Sure am glad I put those chrome valve covers on, Lol! (Trust me, they're in there)
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Sure am glad I put those chrome valve covers on, Lol! (Trust me, they're in there)
lol, don't worry, I'm sure they wont leak :CRY:Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Just about got it wrapped up. I really wanted to put new exhaust on but it just wasn't in the budget right now. When I put the 307 in I just built a dual 2 1/4" y pipe and took it into a 3" single with a MagnaFlow muffler so I went ahead and redid the Y pipe to fit the headers for now.
Everything is pretty much back together, got my shifter built, clutch is working good and engine sounds good. Even got the A/c working which is a plus. Just need to program a chip for it, change the shock and brakes, and it's ready for a road test.
Hey, I spot a wee bit of bling on the engine now, very cool. We will require a video of her running through the complete exhaust system though just to hear the sound please.
I'm seriously thinking of fitting limefires with pipes into one muffler and one 3" exit pipe underneath to the rear of my Roadster so would like to hear something to help make my decision thanks.
Nice to see you're pretty much done with it. I doubt I go to KC now. I'm just going to Newton and that's it. Have too much to do on my car to take days off doing nothing. :LOL:
Ryan, I sent you my cell number on a PM; give me a call if you make it to Newton.
Mark, I'll get a running video up this weekend so you can hear it.
Pat, your PM basket is full. :LOL:
Man, that's weird; it says I only have 2 messages in my inbox.
That is weird. The forum still says it is full. How about your sent box?
Hey Ryan, I got your message and will give you a ring this evening.
I've been driving the van all week and it seems to be running great except the clutch pedal is really stiff. I took it to a friend of mine who is an old circle track racer and he said the piston diameter in the stock clutch master cylinder looks really small (1/2") and is probably not moving a big enough volume of fluid to move the slave cylinder easily. So I'm going to switch to a Wilwood clutch master with a 1" piston bore; should solve the problem, I hope. No time to do it before the Power Tour this week so I'll live with it for the trip. My left leg should be in good shape by the time I get home!
Then you may have to reconfigure the brake clutch pedals so that the right leg gets the same sort of work out otherwise you may end up with a limp.
Just got back from the Hot Rod Power Tour Wednesday; ran great with no issues. And it was the only Astrovan there which was cool. Also got to meet Ryan in person and check out his diesel 72 Chevy truck up close. Fine piece of engineering.
Pat, it was very nice getting to meet you and spend some time with you. I'm glad you made it back home alright and had no major issues. Did you get a lot of people checking out the van?
I did, surprisingly. I was parked next to some guy in a newer Vette for a while and he got irritated that more people were asking about mine than his so he moved over by some other newer Vettes. Cant help it people are interested in weird stuff.
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Originally Posted by falconvan
That is so cool. A new Vette is like all the other new Vettes, but an Astro Van with a V-8 conversion that's a whole different ball game.
That's what we get with the bus.Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
People will walk past the Corvettes, Mustangs, and '32 coupes to look at it and ask questions.
I finished up having to make story-boards for it because I got sick of repeating myself over and over ad nauseam.
I'll bet a vette gets looks when it's powered by a Cummins! :LOL: Right Ryan ?
Yes, for sure. The first time we took it to Goodguys there were a lot of haters. It's funny though. The Vette guys hate it, and the non Vette guys love it. I should take a vid while we drive it into Goodguys in a couple weeks. It's pretty funny listening to people's comments as it drives by.Quote:
Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5
Sort of like my opinion (and others) on golf, biggest waste of pasture land ever devised.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
:lol::lol::lol::lol:
I hear you on that!Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
Every other ball game I can think of you whack/kick/throw a ball and some other fella runs after it.
In golf you whack a ball and then chase it yourself.
Where's the fun in that?
Yeah, not much of a golf fan myself. I'm all about Cardinal baseball but it's been tough to be a fan lately.