SuperBuickGuy
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and we have brakes!
SBG's C3
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SuperBuickGuy
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efi fuel pump
efi
one thing I should have done before is rebuild this carb... ah well, it's a holley, it's pretty simple to rebuild
a clean bench is an abomination
850 being used as a rag to keep crap out of the intake
pretty, shiney bits (after carb clean)
I wish I could put this closer to the tank but that's just not going to happen... fortunately, it's lower than the tank so once it's primed, it won't have to work that hard
efi
one thing I should have done before is rebuild this carb... ah well, it's a holley, it's pretty simple to rebuild
a clean bench is an abomination
850 being used as a rag to keep crap out of the intake
pretty, shiney bits (after carb clean)
I wish I could put this closer to the tank but that's just not going to happen... fortunately, it's lower than the tank so once it's primed, it won't have to work that hard
bobs77vet
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so that holley you have dissasembled is just the one sitting on top of the engine to cover the intake?
SuperBuickGuy
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no, I have a wall-full of carbs - that's an 850 that was the easiest to reach.... the rags were farther away - it was a lazy thing :surrender:
SuperBuickGuy
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almost like I know how to do this
yesterday I finished attaching it to the motor and doing the plumbing. Of course, I packaged up the EFI without taking the throttle pin off... anyway, tomorrow, wire the fuel pump and then set the pressure and float levels, then tune.....
I'm going to be 100% cocky - I think I won't have to change anything from my initial settings (70/78 jets, 12 power valves - 6.5 from 5.5 rear, silver spring on the vacuum canister)
yesterday I finished attaching it to the motor and doing the plumbing. Of course, I packaged up the EFI without taking the throttle pin off... anyway, tomorrow, wire the fuel pump and then set the pressure and float levels, then tune.....
I'm going to be 100% cocky - I think I won't have to change anything from my initial settings (70/78 jets, 12 power valves - 6.5 from 5.5 rear, silver spring on the vacuum canister)
mrvette
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Your bench is clean compared to mine......:smash::surrender:
SuperBuickGuy
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and it runs, again.... it's raining, so no test drives to see how I did...
bobs77vet
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looks good !!!
SuperBuickGuy
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and yep, things things scream Chinese...
because I simply must test the stock rod bolts... I'll add this to my Corvette on Sunday
the first, and most important test of aluminum heads is the sniff test. For those of you who don't have a bloodhound, I'm not sure how you adequately perform this
these things are amazing, for less than $600 delivered - notice, it's also drilled for either the Vortec or the old-style intake
for those who don't, I suggest shop slippers
the important red-filter test
These things are pretty nice. They have cheap springs on them, they aren't blended at all and there is a bit of casting flash - they aren't machined at all except what is required - which actually tells a good story about their casting process.... good grief, these things are good castings (no big divots anywhere or poor mold prep), 2.05 intake, heads. They use the vortec design, you can get with angle or straight plug, and have old-school valve cover bolt pattern (which is cool since I have finned valve covers I want to put on my C3). I'm really impressed. $579 on ebay.
I may, actually, pull the motor and put ARP rod bolts on the bottom end... naw. I just have to be careful and keep my 5500 rev limiter firmly in place.
because I simply must test the stock rod bolts... I'll add this to my Corvette on Sunday
the first, and most important test of aluminum heads is the sniff test. For those of you who don't have a bloodhound, I'm not sure how you adequately perform this
these things are amazing, for less than $600 delivered - notice, it's also drilled for either the Vortec or the old-style intake
for those who don't, I suggest shop slippers
the important red-filter test
These things are pretty nice. They have cheap springs on them, they aren't blended at all and there is a bit of casting flash - they aren't machined at all except what is required - which actually tells a good story about their casting process.... good grief, these things are good castings (no big divots anywhere or poor mold prep), 2.05 intake, heads. They use the vortec design, you can get with angle or straight plug, and have old-school valve cover bolt pattern (which is cool since I have finned valve covers I want to put on my C3). I'm really impressed. $579 on ebay.
I may, actually, pull the motor and put ARP rod bolts on the bottom end... naw. I just have to be careful and keep my 5500 rev limiter firmly in place.
bobs77vet
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those look nice, not all Chinese products are crap. this new global economy has lots of twists and turns to it, your shop mocassins remind me of my continuous yelling at the kids not to walk around our construction site with flip flops on.....well turns out my crocs didn't offer much protection when stepping on a roofing nail either....I pulled the nail out of my foot when no one was looking and we kept that one our little secret and started wearing boots
SuperBuickGuy
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I've worn OSHA approved, steel-toed flip flops; generally they go with the OSHA approved shorts.
I was in Dubai two years ago and we stopped in at an Ace Hardware just for kicks. They actually had steel toed sandals there! We have to wear steel toed boots, hard hats, etc out in the plant at work, so seeing this was pretty funny. Several contractors got sent away for wearing sandals to the plant. Maybe the steel toe ones might have worked... ;-)
Anyway, very interested in seeing how these heads work out for you. That's definitely dirt cheap. Never thought I'd see a pair of BRAND NEW aluminum SBC heads go for $579 a pair. Even if you have to replace the springs, which we often have to do anyway if we have a big cam, you're still ahead of the game.
Anyway, very interested in seeing how these heads work out for you. That's definitely dirt cheap. Never thought I'd see a pair of BRAND NEW aluminum SBC heads go for $579 a pair. Even if you have to replace the springs, which we often have to do anyway if we have a big cam, you're still ahead of the game.
SuperBuickGuy
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here it is with iron
boy, look at the poor maintenance there
apparently the new head picture didn't turn out... oh well, after dinner I'll finish this up and get pics
boy, look at the poor maintenance there
apparently the new head picture didn't turn out... oh well, after dinner I'll finish this up and get pics
SuperBuickGuy
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and the heads torqued down
and intake sitting on it to keep the crap out
and intake sitting on it to keep the crap out
bobs77vet
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seeing these pictures make me miss my SBC.....
SuperBuickGuy
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sbc in a MG? :idea:
bobs77vet
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that's too much of a cobra rip off
I thought of you when I took these pictures, 47 olds
I thought of you when I took these pictures, 47 olds
SuperBuickGuy
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still 
I did get a bit more done tonight, but I need to order the right intake gaskets... so it takes a couple more days, it's not suppose to be Corvette weather until July 5th....
cute thing, the stock gaskets don't fit because the alignment holes are a bit off
if I had an old-style intake, these gaskets would work
it is cool that they made them adaptable to either centerbolt heads or parameter bolt; and also, Vortec intakes....
and no, they are not going to stay red
I did get a bit more done tonight, but I need to order the right intake gaskets... so it takes a couple more days, it's not suppose to be Corvette weather until July 5th....
cute thing, the stock gaskets don't fit because the alignment holes are a bit off
if I had an old-style intake, these gaskets would work
it is cool that they made them adaptable to either centerbolt heads or parameter bolt; and also, Vortec intakes....
and no, they are not going to stay red
SuperBuickGuy
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it's alive (again)
SuperBuickGuy
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sooooo.... time for some maintenance... or, how to fix a clutch multiple times
land cruiser out of the way
2 9/16 wrenches, and a phillips driver on my drill gun
so I am selling the car, and I would have been sad to see this bellhousing go away since it's a BOP AND chevrolet bellhousing
not a SFI bellhousing, but it still will protect your legs if things go boom
so here's the issue - the corvette arm is on the top
the one on the bottom was what I was using - it hit the floorboard, thus not allowing the clutch to completely disengage
new bellhousing in place, but I needed to stop and think how I'm going to put the slave cylinder in place and whether or not I need to create a touch more room for the clutch arm (hits the bellhousing)
I'll finish it tomorrow night - then solve a gas smell and put a trim back on the passenger side... Regis got irritated at me because it was missing... he's such a slave driver :grin:
land cruiser out of the way
2 9/16 wrenches, and a phillips driver on my drill gun
so I am selling the car, and I would have been sad to see this bellhousing go away since it's a BOP AND chevrolet bellhousing
not a SFI bellhousing, but it still will protect your legs if things go boom
so here's the issue - the corvette arm is on the top
the one on the bottom was what I was using - it hit the floorboard, thus not allowing the clutch to completely disengage
new bellhousing in place, but I needed to stop and think how I'm going to put the slave cylinder in place and whether or not I need to create a touch more room for the clutch arm (hits the bellhousing)
I'll finish it tomorrow night - then solve a gas smell and put a trim back on the passenger side... Regis got irritated at me because it was missing... he's such a slave driver :grin: