Finally some DM progress

[mowerman]

And yes, nine bucks for a quarter of oil and now I just move the truck and I’m gonna drain it all out if it doesn’t all run out in the bucket before I get to it

[mechohaulic]

36 minutes ago, mowerman said:

Thier everywhere there’s no avoiding idiots and as far as junk … couldn’t be any worse than this DM truck really needed everything… . And leaking oil I had to put a quart in just to get it turned around lot of it was running on the ground also coolant leaking topped off radiator now it’s dripping on the floor….. too many issues lol bob

they are NOT issues but future challenges !! on a nice very hot sunny day when neighbor has all their windows open and wind in right direction ;; start the Dm with intake pipe off and spray some ATF fluid in intake so exhaust will send smoke their way.  only for short time. when they call law enforcement . you want exhaust clear and clean !! "don't know what they are talking about officer , look it runs clean " LOL

[mowerman]

I’m sure that’s happened that time too prior to this, but it usually blows the other way towards the guy‘s house I used to like unfortunately he just sold the house and moved to Seattle. I don’t know who are gonna get in there now he told me the house is in escrow sold. I suppose I’ll find out but I put up a 6 foot fence so I can’t really see over there unless I’m sitting in the Mack and it’s parked over there and by the way, yes there is an Allen screw on the other side of that pitman  arm. I believe I have a 3 8th Dr. socket for it. Let’s see how easy it comes out of there. By the way, it seems like wherever I’ve lived. There’s always been an idiot next to me. I guess most of us have the same issue.

[mowerman]

well didnt get much done but i was just out there messing with the pitman arm,,,,and couldnt figure out what size allen i needed,,,come to find out there was no screw in the other hole at all so just for shits and giggles,,,i stuck a pry bar behind the pitman arm and gave it just a little pressure and the arm came right off,,,,but im sure alot of it was the sector shaft dripping oil in the spline teeth  for quite some time,,,,nothing planned for tomorrow,,,i might attempt removing the box looks like the alternator has to come off first,,,,we finally got nice weather around here,,,,can work outside all day

[mrsmackpaul]

With all this good weather and pitman arm off, Im expecting big results tomorrow when I wake up 🤣

Box off and seals out on the bench

No pressure at all ha ha ha

 

Paul

[Freightrain]

Crack the whip Paul!!!  😆 

 

I'm working on getting the motor back in my hot rod.  Been a year and a half and trying to locate bolts and pieces that have been packed away.  Plus all the changes I need to make to fuel system.  It is taking way too long and my motivation is lacking.

I have trans all hooked up, driveshaft,shifter.  Now onto the new headers and hook exhaust up.  Different headers so nothing will just bolt up.  Then get blower stuck back on...... Radiator back in and maybe fire it up.

 

 

Hijack!!   Sorry, back to regularly scheduled program.....

 

[Geoff Weeks]

Not a lot of room to adj the distributor on that set up!

[Freightrain]

With the crab cap you can still get the cap off with the blower on it.  The spacer under the blower gives a bit of room.

You can buy an offset distributor for $1k but this way works just fine.

[mowerman]

haha,,,,i was just thinking,,,,,thats the weirdest intake manifold ive ever seen,,,till last photo,,i thought it was an assortment case for bolts,,,since you just mentioned finding bolts,,,,i helped a guy put a set of headers on a 66 chevelle way back around 73,,,and i do remember the bolt holes were a little difficult to put the bolts in,,,,,nice work larry,,,and paul me and mrs mower had a lotta whiskey last night,early mothers day celabration,,,just woke up and decided maybe ill just wash the mustang and start polishing it instead....see how i feel in a little while,,,,happy friday

[mowerman]

and larry this tread is for bullshitten 

[Joseph Cummings]

14 minutes ago, Freightrain said:

With the crab cap you can still get the cap off with the blower on it.  The spacer under the blower gives a bit of room.

You can buy an offset distributor for $1k but this way works just fine.

Got to love a supercharger. My girlfriend got given a Buick Regal by her cousin. It was a nice looking car and comfortable but I figured it was going to be a slug. Then I drove it and heard the blower. Boy that thing woke up that little 3.8

[mowerman]

[mowerman]

wound up trading this cool belt buckle somebody gave me for the booze i gave it to a good friend of mine that grew up in tennessee

[Freightrain]

4 hours ago, Joseph Cummings said:

Got to love a supercharger. My girlfriend got given a Buick Regal by her cousin. It was a nice looking car and comfortable but I figured it was going to be a slug. Then I drove it and heard the blower. Boy that thing woke up that little 3.8

Ya, those turbo Regals were quick for their day.  The Grand National was top, then there were a few other variants(Regal T type) that weren't as flashy as a GN but same motor.

That 3.8 was a weird one.  The crank journals were all offset(rods didn't share a journal).  Wondered how that thing stayed together with power they made.  Mom had a 76 Century with 3.8 and it was a dead slug.  Gutless beyond any belief.  It would run 65 on the highway but if you leaned into it and it downshifted, it started slowing down and made a whole lot of fan noise. How they turned them around in 20 yrs.

 

My 390 makes near 700 HP with 7# of boost.  It will be a handful to drive if you don't pay attention.

[mowerman]

[mowerman]

well i washed it and polished the hood,thats as far as i got,,,,seems i need to run the buffer over atleast the hood,,,,

[Freightrain]

My sister has a white convert, 5.0 6 spd.  She's a gear head.

[mowerman]

thats what i wanted ,,,mrs mower talked me into the V6 and a hardtop

[mowerman]

i really like the car,,,,bought it brand new,,,2014,,,and it never gets old,i still look at it the same way,as when it was new,,,besides the fact all ive ever done to it was a water pump at around 40,000 miles,,,same thing with a taurus i had before that,drove the wheels off the car for 12 years and only one repair on it in all that time