Just another car guy, with some racing, fabrication and restoration experience, and a background in automotive engineering, research and engineering education, sharing some of my projects.
You've either got measurements or you've got an opinion - great perspective to take and I really appreciate the time taken to make this video - thank you!
Interesting hearing your buddy Jiminy in the background!! Apologies George. Don't hear someone complain often when a job goes more smoothly then expected. But I understand the dis-appointment nonetheless, Look forward to more. Be safe and stay well.
What was the carb and intake off of? Did you run the carb numbers? Jw. Also I gave your channel a mention on a fellow Canadian gear heads channel awhile back- Golds Garage.
Ahhh. I was wondering what application would have came with a “CA” secondary rod…. Seems odd that your 427 (I think) would be rich IF those rods came off a 73 turd 350 application.
maybe?? I would think once you’re into the secondaries- it’s drawing pretty hard no matter what. Keep up the cool videos. I still have at least two Qjets to build
If it doesn't break, try, try and try again!! Great video. Thanks for sharing. Lots of good memories for me of drag racing back in the mid-70s. Look forward to more. Be safe and stay well.
Some more great MofM footage. Follow 780 Speed & Custom. Watching you race the GTO reminds me of racing my old Chevelle. Launching a 4-speed properly is an art....in my opinion. The yard sale process you refer to is the 'beauty' of a drag and drive event. Would have been fun to do an event like this back when I had my Chevelle. Back in the day a friend of mine had access to to '69 New Yorker. We used to put 2 couples in the trunk, pump up the air bags, and pay for 2 couples to get 4 couples into the drive-in. I think we were the reason our local drive-in used to start checking the trunk when you paid your admission. Great memories. Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad to see you and the car made it back home in one piece. Look forward to finding out more about the noise in the GTO. Be safe and stay well.
Ive only built two sbc 350's my machinist did the new bolts and resizing. If i was installing new bearings and wanted to replace the rod bolts with new ones, would there be any alignment issues between the rod and cap? Or does the process of installing and torquing force the parts to align? Great demo and explanation. 👍
Some rods use dowels, but for most rods, the caps register on the bolts for alignment, so it's important to resize the rods with the new bolts at the correct torque.
When I switched from stock Toyota rod (stock torque) bolts to ARP (spec stretch) and what do you know the big ends had to be resized. Small price to pay for the added clamping force the stronger ARP bolts. Stock bottom end - why waste money on ARP?
There still could be a dimensional difference (thread friction could be different), but likely a lot less. But then you don't get the added clamping force advantage, so...
Good to see that your battery leads have been converted to top posts. I've done similar to mine, combining a shut off switch for convenience. The side post batteries are an unnecessary struggle in that tight space. Look forward to seeing more.
Cars... Building them, working on them, driving them, tuning them, drag racing them, breaking them, improving them, dragging them, breaking them, fixing them.... It's all interesting no matter the make. Keep doing what you want to do.
I do like the Mustang(s), but follow because all the topics are interesting. And the videos are always done well. Fond memories those '69 Vettes. First year of the new body style. Back when big=block and 4-speed was king. Older brother of my best friend owned one and it was a blast tearing around in it. Looked identical to yours. Look forward to more on this sweet ride. Be safe and stay well.
Geez mate, you have great taste! A Viva GT AND a C3 Corvette! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it, and great to see the Viva still lurking in the background.
Thank you for the video, it's very educational. Can you please tell me which clutch brand / model was used in the video? Can you please make a video going over the calculus portion? Are you available for consultation on clutch related subjects in the future, and if yes, what's the best method to reach out?
Pressure plate was a McLeod Soft Lok. Disc was Ram 4135. I'm not a clutch consultant, maybe contact Rob Youngblood at Advanced Clutches or talk to the manufacturers. The calculus is shown on the board at 16:45, if I made a detailed video about that I'd probably lose subscribers ;)
