Thread: My Rat Build

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Very nice work... Well done..

Thanks no limits.

I got the battery box built and installed today. Had to mount it on the frame rail due to the fact that if I put it on the firewall as planned I wouldn't be able to pull my dipstick from the tranny or the oil pan. And would also have to remove the battery any time I needed to change the spark plugs. So the frame rail was the most likely place. It sets the battery down low and clears everything now with short cables to the starter. A plus there.

Larry

Should work fine, Rat. Lower is always better, especially with something heavy like a battery! Your build up is coming along great, btw!!!!

Thanks Dave.

I got the driveshaft make last week and had a new pinion seal put in the rearend.

I am hoping I can test fire the engine in the next week or so to see what its going to need. I dont know if it need rebuilding or is good as is. Hopefully just some fresh paint, new oil and a tune up but wont know till I fire it up.

I had the tranny rebuild a couple of weeks ago and bought a new convertor also.

Alot of little things to do yet.

Wish me luck.

Larry

Looks great! Solid and versatile.

Well today was the day she came to life. Got her fired up and she runs good.

Will need to do a valve job and put in some new gaskets. Also will replace the cam and lifters in the near future.

But all in all the motor runs great.

Larry

Great going Larry! Congratulations. You're waaayy ahead of meee! Perley

Whooohoo congrat Larry! It's a great feeling,huh!

Congratulations! Always great to hear one fire up for the first time... Just wait 'til you drive it around the block for the first time! Heh, heh.

You're ahead of me now; I've been stalled on my roadster since last summer because of home improvement projects...

Its like that feeling when your first child was born, Now what do i do

Pulled the cam and lifters yesterday. Not so good. Cam is worn out and all the lifters but one are dished really back. Good new I was planning on replacing both anyway. Will do a freshen up on the vavles while I have it apart too. Got the tops of the pistons and blocked cleaned also.

Piston tops look good; looks like there weren't any detonation problems. I saw you had it running; that's great! Did you take it down the road yet?

I only wish.....LOL No, its a long ways from that yet.

I just wanted to get the motor running to see if I was going have to rebuild it or just do a cam change. The bottom end sounds good and the piston walls show no wear to be worried over. So a valve job and cam kits is in store for the near future. Still got to run the brake lines, wiring...etc.
Then blow it back apart and get some paint on it. Got to be inspected for vin and title also.
Tons to do.

Larry

Yeah, I guess brake lines would be nice for the maiden voyage.

Great mind do think alike.

Too late to play Fred Flintstone, already got the floors in now dang it...