Thread: We have fire !!!!!
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09-13-2010 12:07 PM #1
We have fire !!!!!
......... after being dormant for over four years and having gone through a rebuild by yours truely .......... the little 327 growled to life this morning under the watchful eye of Josh Richardson .......... and I can't begin to tell you how great it sounded !!!!!!! With the 270H cam from Comp Cams, it has a sweet lope at idle but it barks loudly at the slightest touch of the throttle ............. and the little beast can put out a lot sweet noise (cam, timing gear drive, and mufflers) under power ............. it will definitely draw some serious attention at the touch of the pedal
The greatest thing was no problems or issues .......... no leaks, no rattles, no nothing .......... after a full prep to get oil back into the system and make sure the lifters were pumped up, it came to life very easily .......... a little adjusting of the carb and twisting of the distributor and it was beautifully alive
The firing setup was all jerry-rigged ............ all wiring is not in place yet .......... we had the coil sitting on the right frame rail along with the temperature gauge ........ he ran at 3000 rpm for 30 minutes to seat the cam (per Comp's break-in instructions and the temp never rose above 180 degrees ............ had to trigger the fan manually and it immediately brought the temp down to 170 degrees
There's a little bit of finish work to be done to the chassis, but for the most part it's complete ......... the body was moved into the primary position for final welding and cleanup ............ door panels (rear & side) .... curved inner roof panel, window surrounds, final dashboard work, etc, etc, ............ Josh expects to have his Aqua Blue paint on in a couple of weeks .............. really getting excited now !!!Last edited by Old Coyote; 09-13-2010 at 02:35 PM.
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09-13-2010 01:17 PM #2
How are you venting the crank case?
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09-13-2010 01:37 PM #3
This '66 327 has a crankcase vent behind the intake manifold ...... could hold either a road draft tube or the early PCV ........... right now it has the PCV installed .......... no pressure/oil blowby issues at all during the cam break-in runLast edited by Old Coyote; 09-14-2010 at 08:37 AM.
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09-13-2010 02:26 PM #4
That's one fine looking chassis and drivetrain! Love the big meats out back.
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09-13-2010 02:32 PM #5
Only one words comes to my mind when I look at your ride.. BITCHIN!!!!
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09-13-2010 03:09 PM #6
Awesome Coyote,that little 327 rumbling into life must of been exciting. Does those little hot dog mufflers take the bark out of the exhaust enough or are you going for the full roar of a wild dog???I maybe a little crazy but it stops me going insane.
Isaiah 48: 17,18.
Mark.
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09-13-2010 03:35 PM #7
Looks like some nice work.
Kurt
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09-13-2010 03:50 PM #8
Yippppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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09-13-2010 04:18 PM #9
very sweet and clean looking. good jobBARB
LET THE FUN BEGIN
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09-13-2010 05:01 PM #10
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09-13-2010 05:15 PM #11
Awesome, car porn at its finest, you almost just hate covering it up....Toys
`37 Ford Coupe
`64 Chevy Fleet side
`69 RS/SS
`68 Dodge Dart
Kids in the back seat may cause accidents, accidents in the back seat may cause kids, so no back seat, no accidents...!
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09-13-2010 09:38 PM #12
After all the frustrations of the past few years this has got to feel REEEEEALLY good!Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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09-13-2010 09:59 PM #13
Beautiful setup all the way around. Gonna make you a great driving car. 327's are just cool motors anyway, the way they rev and sound.
Time to put a milk crate on there and go for a spin. (Come on, I KNOW you already considered that.)
Don
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09-14-2010 01:35 AM #14
There is something about a rolling chassis shot, Sweet asIts aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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09-14-2010 11:36 AM #15
Looks fantastic, try and load a video!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
MSD 8360 distributor vacuum advance