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| jimkelly |
  Sep 16 2013, 12:45 PM
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wiring my v8
and tell me what I have wrong or missing. my bad for never labeling the wires (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) distributor is msd 8360 but you guys are smart (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) and yes - I better connect that oil guage line or I will have a mess on my hands. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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jimkelly making some progress on my sbc 307 V8 car Sep 16 2013, 12:45 PM
3d914 IIRC the yellow wire goes to the positive side of ... Sep 16 2013, 01:01 PM jimkelly thank you - I am editing my collage as we go.
jim Sep 16 2013, 01:05 PM Spoke Page 5: Red wire from harness is 12V power to coil... Sep 16 2013, 02:13 PM jimkelly spoke
I am pretty sure my ignition switch was par... Sep 16 2013, 02:30 PM
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I am pretty sure my ignition switch was pa... Sep 17 2013, 04:15 AM chads74
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I am pretty sure my ignition switch was p... Sep 17 2013, 06:19 AM jimkelly spoke
image 6 - the blue wire loops around and co... Sep 16 2013, 07:31 PM Spoke
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image 6 - the blue wire loops around and c... Sep 17 2013, 06:49 AM dwillouby I dont use the relay board. You need a switched 12... Sep 17 2013, 06:42 AM jimkelly I was thinking that since it seems to be the only ... Sep 17 2013, 07:03 AM jimkelly finally going to put my crimper and heat shrink to... Sep 17 2013, 08:01 AM jimkelly starter, shift linkage, gear oil, coolant fill nec... Sep 20 2013, 12:45 PM 76-914 Jim, are you doing this and the Suby conversion or... Sep 20 2013, 02:19 PM jimkelly I simply want to get the 1972 V8 running and funct... Sep 20 2013, 03:24 PM jimkelly just goofing around, since I already have a bar th... Sep 21 2013, 08:34 AM zambezi yes they grind better and produce less heat. Easi... Sep 21 2013, 12:31 PM jimkelly engine bay shift rod done : )
40.75"
it is ... Sep 21 2013, 01:15 PM jimkelly some random pics Sep 22 2013, 11:22 AM kg6dxn Your lower spring perch is upside down... :(
http... Sep 22 2013, 07:17 PM jimkelly thanks for that!!!
jim Sep 22 2013, 07:45 PM jimkelly don't be an idiot like me.
anyway, one flippe... Sep 23 2013, 07:41 AM 76-914 Is that a "red" ground wire? <_< Sep 23 2013, 03:04 PM jimkelly from the relay board to the body? yes. I will ch... Sep 25 2013, 09:27 AM jimkelly also - before, I had the pos from alt running to p... Sep 25 2013, 09:35 AM kg6dxn
also - before, I had the pos from alt running to ... Sep 25 2013, 09:01 PM jimkelly mike - I will get those wires buttoned up - thanks... Sep 26 2013, 09:34 AM jimkelly guess i'll run the coolant lines today. the 2... Sep 29 2013, 08:25 AM jimkelly well, not sure I like the relatively short 90 degr... Sep 29 2013, 03:14 PM bulitt I may have to get one of those 90's. Sep 29 2013, 06:33 PM jimkelly since the only electrical connector I have, that h... Sep 30 2013, 07:32 AM jimkelly rcvd the 90 degree tube today - looks good. Oct 2 2013, 09:18 AM andys Much nicer with that aluminum 90!
Andys Oct 2 2013, 09:26 AM speed metal army Hey Jim, weather pack electrical connectors are a ... Oct 2 2013, 10:05 PM jimkelly well, my car had a big gap, at top, between the dr... Oct 7 2013, 11:41 AM JRust Yeah the aluminum 90% was a good move. I didn... Oct 7 2013, 08:11 PM jimkelly well two issues.
I need to either come up with a ... Oct 9 2013, 01:12 PM JRust The big washer with the groove goes on the bottom ... Oct 9 2013, 03:17 PM jimkelly I have been searching and have yet to find a pic o... Oct 9 2013, 04:57 PM JRust
I have been searching and have yet to find a pic ... Oct 10 2013, 07:20 AM jimkelly instead of this jumble of parts, I am thinking of ... Oct 10 2013, 06:29 AM bulitt I'm thinking you will break your trans ears of... Oct 10 2013, 06:50 AM jimkelly for engine mounts, found washers that fit perfectl... Oct 10 2013, 07:34 AM Chris H. Hijack but this exhaust setup is AWESOME
That... Oct 10 2013, 09:43 AM jimkelly good point. behind trans is where the most space ... Oct 10 2013, 09:51 AM mittelmotor I like the 2-in/2-out approach as well. Keeps the ... Oct 10 2013, 01:22 PM jimkelly well, finally got a battery today. hooked it up, ... Oct 10 2013, 01:41 PM jimkelly hooked my fuel to gas but she backfires and pops. ... Oct 11 2013, 07:24 AM wndsrfr
hooked my fuel to gas but she backfires and pops.... Oct 11 2013, 07:53 AM DBCooper
or is this round mark at top of flywheel the tdc ... Oct 11 2013, 09:51 AM jimkelly firing order seems to be 18436572
but finding tdc ... Oct 11 2013, 08:22 AM jimkelly thanks guys, you've given me good guidance. dt... Oct 11 2013, 10:36 AM tooms351 Run a wire with allegator clips from starter selen... Oct 11 2013, 04:40 PM jimkelly I basically have the with my console - but will tr... Oct 11 2013, 05:52 PM DBCooper It looks like the number 1 wire goes up to the lef... Oct 11 2013, 04:42 PM jimkelly all the images i found have cylinders
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5-6... Oct 11 2013, 05:24 PM jimkelly db I could kiss you, right on the mouth. GREAT eye... Oct 11 2013, 06:09 PM Chris H.
db I could kiss you, right on the mouth.
Note ... Oct 12 2013, 12:02 PM jimkelly attached my throttle bracket and throttle cable, a... Oct 14 2013, 08:55 AM jimkelly set back. fuse box was in contact with block and ... Oct 16 2013, 02:10 PM Chris H. Whew you dodged a bullet on that one Jim. Check J... Oct 16 2013, 06:35 PM jimkelly I neglected the first rule - disconnect battery wh... Oct 16 2013, 06:49 PM bulitt
I neglected the first rule - disconnect battery w... Oct 18 2013, 04:22 PM jimkelly I thought I may have fried my coil or dist but tha... Oct 18 2013, 04:02 PM jimkelly price is right.
once this Bacardi wears off, I ca... Oct 18 2013, 04:28 PM jimkelly yesterday...
filled cooling system with water, spl... Oct 21 2013, 01:32 PM jimkelly plumbed to carb from firewall, pump and filter.
n... Oct 24 2013, 11:06 AM jimkelly next to install fuel tank and plug the return line... Oct 24 2013, 03:13 PM jimkelly got my fuel tank in and fuel pump wired. I need to... Oct 25 2013, 01:31 PM rhodyguy did you use the jumper wire from the engine relay ... Oct 26 2013, 07:48 AM jimkelly yes - like this.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/upl... Oct 26 2013, 07:52 AM kg6dxn
yes - like this.
As I ponder your symptoms... D... Oct 27 2013, 08:26 PM rhodyguy the only way to go and still utilize the stock cir... Oct 26 2013, 07:55 AM jimkelly I could have sworn my car started from key with th... Oct 27 2013, 07:16 AM Spoke
I still have 2 gremlins, drivers side parking lig... Oct 27 2013, 08:01 AM jimkelly I will check. I assume you mean both filaments in... Oct 27 2013, 08:36 AM jimkelly now I am seeing problems everywhere. I pulled a t... Oct 27 2013, 08:29 AM jimkelly spoke - just tested your directionals rewiring - w... Oct 27 2013, 09:11 AM jimkelly well - later tach won't do.
it only has one g... Oct 27 2013, 11:21 AM Spoke Yeah, I didn't like the later tach because of ... Oct 27 2013, 02:53 PM jimkelly pretty sure its plastic - but I will put it back i... Oct 27 2013, 03:44 PM jimkelly been off on a tangent with - spoke, dave darling, ... Nov 2 2013, 08:53 AM jimkelly ok - she started off the ign key and ran for some ... Nov 2 2013, 09:08 AM kg6dxn You should mount the fuel pump in the front of the... Nov 2 2013, 09:36 AM rhodyguy rotary pump? if you don't want to do the front... Nov 2 2013, 11:46 AM jimkelly I checked for a clog or other issue, gas all over ... Nov 2 2013, 02:46 PM bulitt Obvious Question Jim- do you have gas in the tank? Nov 2 2013, 07:47 PM jimkelly yes - about 3 gallons - and it spills out if I dis... Nov 3 2013, 06:29 AM jimkelly dropped ground, but still no good.
put car back o... Nov 4 2013, 01:23 PM mittelmotor Nice progress. I've heard the pumps are much b... Nov 4 2013, 05:17 PM jimkelly thanks. lots of pics for those few, that may be l... Nov 4 2013, 07:28 PM Mike Bellis The Permatex sealant is the best one I've ever... Nov 4 2013, 08:00 PM DBCooper I've used that stuff since I was a kid. Never... Nov 5 2013, 08:53 AM jimkelly thanks guys for the comments on the permatex produ... Nov 5 2013, 01:15 PM jimkelly pump in but will probably relocate fuel filter fur... Nov 7 2013, 11:26 AM rhodyguy filter pior to the pump? Nov 7 2013, 11:28 AM jimkelly its after pump. when I had pump higher, I had it ... Nov 7 2013, 11:36 AM jimkelly i had temporarily removed my rear sway bar so I ca... Nov 8 2013, 12:18 PM Mike Bellis From the pics, that looks like a very bad pump loc... Nov 8 2013, 08:29 PM jimkelly I too have smashed my share of hose straps but did... Nov 8 2013, 08:40 PM  |
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