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Glad to see you got the bugs worked out !!

HolySmokes! Nice combo Davey !

Nice job on the plumbing work on the carb, it looks really well done.

Gee... do ya think I could sneak that upgrade to the mods I've already done past da wife? Hmmmm...I'm thinking not...LOL.

Thanks Royce, the credit is all due to Eulan, the guy I found in KY who is doing the work, I'm just the idjut throwing money at it. Yes those are then GMPP valve covers..If memory serves, (it been almost 18 months now since I bought them), I got them at Summit.

Yeah! What he said!!

Bill, Those silver ones were Dougs Ceramic, that came out of a 67 Chevelle, unfortunately ...they were a no-go, as the number 2 tube on the P-side which on that particular style header runs almost next to the first tube rather than behind it, & it wouldn't clear the lower control arm. So... I had to change them and went with the Hooker Super Comp with 2 inch primaries....

I know...Hey maybe were on to something here...I'll chop the top off of here, put in a hinged windshield and make the worlds only 72 Chebby T-bucket !!

A few more pictures of some of the progress ... The interior is out now, and they are working on the wiring harness. But there's really not much to see there, it's an empty car but the old dash is still there so I'm not going to bore you with pictures of my old dirty carpet...LOL. The steering shaft is in now, as well as the power-steering lines, however, we had to order a new universal joint from Uni-Steer, looks like the last shop hammered on the old one? It was beat up pretty bad so we had to get a new one. You can see where it looks like they smacked it with a hammer or something below. The new joint showed up Friday but it isn't in yet, he's doing that, and plumbing the fuel lines and electric pump this weekend he said. And those Valve covers I was so worried about ....fit! There is 1 1/2 Inch clearance between the corner of the cover and the master cylinder.

Because: "we control the horizontal and the vertical...do not try to adjust your set"

Check your state laws, I remember reading somewhere that they were banned in a lot of places...

LOL...Just an observation....But only a dude born with drag racing in his blood can write a post after ripping off multiple 12 second passes and one sub 12 second pass and call it "Not good". Hang in there you'll work the bugs out...!!

Whew, for a second I was getting worried. I picked the Aeromotive set up just because of the reviews I read that said it was quite.. I wouldn't want the fuel pump noise to compete with the Pete Jackson Gear drive or Flow Masters...

Thank Ian & everyone, it looks like at least part of the system will have to be replaced, the intermediate pipes which were bent for the shorties style Hedmans ain't going to work with the New Hookers. Go figure!

Quote: 2012* "Caaaa-ray-zey Davey for President, because... politics just can't get any worse!!" *2012* Hooo-boy! Now that's some change we can believe in~! Where do I send my election fund contribution I wonder?

Thanks for the advice, I'll check into it.

Thanks Allan, Bills car and how those pipes run is exactly the reason I started mulling over this situation, I'm going to call TT and see what they can do for me.

Thanks Andreas, maybe something to consider for next year? I know it's far too late to do anything this year.

Just a question; are there any plans for a meet specific shirt? i.e. one that says "FGMCC Eastern meet", or "FGMCC Western Meet" or something along those lines?

Mheh, if it makes 600 HP I'm gonna kiss "Bugs" my Machinist...and trust me, that's a scary thought....

Missed this ..sorry Jake. Ball park figure I'm guesstimating 500 - 520 at the flywheel. Washing all my numbers through the Comp Cams simulator software came out to 540 roughly, but a lot of us have tinkered with that and think perhaps Comp is a little generous with the numbers it spits out. Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask this, does anyone have a Comp Cams installed AND a dyno run? It'd be interesting to see if the numbers the simulator is spitting out come close to what a real world motor has put out for numbers...

Allan, yes 2" primaries, and 3.5" at the collectors; they required modification to the flange for the power steering pump and one tube to fit. Thanks for to comments everyone!

Thanks, I'm hoping by the end of the month...as they say on the boob tube...stay tuned

I'm just a picture posting fool today !! Okay a little forward progress here, not much to report, things are moving a little slower right now but ...they are moving. The seats are now out and work is movig towards the electrical wiring and dash. Here's Pictures of new Power Steering pump, and 140 Amp Alternator, and you can see just the corner of the new Hooker Headers in the one picture installed: Carb and plumbing will be going in soon.

Tainted dog food, lead laced toys for kids, really ...what's not to like ?