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Really, the only people that will care are you and car show judges. Or, maybe an overly **** friend. I destroyed my original K-frame in an accident. It had a "79" coin welded on top of the "90" coin. Just today I welded the "79" coin on top of the "90" coin on the replacement K that I bought...
Well, hey! these things worked great! It's a bit better than straight out of the manifolds. It cost $200 to get these made up and I didn't want to put any more money into it. So, it was loud!! sounded great!
Woo hoo!! I finally got this engine fired up! It got pretty hot and blew the top radiator hose off so I had to shut it down after about 10 minutes. Ran it again the next day for another 15 minutes without any issues. Man, when that hose blow it soaked **** 20 feet away in my garage! Had I been...
This **** is definitely nerve wracking! It's the first engine I've ever built from a bare block. Nothing stock about it inside but looks stock outside except for ARP head bolts and stealth heads.
I'm glad to hear you appreciate my ingenuity! If I was a whiz with a welder I might have done something different. But, I'm not. Working in construction I have access to all the free wood I need. It was a design as you build thing and solid as a rock!
I'll look into the slip plate. The engine...
The day finally came to fire this thing off! I thought I checked everything over 10 times but it didn't start immediately. Oh, yeah, I forgot to put the coil wire on after checking for spark! Then she started instantly! Wow, I did a few things right! I had filled it with distilled water and it...
Thanks for all the replies everyone. Yes, I know this will be very loud. I started a 440 running straight out the manifolds before and we had to yell loudly to communicate!