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BlackThunderGT
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APR 07, 10:07 AM
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Fantastic 
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kennn
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APR 07, 12:52 PM
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Effing awesome! Congratulations on your progress, persistence and the keeping of your agreement with your collaborator, BubbaJoe.
Ken
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cptsnoopy
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APR 07, 01:56 PM
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Congrats!
Charlie
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bubbajoexxx
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APR 07, 02:41 PM
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nice job and very close on balance for a first timmer with the electronics that are used for the ignition and the fuel system very nice in deed you have made me proud of your work
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Bloozberry
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APR 07, 07:39 PM
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Woohoo! Fire in the hole! (I've got to admit though, you've got more balls than me sticking your head between those untuned carbs and giving the throttle a twirl.  I still remember the smell of singed eyebrows decades ago after holding the choke open with my fingers on one of my dad's cars while he cranked it!)
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Fiero2m8
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APR 07, 10:26 PM
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Thanks guys for all the feedback, glad to see many are watching the build.
It is a true 1st fire and wasn't in the plans for the night.
I was working on the starter and temp rigged a battery to double check my alignment - after one second of cranking it almost started!
Rad fans weren't wired, only initial timing set with no advance, fuel pressure was a little high, vacuum ports were closed while two others were wide open with no caps, mixture is whatever is was 2 years ago, idle not set etc...
So I quickly grabbed my smart phone and recorded it and it fired first try - how's that for authentic video?
Believe me I had no expectation for it to run on the first full crank of the key - these carbs don't even have chokes...
The audio quality is poor compared to being there but once it's dyno tuned you'll get a proper video and better sound with my Samsung HD.
I had a rad clamp that was a little loose but otherwise no leaks of fuel, oil or coolant.
Here are the pictures:
I found position "2" the best one for starter engagement
Of course that one required a mod to make clearance for the 17mm nut
Since I hadn't aligned a starter pinion that I couldn't see before, I used grease to display the clearance to the flywheel
I just filled between two teeth on the pinion, installed, removed and measured the remaining grease with wire guage - worked like a champ
While I'm waiting for wire tubing, I'm going to finish the brake system.
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Gokart Mozart
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APR 08, 08:38 AM
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I've wondered about the coolant tube crossing the engine bay. It's a bit distracting. What about running it along the side and rear and painting it black?
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RCR
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APR 08, 08:55 PM
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Fiero2m8
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APR 10, 08:57 AM
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Regarding the coolant tube, it does need to enter the engine bay at that point due to the wheelwell liner.
I know what you mean but with the exhaust behind the water pump, I'd still have to come in at an angle from the back corner.
Good suggestion though so it's going on the upgrade list for future tweaks.
Bolted the battery base in place:
I went with a new yellow top for the benefit of the Alpine amps:
I developed a couple fuel leaks and traced it back to the aluminum tubes between carbs.
I couldn't remove the tubes without damaging them, so I switched over to stainless flex hose to connect the 2 carbs per bank:
My MSD coils finally arrived Friday so there were swapped over as well:
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Fiero2m8
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APR 10, 07:34 PM
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Well I had one of those days where you end up behind where you started.
First I adjusted the throttle linkage as it was sticking and I needed to roughly balance both banks:
While trying to sync the carbs, I found a few intake leaks proving the Cadillac gaskets do not work 
I pulled the intakes off and I'm going to need another solution which will probably involve a paper gasket with fuel friendly RTV gasket silicone:
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