It's Alive

Finally got some time

Started getting the engine ready for install

My boy Steve thinking he is helping

Dude talks about his volvo 24/7

It's mint as fuck so I can't blame him

 Freshly wrapped

All buttoned up

Ready to go in the next morning

9AM and we are in

Slowly and easy

The harbor freight cherry picker's reach is super short so I had to come in the sideways

Even sideways the reach was not long enough

Made for an extra pain in the butt trying to get everything aligned

Still got it done

Everything hooked back up minus linkage

And it's alive!

Fuel pressure was way too high

Engine was dyno'd at 3.5psi. I'm currently at 6psi.

Car was running super rich. Lots of smoke and some backfiring out the carb

Until I can get a fuel pressure regulator car will sit idle

It's always something...

 

Side Project

Tired of venting to the atmosphere

Inspired by Jacob's engine bay

Catch can

AN Fittings

Braided line

& Penis looking engine block vent tube

Engine Done & Dyno'd

 

I Was Blind But Now I See

Posts lately have been pretty trivial

Good news is I got a call from Dave at Rebello

Engine is done

Engine Dyno Tuning on Friday

Anyways

I saw someone do this at JCCS

I though it was brilliant

The subject is this mirror

Although it looks cool, visibility sucks

So anyways I went and picked up a blind spot mirror

You want to get the 3.75" one

Remove double sided tape

and apply to face of existing mirror

Visibility is awesome now.

 The world is now your oyster