What state of disrepair is your DW entry in at this point?

[bulletproof]

on the 11:99 pass the 60' was 1.922 .on the 12:11 pass it was 1.716....

[BBR]

Sumsin's not right!!!

[CDMBill]

First question is what was the D/A? The density altitude not only effects peak power but mid rtnage torque especially and you'll see pretty big variations in 60 ft. with the same combination let alone one that has been changed up a bit.

For a two tenths better 60 ft to become a slower ET is n more than a bit unusual. I'm looking at that loss of 4 MPH and wondering about D/A and carb tune. What did the plugs say?

[CDMBill]

Hey Bill, I can't find the thread where I saw you say it but wondering which power windows you're gonna use in your car. I found some universal kits for under $100 on ebay but not sure how good those work. I already have pretty new regulators in the doors so not wanting to spend the $ on the replacement regulator style.

Its from Electric Life and is the Colibri kit (made in Italy?) I'll be installing it this weekend, along with the trans, converter and surge tank.

[Paul Whalen]

I have a blown 3 amp fuse somewhere in the FAST harness that I can't find. So I have no power to the computer. And the ^%@$ pats system won't reset. I'm with Beagle on the GT500 idea.....

[Dignlif]

Its from Electric Life and is the Colibri kit (made in Italy?) I'll be insatlling it this weekend, along with the trans, converter and surge tank.

Thanks Bill, great price for a uni kit from a good company.

[79camaro]

Getting the carb ready. I has been a long time since I ran one.

[MoparBilly]

Getting the carb ready. I has been a long time since I ran one.

Gatuitous photos of expensive parts being turned into shavings are always appreciated!!

[LAGNAF]

we dont need no stinking choke horns...

[ksj2]

True.And you need a helmet and to figure out your motor burp.LOL.

[MoparBilly]

Last night's photo: All suspension parts completely out of the car. I think I'm done removing parts finally, now my hillbilly rotisserie paint-job for the underneath, and engine compartment of the car can begin (4 XL jackstands, and me on my back with a bunch of rattle cans)!

[TheSilverBuick]

now my hillbilly rotisserie paint-job for the underneath, and engine compartment of the car can begin (4 XL jackstands, and me on my back with a bunch of rattle cans)!

APPROVED!

[tsanchez]

My connecting rods came in, ordered some valve covers. Now to take the crank in for some strokage

[Dignlif]

Finally making some progress in getting things back together. In an attempt to cool inside temps on the road, I installed some heat reflector from DEI that looks like it belongs in a taco truck. I also had the headers ceramic coated. That should reduce some of the radiant heat from the engine compartment.

taco-truck heat reflector. It turned into a bit of a patchwork 'cause of all the angles but should still improve conditions.


freshly coated headers - just looks like paint but supposed to be good for 2000*. We'll see if they discolor like the shiny silver coating on my 347 headers did.


Engine, headers, and trans all in and bolted together


New transcooler mounted and plumbed out back with a rock shield on top.

[CDMBill]

I feel better seeing everybody else with stuff all over the place. My garage looks like the proverbial bomb blast. I just fired mine today after redoing the front suspension, getting the trans rebuilt, changing the front brakes and changing the converter stall speed. Gotta TNT next week, NMCA True street race EOM.