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| scotty b |
 Aug 29 2011, 07:12 PM
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rust free you say ?  Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None  |
Jim dropped his car off to have me re-do the V8 ( 307 ) install he and Rod did a few years ago. This time around it will be getting the complete Renegade treatment, a new set of Dr. Sheas handi work. Elephant poly bronze bushings, sway bars, 108 c.v.'s. Some BIG ass sway away axles, and a lot of cleaning / detailing. I got started last friday pulling the engine and trans at the last minute before leaving for Matts party. Dr. Evil was going to do a quilie rebuild prior to the party's start. Once we opened up the box, the truth became known. Unfortunaely Jim's intermediate plate was shot. One of the worst Mikes has seen, so Mike took the stack back home to install a good plate, and do the gear swapping. I got to the shop today to find most of the area was tornm to shreds from Irene, so without power or water I couldn't do much other than tear the engine most of the way down. No way to get the flywheel ff until I have power back on so I can' mount it on an engine stand yet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I was in such a rush on friday I didn't get any pics of the whole car so you'll just have to deal with what I took today (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I must say, this car IMHO has the PERFECT amount of horsepower. Enought to smoke the tires for the redneck in all of us, BUT it is very controlable, and can take off from a dead stop without lighting the rubber up. BOLTS in a straight line and still hangs onto the apex like a 914 should and sounds like a mythological beast in heat. This is the best of both worlds (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) I am hooked (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Attached image(s)     
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scotty b Jim Kelly's V8 re-conversion Aug 29 2011, 07:12 PM
Andyrew 4 hrs is pretty decent, at 70mph average thats... ... Sep 21 2015, 02:06 PM jimkelly i just double checked the miles i drove on my last... Sep 21 2015, 03:03 PM jimkelly glasspacks coming out and magnaflows going in. kin... Sep 22 2015, 01:32 PM jimkelly magnaflows are in and NO MORE DRONE. you guys wer... Sep 22 2015, 07:32 PM okieflyr Who is this Masked Man? :welder: Sep 22 2015, 07:47 PM jimkelly rod, aka: root. he can tig like a madman these da... Sep 22 2015, 08:01 PM jimkelly today got steering wheel straight and tightened my... Sep 24 2015, 05:07 PM jimkelly hard to hear much improvement but believe me there... Sep 25 2015, 05:51 AM jimkelly speedo installed :) but I got a boots question. ... Sep 26 2015, 10:12 AM jimkelly found this. now I have to reread it a few times.
... Sep 26 2015, 07:44 PM jimkelly pic of knob I need to get.
pic of 914rubber insta... Sep 27 2015, 06:41 AM jimkelly turns out my shift linkage at firewall is loose. ... Sep 27 2015, 06:51 AM jimkelly put a speedo cable in and guage seemed to work fin... Sep 28 2015, 02:51 PM r_towle Get foleys firewall bushing and the ujoint that is... Sep 28 2015, 05:50 PM
jimkelly thanks :toke:
Get foleys firewall bushing and ... Sep 29 2015, 06:59 AM jimkelly well, i removed my rear sway bar and my car seems ... Oct 5 2015, 10:05 AM jimkelly i know that not many are doing sbc v8 conversions ... Oct 6 2015, 03:29 PM arkitect Jim,
Cool sbc build. I thought the face plant com... Oct 7 2015, 06:12 AM jimkelly my top issue now is that my alt belt is fluttering... Oct 8 2015, 08:24 PM JP3 Jim,
Did you get your speedometer fixed? I finall... Oct 10 2015, 07:00 AM bobo914 Hi Jim. Cool seeing an old school sbc build, don... Oct 10 2015, 09:21 AM jimkelly I have the store covers for those belts and think ... Oct 10 2015, 10:49 AM jimkelly well, I finally know what all the fuss is about SP... Oct 10 2015, 10:45 AM bobo914 It will be interesting to see if the tensioner sol... Oct 10 2015, 11:30 AM jimkelly this is the one I went with, $13.41 shipped. Oct 10 2015, 11:53 AM bobo914 Nice! Are you going to tension the back side ... Oct 10 2015, 12:09 PM jimkelly that is the plan. press on the flat of the lower b... Oct 10 2015, 02:55 PM jimkelly changed my oil, changed the filter, and put a 180 ... Oct 13 2015, 04:28 PM 76-914
changed my oil, changed the filter, and put a 180... Oct 13 2015, 05:21 PM Andyrew What is your fan switch supposed to cycle at? Oct 13 2015, 04:43 PM jimkelly it's a renegade radiator and it is activated b... Oct 13 2015, 05:44 PM Andyrew
it's a renegade radiator and it is activated ... Oct 13 2015, 07:50 PM timothy_nd28 Instead of using the aux input on the led controll... Oct 13 2015, 06:53 PM jimkelly until yesterday i did not have thermostat in my ca... Oct 14 2015, 08:03 AM jimkelly used the pickup today to take a washer, then a dry... Oct 15 2015, 07:38 AM Andyrew
used the pickup today to take a washer, then a dr... Oct 15 2015, 08:49 AM 76-914 So they didn't have a classification for a 914... Oct 15 2015, 08:44 AM jimkelly $7.50 is the minimum, if I had a pickup truck... Oct 15 2015, 09:29 AM 76-914 Washing machine motors can be used to make a nice ... Oct 15 2015, 09:36 AM arkitect
Washing machine motors can be used to make a nice... Oct 15 2015, 11:30 PM 76-914
Washing machine motors can be used to make a nic... Oct 17 2015, 08:17 AM jimkelly I am hesitant to stab it but will give it a go and... Oct 16 2015, 12:17 PM jimkelly added a temporary light so i can see when my fans ... Oct 19 2015, 09:40 AM jimkelly well, just took it for a test drive with the new t... Oct 20 2015, 06:46 PM jimkelly anyone know how much a 3rd muffler like this might... Oct 20 2015, 06:59 PM Andyrew Probably a good bit. The exhaust waves are going t... Oct 20 2015, 07:32 PM jimkelly that would be good because i still feel my car has... Oct 20 2015, 07:36 PM mepstein Download a speedo app to your phone. Plenty of fre... Oct 20 2015, 08:26 PM jimkelly I now have a whining noise from belt. far better ... Oct 21 2015, 10:30 AM bulitt Speed Metal installed this single dualin/dual out ... Oct 21 2015, 10:54 AM jimkelly that is real pretty. pls report back on quietness... Oct 21 2015, 10:58 AM BIGKAT_83 Speed metals exhaust system would double the value... Oct 21 2015, 01:15 PM jimkelly i hate nature :( Oct 28 2015, 10:55 AM jimkelly white doors off, red doors on. Nov 1 2015, 06:47 AM Andyrew Awesome technique BTW :) Nov 1 2015, 09:22 AM jimkelly this is getting ridiculous. I really need a pickup... Nov 1 2015, 04:43 PM bperry
this is getting ridiculous. I really need a picku... Nov 1 2015, 06:28 PM Andyrew That is nuts! I think I would have laid it on ... Nov 1 2015, 05:37 PM jimkelly drove 45 in a 55 all the way home. got it into pla... Nov 1 2015, 06:32 PM jimkelly too dang cold for my baby :) Nov 25 2015, 06:46 AM jimkelly crazed turn signal lenses gone, thanks to 914rubbe... Nov 26 2015, 08:12 AM jimkelly there must be a trick to the eye brow grommets and... Nov 27 2015, 09:47 AM jimkelly still waiting on radiator to arrive BUT rcvd my 1... Dec 1 2015, 01:29 PM Andyrew
still waiting on radiator to arrive BUT rcvd my 1... Dec 1 2015, 02:11 PM jimkelly drove my car the other night in the rain and my wi... Dec 1 2015, 09:12 PM 76-914 Jim, be careful with upsizing those fuses. The fus... Dec 2 2015, 10:02 AM jimkelly I will. I have this fuse panel on my dash feed vi... Dec 2 2015, 10:59 AM jimkelly still waiting on my celica radiator to arrive. my ... Dec 5 2015, 08:28 AM sixnotfour while waiting for the new rad, why not install som... Dec 5 2015, 09:31 AM mgp4591
while waiting for the new rad, why not install so... Dec 9 2015, 11:00 PM jimkelly that is nice. i really do need something like that... Dec 5 2015, 10:30 AM jimkelly my bad radiator thread..
http://www.914world.com/b... Dec 7 2015, 07:23 PM jimkelly my radiator arrived :)
and we started to fab up ... Dec 8 2015, 07:35 PM Andyrew Whats the green stuff made from? Dec 9 2015, 10:29 AM jimkelly company: smooth on
green product: ez brush
blue p... Dec 9 2015, 10:54 AM mepstein After mice chewed wires on my car after a winter s... Dec 9 2015, 11:22 AM jimkelly few more pics of progress.
end tabs (made from ang... Dec 9 2015, 04:13 PM Andyrew Those tacks look pretty cold, See if your welder b... Dec 9 2015, 04:43 PM jimkelly that's all me. i've taken over the weldin... Dec 9 2015, 04:45 PM jimkelly few more pics. not bragging BUT my welds are uniq... Dec 9 2015, 08:30 PM A&P Mech It's looking good. :) I am curious what made... Dec 9 2015, 10:01 PM jimkelly i'm cheap, and the best priced place only had ... Dec 9 2015, 10:10 PM jimkelly what site?
reusing all my renegade aluminum, work... Dec 10 2015, 06:59 AM mgp4591 The link to the Ebay site for a heater. Found some... Dec 10 2015, 12:59 PM jimkelly well, radiator is mostly in, using renegade's ... Dec 10 2015, 06:51 PM jimkelly stumbling block. the coolant spouts on radiator a... Dec 11 2015, 06:46 AM jimkelly guess i will just put a hose and plug on this? .4... Dec 11 2015, 08:11 AM Andyrew Why not tig the adapters to the radiator? Thats wh... Dec 11 2015, 08:23 AM jimkelly i canceled my order with jags that run ( for 2 tra... Dec 11 2015, 08:32 AM Andyrew Thus the exact reason I am welding on some 1 1/4... Dec 11 2015, 09:15 AM jimkelly that's nice.
remember that one radiator outlet... Dec 11 2015, 09:45 AM Andyrew Water typically flows down, so in our case I think... Dec 11 2015, 09:53 AM jimkelly i completely forgot i had these on my renegade rad... Dec 11 2015, 09:54 AM Andyrew Hah! Thats awesome. Simple solutions are simpl... Dec 11 2015, 11:07 AM jimkelly the green arrow is pointing towards the, inbound/h... Dec 11 2015, 12:09 PM Andyrew Correct. Thats what I would believe as well. Dec 11 2015, 12:29 PM jimkelly note: on the renegade system the wider 1.25" ... Dec 11 2015, 01:10 PM Andyrew Quote from RH's web site.
$120 RADIATO... Dec 11 2015, 01:15 PM BIGKAT_83 The larger hose is the suction side of the radiato... Dec 11 2015, 01:18 PM jimkelly so i will be having the (aluminum) 1.25 port welde... Dec 11 2015, 01:34 PM  |
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