The bitch is back!!!

[djais1801]

FINALLY...My Satty is back on the road!!
New 400 block w/ my 383 internals-check!
Had 2 holes drilled in throttle plate, carb adjusted, spacer installed,
new radiator, electric cooling fan, water pump, runs 210-215 at stop/traffic..
timing good (15 initial 38 total)..
smile on my face...yup!:grin:
gonna give her a bath and drive the **** outta her!!!

 

[Budnicks]

Congrats on getting her back on the road, drive the piss out of her, my 68 RR is also affectionately named B_I_T_C_H, because I seem to always be under her, it was actually a name my former girlfriend Honey, would always call her/it a Bitch of a car. I think she was jealous of her/it, because of the time & attention I gave her/it insted...LOL....

 

[tpodwdog]

nice...congrats....what was causing the over heating issue anyway?

 

[djais1801]

nice...congrats....what was causing the over heating issue anyway?

the carb was too close to the intake (spacer put in)..retarded timing was causing heat, (drilled 2 holes in throttle plate(fixed vacuum advance,got timing right (15 initial 38 total), also the radiator had several ports clogged internally (looked at thru a camera wire)..new radiator, added an external cooling fan from a lincoln mk8 2600cfms and a shroud.

 

[tpodwdog]

fantastik.......now DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!!

 

[Ron 73]

Congrats to you! You deserve this day after all you had to deal with! Have a great time!!

 

[djais1801]

forgot the other issue...the aftermarket mechanical temp guage wire was laying on the intake manifold, and was reading inaccurate also.

 

[djais1801]

here is the modified lincoln mkviii electric fan, wired in and fused..it goes on at 190

 

[super-bee_ski]

Sweet!

 

[Budnicks]

Nice fan, wiring, fuse, relay & great clean install...