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> Jim Kelly's V8 re-conversion
jimkelly
post Sep 8 2015, 05:32 AM
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wheels are steel. see u this weekend. thank you!


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post Sep 8 2015, 08:27 AM
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good news for me. car is now registered for 2 years (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

just upped the pressure in my tires, 45 rear (chevy 350 engine), 40 front, let's see is that eliminates the suspension wiggle I was feeling.

need to straighten steering wheel, way off.

what remains next...
replace e brake handle (bdstone)
install pass side front bumber grill (kevinw)
install vertical targa seals (924rubber)
cover hole in firewall (mepstein)
replace these 2 wire nuts for crimped on connectors (spades)

I think I am going to probably replace all my spring ring hose clamps with worm gear type for peace of mind. certainly not ease and quickness of disassembly.

from pic below I see that I inadvertently clamped fuel pump to bracket, pinching the fuel pump's wires between it and bracket. must fix this.


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post Sep 8 2015, 08:49 AM
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45 in the rear? That must be one soft sidewall...
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post Sep 8 2015, 08:54 AM
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I have not test driven it yet with new pressures. but at these pressures, when I push car side to side, by hand when standing next to it, I can still get it to move side to side, but less it appears. it is only a $70 tire with a tall sidewall 195x65x15.

her are the comparision videos - I do not see much of a difference : (

tires with 32 psi all around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aptbCK1rj6o


rear tires with 45 psi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7PVeN9Lwsg


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45 in the rear? That must be one soft sidewall...
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post Sep 8 2015, 09:03 AM
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I guess that makes sense. You need some tall tires to keep the v8 happy on the freeway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Sep 8 2015, 09:18 AM
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thus my next project is gonna be a suby conversion, matching engine tranny, can us all gears, can push rpms up high, fuel injection, modern shifting, and I can put some low profile tires. I will need a donor 5spd awd legacy 1995 or earlier as I want a non interference engine preferably.

but next up for v8 car is a quiet exhaust. I am NOW leaning magnaflows (due to above comments) starting right after the bend coming off the manifolds. then a s curve to get last foot or tow of exhaust pipe up higher, tight with under body. I may even put a second set of mufflers after axles, magnaflows before axles?


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post Sep 13 2015, 08:57 AM
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buttoning some stuff up. fuel pump and fuel hose clamps.

got a firewall piece and lugs bolts from - mepstein - thank you mark !!

got a nice front bumper grill from kevinw - thank you.

got a pair of vertical targa rubber from 914rubber - thanks mike - need to find me some soap to slip those bitches up a bit for install.

swapped out all my regular fuses for easy id fuses.

and because I was still seeing black shit in my fuel filters, I decided to replace all my rubber fuel lines, with new. problem should be gone now.

oh yeah, rcvd a new speedo cable from pelican. I ordered it before I realized I have 2 old ones, but then said, fuck, new would be nicer.

even after adding pressure to tires, rear is sloppy when driving. I assume my alignment is way off, and I assume a way off alignment could be the culprit for sloppy handling???

those lug bolts from mark are the first step towards my 1975 becoming a suby conversion. the V8 is a blast (literally) to drive, but it is far from being a precision instrument : )

i'll be using my gps as a temporary speedometer. but today I realized my power port was not powered, so wired it to my new fuse box.

oh yeah, 2500 rpm is about 60 mph, 2200 is about 50 mph, 2800 is about 65 mph.


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post Sep 14 2015, 07:52 AM
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drove it 3 hrs today : )


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post Sep 18 2015, 08:48 AM
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she is gonna be a little quieter tonight : )


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post Sep 18 2015, 09:01 AM
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What mufflers are those?
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post Sep 18 2015, 01:33 PM
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Brand:MagnaFlow
Manufacturer's Part Number: 13254
Part Type:Mufflers
Product Line:MagnaFlow XL 3 Chamber Mufflers
Summit Racing Part Number:MPE-13254
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post Sep 18 2015, 09:07 PM
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my first time with a car in a car show. and thanks to bdstone914 for sending me a nice ebrake handle assy : )

funny that I could not locate my 1975 ebrake handle, it turned out it (seeing what bruce sent me) was the one in my 1972 car, which broke. my 1972 ebrake must have been real crap. guess I will need a second ebrake assy for my 1975, to be subaruized soon, I hope.

I got 6 hours of drive time on the car and things are looking pretty good so far. gonna get to exhaust next week.

ebrake handle in : ) realized I did not have a hook to attach the spring to, need to weld a loop in.


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Jim,
Looks like you had a variety of company next to you, a rat rod (looks cool) and an older vette (classic). Glad to see you got the bugs out of it and driveable.

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send a picture of how the handle is supposed to go together. I don't have a spring in mine.
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pictured is my removed broken handle with bruce's spring on the very end.

when you press the button it is clear to feel that there is a spring internal to the mechanism BUT the spring I am referring to is the one that connects the equalizer to the firewall.


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QUOTE(jimkelly @ Sep 8 2015, 07:54 AM) *

I have not test driven it yet with new pressures. but at these pressures, when I push car side to side, by hand when standing next to it, I can still get it to move side to side, but less it appears. it is only a $70 tire with a tall sidewall 195x65x15.

her are the comparision videos - I do not see much of a difference : (

tires with 32 psi all around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aptbCK1rj6o


rear tires with 45 psi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7PVeN9Lwsg


QUOTE(Andyrew @ Sep 8 2015, 07:49 AM) *

45 in the rear? That must be one soft sidewall...



I hope you have looked at the max pressure on your $70 tire.
Pushing it past the max on your low end tire, you might find yourself wrapped around a pole. At times, being safety minded is better than being cheap. What is your life worth?
Good luck
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post Sep 20 2015, 02:43 PM
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max is 51 psi. I am hoping that tracking is much better after I get it professionally aligned and then I will take psi down a bit. the tires are DUNLOP, not a cheap brand, just a size that does not warrant a high price or much performance.
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nighttime timelapse

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Quite a long trip! Even a fuel stop in the middle!
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i was trying the gopro with its internal battery but the battery ran out of power about 1/2 way (1.5 hrs) into trip. next time i will power it via a usb port and cigarette lighter outlet. seems i can travel about 4 hrs at highway speeds on a full tank.
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