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Re: Barn raising
Thats a lot of work, lets see it.
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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Re: Barn raising
Swear I seen these mounted on a truck in town.
It's been a while but remember reading you can buy used Nascar tires. It must have been these - and I was mistaken about them being discontinued. ![]()
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Join Date: May 2008
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Re: Barn raising
Sure but your tires will only last 20 laps
![]() We had a 3/8 mile paved paved oval track here in town and there were some guys I knew that ran the track tires on the street but it got old real quick because the soft composition on the rubber made it not very practical. Last edited by Barn Owl; 12-30-2011 at 03:58 AM. |
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Re: Barn raising
That is so weird, I am Barn Owl on multiple forums, some are car/truck related some are not but I keep my user name the same. This was the first forum I ever joined and I had not come up with the name Barn Owl yet. I tried to change my user name but it is too much trouble here because this forum is bigger than most and it would be a logistical nightmare for the admin staff if they made it easy. My sister in law was down for a couple of days and slept in the office and the computer got turned off so I had to re log into this forum, I must have been tired and typed in the wrong user name and it took it, huh? said the last time I logged in was back in '09. I guess everybody already knows me as Mike, so I guess I will just keep it that way. Just for further clarification this is why my build is called Barn Raising.
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Re: Barn raising
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Central Oklahoma
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Re: Barn raising
What's up Barn Owl? That's funny right there.
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Re: Barn raising
Yeah, funny, an alter ego.
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Re: Barn raising
Here is a look at the freshly painted engine. I just have the water pump and pullies mocked up to get a picture of it. I used the eastwood ceramic engine paint, flowed pretty thick through the gun so rather than reducing it I just up the PSI and it sprayed fine. Came out really good and is good to 650*.
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Re: Barn raising
Looks great
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Re: Barn raising
Not sure if you can tell from the picture but I sprayed the intake manifold the Eastwood aluminum engine color also. I had thought about powder coating it and had also contemplated ceramic coating, but in the end powder was not recommended and ceramic was $120- $150 depending on which shop I took it to. It was $34 for the engine paint and I already had it. We will see how it performs, but for now it looks great, and the ceramic paint glossed up like any other urethane single stage car paint.
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Re: Barn raising
Your new engine looks great. I be you're pumped about driving this beast again! You will be soon.
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Re: Barn raising
It's the little details that are killing me right now, All the hardware that has to be buffed or painted or bought new... I cant believe how many times I have had to go back to the parts store because I need one more bolt to finish, then I discover I need another one. I had all the bolts from the disassembly in there respective zip loc bags but a lot are not making it back onto the motor because they just are beyond restoring. Today was especially frustrating because being New Years Eve every bodies closing early.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Re: Barn raising
Id get an edelbrock fuel pump, or make sure it doesnt exceed 6psi it will drip on your intake manifold with too much pressure and id hate to see iciy on a new motor lol
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Re: Barn raising
Nice looking engine like the detail you put in it. Question on the first page what are the size of tires from your dads 29, I like the way they look.
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Re: Barn raising
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His tires are 285/70R15. They are BFG's with a nice moon cap. Those are just his drive to the show tires, his show tires are more of the bias type old school fifties rod style with the parallel ribs for tread.
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Re: Barn raising
His tires are 285/70R15. They are BFG's with a nice moon cap. Those are just his drive to the show tires, his show tires are more of the bias type old school fifties rod style with the parallel ribs for tread.[/QUOTE]
I'm old 64 so I like old school!!! ![]()
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Re: Barn raising
My dad is going to be 80 next year and he is still working full time at a physical job and he comes home every night and starts wrenching on the rod, I want to be as healthy as him when I am his age.
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Re: Barn raising
Me to, I hope to get his age
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Re: Barn raising
Engine looks great mike!! Most old gm mechanical fuel pumps were rated 5 to 7 psi. I tend to stay in the 6 to 7 psi range because you can over pressure the needle and seat and over-fill the float bowl.
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Re: Barn raising
Where is the steering shaft going to run for your setup?
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Re: Barn raising
The steering shaft is going right in front of the driver side motor mount but right behind the power steering pump. here I have used my 3/8 drive ratchet extension to mock up the location but it will be relatively the same place when it is the real deal.
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Re: Barn raising
Pretty sweet Mike!
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Re: Barn raising
Beautiful, and it looks like you could get that there without even clearancing the framerail.
You suuuuure you don't want to sell those brackets? ![]() e: I might run into alternator clearance issues there, wonder if I can easily mount it on the passenger side since my A/C is up top instead.
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: High River, Alberta
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Re: Barn raising
Awesome truck! Now I'm kicking myself for selling my '69, even though it was a wreck!
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: a****er, ca.
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Re: Barn raising
Mike, having trouble with personal replies. So I had to send it on the California forum, Sorry.....
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