Its Alive again!!!
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Drifting
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '08
Its Alive again!!!
Since December she's been sitting on jack stands. I have completed the rear suspension replacement, rear diff, body mounts, under carriage painting, AC and heater box rebuild, fuel tank replacement, brake lines, tranny cooler and header and exhaust install. Almost every day over the last four months that I have had off I spent on this thing. Lotsa time wasted looking for the UPS guy. I currently have the interior ripped out of her while I am rewiring the inside.
Last night I finally tightened the exhaust up after making allowances for the spare tire cover, that I didnt pay attention to the first time(that some people warned me about). After about 12 longnecks and getting close to midnight, I fired the mother up, it sounds so sweet, it has a really good rumble at idle and when you gas it, its really smooth sounding, sort of like an Indy car but deeper, the x pipe makes a lot of difference. I just sat there listening to it, thinking of all the things that could have gone wrong. I didnt run it too long because none of the gauges were installed, initially just wanted to make sure it would fire off.
Right after I shut it down, I was walking around the car and happened to notice a huge puddle of anti freeze under it,
what have I done! I was under the car, soaked trying to locate the problem, all the time thinking "freeze plug" but couldnt find a leak. After about 10 minutes of cussing myself for being such an idiot and starting it up, I located the problem, I had the radiator overflow tank out of the car and hadnt reinstalled it from when I painted the inner fenders, I had tucked the hose down beside the frame. Disaster was averted! Now I get to move on to the front end rebuild, while doing the interior at the same time. You guys and your advice have been more valuable than any of the AIMs I have!!!
I am going to cut the tailpipes so they match the angle of the bottom of the car.
P.S. The wife woke me up before she left for work this morning, and said, I heard it last night, its alive again isnt it?
Last night I finally tightened the exhaust up after making allowances for the spare tire cover, that I didnt pay attention to the first time(that some people warned me about). After about 12 longnecks and getting close to midnight, I fired the mother up, it sounds so sweet, it has a really good rumble at idle and when you gas it, its really smooth sounding, sort of like an Indy car but deeper, the x pipe makes a lot of difference. I just sat there listening to it, thinking of all the things that could have gone wrong. I didnt run it too long because none of the gauges were installed, initially just wanted to make sure it would fire off.
Right after I shut it down, I was walking around the car and happened to notice a huge puddle of anti freeze under it,
what have I done! I was under the car, soaked trying to locate the problem, all the time thinking "freeze plug" but couldnt find a leak. After about 10 minutes of cussing myself for being such an idiot and starting it up, I located the problem, I had the radiator overflow tank out of the car and hadnt reinstalled it from when I painted the inner fenders, I had tucked the hose down beside the frame. Disaster was averted! Now I get to move on to the front end rebuild, while doing the interior at the same time. You guys and your advice have been more valuable than any of the AIMs I have!!! I am going to cut the tailpipes so they match the angle of the bottom of the car.
P.S. The wife woke me up before she left for work this morning, and said, I heard it last night, its alive again isnt it?
Race Director
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From: Hartselle AL
St. Jude Donor '09
Looks awesome, absolutely great work! You're posting here have helped me as well as many others - thanks for taking the time to photograph and document it all.
If you don't mind, may want to pick your brain about your rear suspension work.
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If you don't mind, may want to pick your brain about your rear suspension work.
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Burning Brakes
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From: staten island new york
St. Jude Donor '10
Not That I'm Picking On Your Work Because You Guys Do Things I Cant And Dont Have The Knowledge Of Doing But One Of Your Pipes Looks Lower Than The Other.... Keep Up The Good Work
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Drifting
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '08
it is, after fussing with a couple of weeks I said to heck with it. I finally figured out how to move it, if I have to take it off for some reason I will do it then. As long as it doesnt drag.....
