Damn, I had to go to page 4 to find my thread, someone has to start working again...
Be away a couple of weeks this summer supporting the Greek economy so the project has been on hold but now I am back on it!
I am so tired of welding so I spent most of the time in the front, mounted a new tranny cooler, it is a Setrab that is made in my town, no chinese crap here! Made a ridgid bracket and connected with Earl´s, it is a feast for the eye :icon_winkle:
Also filled her up with oil and water and did a test crank, no oil preasure, hmm?
Made a primer out of a 5/16 hex and took the cordless drill and started to run the oil pump, first it was nothing than it was like whipping in frosen syrup, that cordless machine almost gave up. Engine must have been completly drained of oil to the last drip.
New test, 50 psi of oilpressure when I cranked it, nice!
I bought a new ministarter on eBay, damn what a difference! It is twisting that 383 like it had no spark plugs compared to the old one.
The only thing left for startup is to connect the exhaust pipes and do a cardiac examination of myself, and add some fuel of course.
Now I will go out and start welding that trunkfloor:angryfire: