. The car looks pretty nice - slammed and stretched with widened rear fenders. The ugliest paint job you've ever seen! I forgot to take my phone to snap some pics next time...

We fired it up and played with the barrel valve a bit. It sounds pretty good - kind of mellow for blown gas, but I guess with the little blower at 8% under and fat fuel, it should sound mellow. It has collector headers which go down under the floorboards which can shroud a lot of the noise too.

It was funny watching these guys - none of them have run a blown injected motor before. The bottle they had for priming was not nearly what they needed, so they couldn't keep it running. One of them grabbed for the throttle and I told them not to open the butterflys during startup or they may end up with a blower in their face! The driver hit it anyway and POP went the blow-off. Then they opened up the blades to give it another prime and noticed there was some fire in the hat - I was about to pull them back when one of them stuck his face down and tried to blow it out! We all know what happened next - they guys goatee is a bit shorter now I know it's really not funny - but...

I suggested they get a electric primer...

I also find it amazing when people build cars with no safety equipment because 'the rules don't require it'. This car was obviously built to go 8's or maybe even 7's. The chassis is certed to 7.50. The few shakedown runs the previous owner made were in the high 8's. There's no blower restraint - because the rules don't require one for blown gas. There's no diaper - because the rules for ET don't require it. Sorry - but I wouldn't get into a car that's going to go that fast without things like that. People are crazy...


Well, I'd better get back to it. I know I owe you guys some pics (car, mule, buddys Willys, team mascot....) We'll get there

Perry

wow sounds like that team needs some education before trying to run the deal....

Perry, you may want to take a sheet of paper and put Do's and Dont's on it for them. Kind of a list. They may hurt themselves or someone else...almost YOU!! I can just hear them....pump it, it'll start!

yea jeeez i had my share of malfuntions early with my econoheap.. backfired and flames after the mag wasn't tight enough, made 3 attempts before learning the shift pattern was reversed after having a trans B-R-A-K-E valve body installed in the t-400 (Bret was announcing that night at SLIR ) .. SETTING THE FIRE BOTTLES OFF in my driveway while loading the car on the trailer.... almost flipping and rolling the heap trying to make the turn-off .... jeeez

Perry, you may want to get one of those small digital video cams,,,it appears you will have a number of times to catch some pretty funny happenings.

Good luck with everything,

Rapid

The V-I-D-E-O could be worth 10g's. AFV

arrggh - the weathers nice, the track's running, and my car just won't put itself together...


The boys I bought this short block from oiled down the track last year on the first run out because their front gear drive leaked. I can see why - it oiled down my engine stand this weekend. After I degreed the cam I shot a few squirts of oil on the gears and buttoned it up. Came out the next day and that oil that I shot on the gears was on the floor
Guess I'll be taking the front back apart... Better on the stand than in the car though!

Went through the head yesterday - lapped the valves, checked the seats, checked the spring hieghts and pressures - ended up putting new springs on them - made some oil restrictors and put them in. They're ready to go on the motor.

So the usual weekend activity - 2 steps forward and 1 back. We're getting there...

Somehow, I CAN relate!! Best of Luck!

Perry, we seem to not just be taking a step back,...we are stumbling backwards! Progress is a very slow thing sometimes.

That problem seems to be catchy.