Daverods project 66

[daverod]

Pulled my spark wires off when I painted the engine. Should have taken a picture. Thought I was being smart and just looked at the last engine picture in my thread. The black engine looks good but his wires are off one hole counterclockwise. Once I moved all the wires one hole she fired right up. Got a oil leak brhind my dash to fix, if I even hooked it up. Water leak in the thermohousing guess I should have used a gasket and sealer?

[ol Curt]

I like it!! Fire that thing up!

[jason65]

I just got caught up on your build and it's looking good spud.

[daverod]

[IMG]http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv336/Dave...

Fire in the hole. Nothing like the sound of open headers. I think I'm going for a drive. Turn the sound on your computer all the way up to get the true sound.

[daverod]

Any ideas on where the distrubator vac line hooks onto the carb? Also where does the hose from the valve covers go? Into the carb or into the manifold?

[198plus]

Try both ported and manifold vacuum; your engine will tell you which it prefers........I would think on yours use the manifold vacuum, it will give you more advance at idle and better throttle response with that big carb....That's just my opinion.

Originally Posted by daverod

Any ideas on where the distrubator vac line hooks onto the carb?

[Strodder]

The stock distributor should have mechanical advance besides the vacuum advance. Always check total advance with a degree timing light. Just a thought.

[daverod]

Originally Posted by jason65

I just got caught up on your build and it's looking good spud.

Thanks Jason. I like your new garage.

[jgh64pkup]

awesome and to answer your question
i have no idea....sorry

[bubba327]

Sweet!!!! Good to hear it run!!
The vacuum hose to the distributor vacuum advance can go to any vacuum port located on the intake manifold or the carb base. the pcv line usually goes to the intake manifold if there is a fitting.
I drilled and tapped my stock intake with a extra port since I needed a port for the power brake booster also.
Just about any any place you have a vacuum port. And plug off any extra un-used ports.
I like the way the carb cable turned out.
It looks and sounds great.

[daverod]

Originally Posted by bubba327

Sweet!!!! Good to hear it run!!
The vacuum hose to the distributor vacuum advance can go to any vacuum port located on the intake manifold or the carb base. the pcv line usually goes to the intake manifold if there is a fitting.
I drilled and tapped my stock intake with a extra port since I needed a port for the power brake booster also.
Just about any any place you have a vacuum port. And plug off any extra un-used ports.
I like the way the carb cable turned out.
It looks and sounds great.

Thanks Bubba. Right now I have the pvc line going into the bottom of the carb but I'll put it into the manifold. Damn gotta go cops are here. Too funny I heard the sirens at the end too. Must have been the tube. CSI on spike.

[bubba327]

Thought I heard a siren in the background of the video at the end, was it your open headers in the middle of the night that caused your neighbors to call 911???

[Alan's Classic]

My experience has been not to use a full vac port. You need the signal port on the carb. If you use the full vac port your timing will be full advance at idle. Please correct me if I'm wrong. The signal port is at the base of the carb. If you don't have the manual search the model number of the carb.

[daverod]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

My experience has been not to use a full vac port. You need the signal port on the carb. If you use the full vac port your timing will be full advance at idle. Please correct me if I'm wrong. The signal port is at the base of the carb. If you don't have the manual search the model number of the carb.

I don't have a manual the carb is a rebuilt. I'll have to do a search.
The 51 chevy I went and looked at the other day was a piece of $hit. I can't believe the guy wanted 650. It was hashed. It's funny because I got kinda lost going to the guys house. I saw a nice 51 sitting on a hill next to this old house. There was'nt any tracks going to the house (it snows here). So I did'nt want to get stuck so I just went bombing passed the house and up the hill to the truck. I was excited the truck was sweet. Long story short. It was the wrong truck, the guy was pissed almost got shot.

[jgh64pkup]

looks good now i need to find me one

[Strodder]

In a Truck, loosing 100lbs in the rear isn't always a good thing. It will be harder to hook up, but looks better. Are you going to install a gas tank back there?

[daverod]

Originally Posted by Strodder

In a Truck, loosing 100lbs in the rear isn't always a good thing. It will be harder to hook up, but looks better. Are you going to install a gas tank back there?

I don't think I'm going to mess with the gas tank on this one. My seats seem to fit me fine.

[Strodder]

In the snow you better put some sand bags in the bed for weight.

[daverod]

I don't drive my chevy in the snow. Thats what the rusty F@rd is for. I has 350 lbs of tube sand and good sipped snow tires. It does great in the snow.

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by jgh64pkup

looks good now i need to find me one

Gage, check out Sr Michaels.

http://www.sirmichaels.com/display_part/204.php

[bubba327]

Think spring!! Snow is gone here in South west Idaho and Spring is coming!!! Temperature in the 40'S ----Tee shirt weather

[Strodder]

Rained like hell here, but no snow. A lot up in the mountains though.

[bubba327]

Gee Strodder, that really looks like the Boise Valley and our local mountains.. We have a ski resort with plenty of snow, but the valley snow has gone and now just lots of mud left.
We have a few more trees here in Boise valley. French trappers named it Boise in the old days, it means "The Trees".
It is mainly high desert between here and Dave over in Pocatello about 275-300 miles east. Best seen at a fast rate of speed, or at night!!!!

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by bubba327

Gee Strodder, that really looks like the Boise Valley and our local mountains.. We have a ski resort with plenty of snow, but the valley snow has gone and now just lots of mud left.
We have a few more trees here in Boise valley. French trappers named it Boise in the old days, it means "The Trees".
It is mainly high desert between here and Dave over in Pocatello about 275-300 miles east. Best seen at a fast rate of speed, or at night!!!!

Behind those mountains is Big Bear, and Lake Arrowhead. We are high desert also @ 3400 feet

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by Strodder

We are high desert also @ 3400 feet

(He meant to say we're all high here in the desert)

Mac.