Got my ‘57 out for its maiden voyage in almost 30 years! Engine runs like a top, Transmission shifts (it only has to do that once since it’s a “Glide”... LOL)... Hopefully completely...
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Got my ‘57 out for its maiden voyage in almost 30 years! Engine runs like a top, Transmission shifts (it only has to do that once since it’s a “Glide”... LOL)... Hopefully completely...
I raced in the Denton Waterworks Triathlon today. Had a GREAT time.
250m swim (using the 10 lanes in the natatorium 25m pool)
12 mike bike
5K run
There were approx 260 racers and I finished...
Uh oh.... new CMC car???
Michael and I got everything buttoned up on AI67 this morning. Just need the put it on the trailer Friday morning and get a bit of testing on Friday to hopefully dial-in the spring rates and shock...
and 3,000 replies... make mine 3001!
Copy that livery and Orange WILL be fast!! (either forwards or backwards, spinning... doesn't matter!!)
Picked up my heads today. Had some "peppered" spots on one of the heads where he engine ran lean a few rebuilds ago. Shaved it just enough to clean it up. Also ended up replacing all the intake...
A little late to post, but had the car on the dyno last Friday and laid down two really nice 350/370 "max power" pulls and snapped the crankshaft behind the fourth main journal on the third pull. It...
Car is loaded on the trailer and going to the dyno tomorrow for a few days of "love".
Great to see you still have the car Morgan!! Dust it off and come racing!!!
I never realized how much of a maintenance item they really are.
Saw this today... Seems pretty cool.
https://www.thetrackr.com
Email sent.. Enjoy.
Ran the chop saw yesterday and cut enough metal to make two carbon copies of Gary's tire rack. Next weekend I'll run the welder for about the same amount of time as the chop saw. This puppy will...
Took my driveshaft to be balanced and found it was "significantly bent" and required a new "tube" be installed. So, the cost of 41" of 3.5" 0.125" wall 6061-T6 plus cutting/welding/balancing is...
Found an interesting article/paper on rear diffusers.
http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~barbertj/CFD%20Training/References/Diffusers/Blevins.pdf
I'd get a AAA policy and fly up and bring it back...
Very cool Scott!! When does it arrive?
I had plenty of that yesterday too.
Forgot how much of a b$&@h setting up gears is... Ugh.
Ended up with a good pattern, 0.0075 backlash, and 24 in-lb pinion drag.
Just need to stab axles once I'm back at the shop.
Kevin, that's awesome!!
Happy Birthday Pranav! Hope you get home safe and then safely to NOLA.
I've leaned out the Driver's side bank twice, so the O2 is now in that bank.
It almost looks like it went lean and burned the piston/head and that resulted in a blown head gasket. I had that happen to me before.
Do you run an O2 in each bank?
And you STILL won... Cheating Mustangs...