More progress today. All hoses hooked up, Most the wiring is done. Clutch Slave hooked up, shift mech and cables hooked up. Carb installed with thottle cable. PVC and vac hoses done. Just need to hook up the wiring on the starter and wire in the electric pump, prime the oil pump one more time and set the Dizzy. Fill with coolant, install the battery and hopefully, by tomorrow afternoon, I will have a running V8 Coupe once again!
More tomorrow!
Pat
Wahoo..... Page 15 ownage!
Edit to add - yes I know the wiring is fugly! Once the motor is running and the cam is "broke in", I will start the "wiring" rehab. My goal is to "hide" as much of the wiring as possible after I eliminate as much as possible. While the wiring is being cleaned up, the Headers will be removed and sent off for Ceramic coating and I'll clean up the suspension parts.
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Rick 88
FEB 12, 08:22 PM
Well...........?
katatak
FEB 12, 11:10 PM
OK...... No Pics..... But we managed to get all the wiring finished - water pump hooked up and working, filled with coolant and burped. Primed the Oil Pump - got pressure! Cranked the motor over with the starter - starter meshes great. Set her up on TDC and stuffed the Dizzy. Fuel line hooked up - got fuel going to the carb! Finished up al the odds and ends and called it a night. Just have to string the plug wires and fire her off. Tomorrow for sure!
Maybe some video to post tomorrow!
Pat
josef644
FEB 13, 10:59 AM
Close, Very close -joe
katatak
FEB 13, 09:35 PM
It's Alive! Trying to upload some video now. Keeps bombing on me. I'll get it! Stay tuned! All is good - just need to adjust the starter alignnment a little.
More in a bit!
Pat
katatak
FEB 13, 10:49 PM
Let's see if this works!
Looks like Frankenstien! Don't worry, I'll clean up all the wires and make it look pretty! This was just a cam break in run. Sounds kinda ratty out of the shorty headers!
More later!
Pat
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josef644
FEB 14, 10:23 AM
NEET!!!!
fieroguru
FEB 14, 10:42 AM
Congrats on the startup!
I would suggest doing some additional work on the harness. It is a carbed SBC so it doesn't need many wires at all, but has really thick harness running right over the topside of the engine. The majority of the wires in the looms can be removed to clean it up and make the loom much thinner. If you have to keep the harness on the top side of the engine, then running it along the front valve cover looks better than running it along the rear one.
Rick 88
FEB 14, 01:37 PM
Good job Pat!
I can't wait to hear it thru the muffler.
katatak
FEB 14, 03:33 PM
Thanks for replies guys. I am really relieved that it runs. It has been a long time since I hand built a motor so I was worried I may have "missed" something.
I agree Guru, That's my plan now that I know it runs. I want the wiring to be nearly invisible. I knew the harness worked with the other motor so I decided to leave it be to break the new motor in. Now I can tear it a apart and clean it up. I also need to spend some quality time with the starter. The PO drilled an alignement pin but for some reason, it does not like the position. Not sure if something is slightly differnt with the adapter plate mounted to this different motor or what but it seems to be askew! I'll have to take it off and pull the spring roll pin and then adjust it some. All seemed good when I had it out of the car?
Rick,
Hoping to have exhaust done this Saturday. All depends on how busy work is this week. I have to go to Alpine for a few days!
