My Little 68' Driver

[NorCam]

Thanks Jason.

It's a really fun car to drive and one that a guy still isn't buried into. It'll pick up north of 125 more horsepower with the new motor in it and should hook pretty well with new frame connectors, slapper bars, and some new shocks on all corners. I'm curious to try out the beefed-up M22 Auto gear trans that just went in and will try and get the car tech'd this summer so I can see what kind of ET it's capable of.

Just waiting for the rad to get re-cored and back here tomorrow and I'm finishing off some little things while it's down. Tomorrow I'll install a new heater core and should have the hood back on the car by sundown. Shakedown runs are slated for Thursday, and Friday it will go in for new exhaust from front to rear. Just installed the slapper bars and some new rear shocks today. Having so much fun working on this car and that's what it's all about.

[novadude]

Nice build.

I wanted to echo the positive comments on the pivot plate. I used mine again last weekend, but this time it was on a friends A-body, and we were installing a complete 454 w/ TH400 attached. Macs pivot plate made it simple, and we didn't even scratch the firewall.

Spendy tool, but a great thing to have.

[NorCam]

Should have that test video for you tomorrow Tony. Just removed the heater core last night and will re-install it today when I'm finished with the front brakes. Heading out to try and get things wrapped up today. I knew that heater core was going to be a pain in the a$$, and I was right. Fixed one problem and created another but have since fixed that too. Ugggh!

Car still had it's original 67 dated core in it. Might try restoring the outlets on it someday.

[NorCam]

Long day but nearly done now and on the home stretch. Finished the brakes, did the front shocks, heater core, new rad is installed, lines are all plumbed and it's ready for some fluids now. Knocked off at 9PM tonight and going to take it out for a break-in cruise tomorrow as it's finally warmed up here this week. Forecast is for 80 degrees tomorrow. Woohoo...windows down and 112 octane is in the tank!

[NorCam]

One more update before breaking it in. Finished off a few more adjustments today and then got around to re-installing the interior and console. By the time I got around to test firing everything, it was 8 PM so I decided I'll put it through its shake down runs tomorrow. I need to hang the duals and install another carb spring in the AM and it's then good to go. Enjoying a cold Corona now.

[scuncio]

Sounds wicked! Wow.

Originally Posted by NorCam

One more update before breaking it in. Finished off a few more adjustments today and then got around to re-installing the interior and console. By the time I got around to test firing everything, it was 8 PM so I decided I'll put it through its shake down runs tomorrow. I need to hang the duals and install another carb spring in the AM and it's then good to go. Enjoying a cold Corona now.

[volquartsen]

Originally Posted by NorCam

One more update before breaking it in. Finished off a few more adjustments today and then got around to re-installing the interior and console. By the time I got around to test firing everything, it was 8 PM so I decided I'll put it through its shake down runs tomorrow. I need to hang the duals and install another carb spring in the AM and it's then good to go. Enjoying a cold Corona now.

Sounds great!!!!

Care to share info on the cam?

Thanks

[Dave Rifkin]

Man that thing sounds angry; love the car, wish I could get my L46 'Vette to sound like that.

[NorCam]

After 4 weeks of work on this little coupe, I finally got it out yesterday for a couple shakedown runs to break in the new engine and transmission. Shot a little video for those who like following builds and have to say that I really enjoyed working on this one. The new alt/fan belt gave me a little grief as it was slipping on the alternator during this run but overall the first cruise was excellent as I got a couple hours of run time on it now.

Temperature held well with the new HE core added to the Harrison rad, and oil pressure was steady at nearly 60 lbs during the whole run. Car is running some temporary duals' that dump before the diff and I must say these Hooker Aero Chambers are the sweetest sounding mufflers I have ever used! This week I'll change out that alternator belt and and get the new exhaust system installed before adding some more miles. First car show is a week away and I'm definitely down for that one. Special thanks to Mike Thorpe (rszmjt) for coming over to fine tune the ignition and shifter just prior to running it yesterday. He's a master technician and and works magic with these 4 gear cars!

[Dave Rifkin]

Man that car is so sweet.