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I would love to see pictures! I feel like the corners of the foot-wells were problematic for the pipes.... Just haven't looked in a while. My 72 is an hour away in my brothers storage garage.
We did it!
We went for the maiden voyage and it was an outstanding success!
Of course when we tried it the first time, one muffler wasn't tied up enough and, interestingly enough, power steering fluid never even made it onto the ****-list (Our list of **** to do). So back into the garage to put that in and fix the muffler.
Then for real! Everything worked well. Transmission is beautiful, hydraulic clutch rocks, suspension feels good, steering work well, and the power is absolutely unbelievable.
The only thing to work on is the brakes. They need to be bled more. I already jacked the back in the air to bleed the M/C and originally we used a power bleeder, but the pedal is still soft, so we will do some more bleeding. I also need to rebuild the parking brake I think. It is not strong enough.
Next is the custom exhaust system, hood (gets here Monday), and wheels and tires because those rocks on there now break loose if you sneeze too hard.
This was insanely successful and I am so happy!
Here are some short videos of us messing around. I was pretty timid on the burnout I will admit. I am not used to how this thing revs or the touchiness of the gas pedal.
That hood rocks. Since I’m copying you on just about everything with your build (SST trans, Sharkbite, etc) what vendor supplies that?
Cutting a hole in my stock 75 L48 Hood seems a little Dukes of Hazzard-ish haha.
That hood rocks. Since I’m copying you on just about everything with your build (SST trans, Sharkbite, etc) what vendor supplies that?
Cutting a hole in my stock 75 L48 Hood seems a little Dukes of Hazzard-ish haha.
Ha. That's awesome. Maybe a big 10-71 blower out the hood.
{What's a "10-71" blower??? Detroit Diesel engines came in 6-71 and 8-71 models; but I don't remember a 10 cylinder, 2-cycle engine in their lineup...}
{What's a "10-71" blower??? Detroit Diesel engines came in 6-71 and 8-71 models; but I don't remember a 10 cylinder, 2-cycle engine in their lineup...}
A 10-71 is just an exaggeration.
Like the picture.
{What's a "10-71" blower??? Detroit Diesel engines came in 6-71 and 8-71 models; but I don't remember a 10 cylinder, 2-cycle engine in their lineup...}
05-06-2018, 06:08 PM
