My family and I are enjoying the car, I drive it often. Cars and Coffee, dropping my son (kindergarten) to school, or just going for a cruise. My youngest son (2) likes to hang out in the car at home like it's his playpen. He calls it the "Daddy Vroom Vroom" or the "Daddy Bus" (every car to him he calls bus).
I did run into a few issues. Under hard acceleration the alt pulley would cut into the factory style rad hose causing a leak so I swapped it out for a Gates 20827 that I trimmed to fit. Now I can put the pedal to the floor without wondering if I cut into the hose.
The other issue I ran into was on the way home from picking up pizza with my son, it began to smell rich and was low on power. I made it home and parked the car in the driveway. Later when I went to park the car in the garage it wouldn't fire but occasionally cough. I ended up flooding it so I pulled the plugs and changed the oil. I pulled the cap to discover the lead wire somehow got disconnected. I reconnected the wire and it fired right up with much more "bang". I wonder how long the lead wire had a bad connection.
I also bought a 70s era 8 track player that didnt pass bench testing. It will need repair so I'm sending it out for repairs before install. I am excited about getting that in. I even bought my first NOS 8 track cassette.
I have everything to rebuild the 12 bolt but just haven't got around to it.
More to come soon including hidden 2 step/rev limiter install (Omex Clubman), Original Hurst Chrome button line loc install, factory tach correction/added cable drive tach, subframe connectors
With the great weather we are having here I'm looking forward to taking it out this weekend.
Last edited by jbtech; 02-26-2025 at 06:22 PM.
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02-26-2025, 06:18 PM
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