My Quest for Hot Rod Power Tour, Take 2

[mrhurt73]

the pan could have been tig welded, but when i looked real close all kinds of spider cracks went throught the aluminum where it bent the middle.

was afraid i would miss one of those cracks so i just got another pan.

But Good News, took it to the front end alignment shop and after two hours of pulling and tugging the frontend is aligned now, even did a four wheel alignment while we were there.

[mrhurt73]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

30 days to hrpt

now its 29 days to go

[mrhurt73]

took it for its first ride

1957 chevy LS install first ride - YouTube

[Kim57]

Very cool.
Kim

[oldman3]

Way to go....Jim

[dug224]

Well done! Sounds smooth....dug

[mrhurt73]

ok lets see, what has happened since last update.

charged ac system, two days later compressor blew apart at center seals.
guess junkyard motor didnt like pressure after all.

replaced coil pack, no 5 kept kicking the check engine light on.

replaced busted air bar off the front, sent it back for warrenty, will see how that goes.

9 days to go, got some test driving to do.

[brn agn]

It is coming together! Keep up the good work.

[oldman3]

You can do it...Jim

[Kim57]

You'll get there.
Nice before/after pics.
Kim

[mrhurt73]

200 miles on the shake down runs so far, been driving it to work everyday rain or shine to make sure everything works.

[skymangs]

Loking Sweet MrHurt! See you at the Power tour, we'll be picking it up at texarkansas

[Kim57]

Looks good in the field.
Kim

[mknittle]

lookin good!

[sqrlnts]

super jealous, congrats on getting it finished. Hope you enjoy your hard earned drive!

[mrhurt73]

i leave tomorrow, and on first tank of gas through the truck i got 23mpg out of my aerodynamic brick.

[Kim57]

Good luck
Kim

[brn agn]

Originally Posted by mrhurt73

i leave tomorrow, and on first tank of gas through the truck i got 23mpg out of my aerodynamic brick.

That's better than my 2000 Camaro with a LS engine!

Hope to see you on the road in a few days!

[oldman3]

Have a great time, mpg is great...Jim

[_Ogre]

have fun

[mrhurt73]

well made it the whole way and had no breakdowns!!!!!!
thanks to everybody that offered advice and cheered me on.

1st photo is at some random closed down grocery store in alabama that i thought would make a good background, and 2nd photo is from hot rod mag showing the crowd at long hauler ceromony, mine is left side, middle of photo, guess you got to know where to look ha ha

[Kim57]

Looks real good.
Congrats on a successful cruise.
I've seen your truck turn up in some pics on other forums.
Kim

[oldman3]

Congrats on your journey, and no break downs. Someday I hope to go....Jim

[sqrlnts]

Tried, tested, and proven! Congrats man. How many total miles?

[mrhurt73]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Looks real good.
Congrats on a successful cruise.
I've seen your truck turn up in some pics on other forums.
Kim

thanks, do you happen to remember where you saw it posted? its always cool to see a photo someone else took.

Originally Posted by sqrlnts

Tried, tested, and proven! Congrats man. How many total miles?

i had 3139 miles total on the power tour, that was leaving my garage till i pulled back in garage.