Man, I need to find me one of those Explorers
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Man, I need to find me one of those Explorers
Pull and pay! Got this one for like $250 hahahaha!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 5.0calypso93lx
Since this one is still together and running (minus a decent tune), I will be leaving it alone for the year. The 347/TKO will be going in the Gould car once it comes back from getting the engine bay smoothed and painted.
I did order a 427 rotating assembly today from ZSR. Molnar crank, Molnar power adder billet rods, and custom Diamond pistons. This will get me started for next year. It will be topped off with a set of High ports once they become available again.
Took this one out for a cruise in down in Maysville Kentucky yesterday, Did real good with the trip. Left there and went to another cruise in at Seaman and then back home. Overall did pretty good.
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Nice!!! I had my blue car out a bunch the last few days also.
Nice! Man, it's been YEARS since I've been in Maysville, I used to pass through all the time on my way to Carlisle. If I EVER get mine driving I'll have to try to make it down that way.
Couldn't ask for any better weather really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Walter
You'll have to do that. They put one on a month there at the Maysville Brewing Company. They had some pretty good food also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kwik92GT
The drive was pretty nice as well. Went down to Ripley and took 52 along the river. 140 miles in the car and averaged 16.5 MPG's. Even beating on it a lot!
Strange rear brakes finally showed up and are on.
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Now all you need is an LS !!!
:lol::lol::lol:
I do need an LS and a turbo 400... But that's for one of the other projects that we have going on!Quote:
Originally Posted by k062693w
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Beautiful car(s)! I wasn’t a fan of reef blue until a buddy of mine got a reef blue notch and we started messing with it. It is a good color and fits these cars well.
Good luck with the build, I will have to make a point to check in here more often to see your progress!
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It grows on you once you see it. I was never a big fan of green other than Calypso before but I really like it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by SnailPony
Ive got a lot going on. Hopefully I starts making progress here soon with a couple of them. The Fairlane has taken the back burner for now due to everything else I have going on too.
7.3L Godzilla swap for that S10. Time to see some Ford power in bowtie vehicles.
I really like that s10.....
Yes!Quote:
Originally Posted by redfirepearlgt
Its a clean little truck from South Carolina. Eddie Roush was starting to build it then changed directions so we picked it up. Its my youngest boys truck and he wants to put an LS in it. Ive tried talking him into a Coyote for it but he is 19 and poor!
Swapped out the stock radiator and clutch fan for a cheap SVE radiator and a new "old" Proform fan that was on the shelf. Trying to get the timing figured out since the balancer didn't have any timing marks and I figured what the hell, might as well use this stuff I had laying here. And the old stock radiator had a small leak.
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Made a trip to Kilkare to see if I could get some 11.90's out of it. Came close... Went 12.05@116. 60ft was a horrible 1.88. Better than my last trip out which was a 12.43@109. Still need to get the tune figured out. Its supposed to be a nitrous tune so Im hoping that's whats holding it back. Ive yet to try it since the wiring for the nitrous kit looks horrible. Ill get that buttoned up here soon, a bottle filled and get back at it.
Has an oil leak now that I need to fix. Somehwere on the pan. Had to pack up early due to it.
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Nice! That'll be 11's for sure with that trap
It's doing pretty good I think for the amount of timing you are running right now, get that 60' sorted and it'll run 11s easy as it sits.
Nice. Love that color. Car is flying.
I think it has it in it as it sits, just think it should be a lot quicker.Quote:
Originally Posted by 5.0calypso93lx
More timing would pick it up I think. Need to get it back on the dyno and see what it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kwik92GT
Thanks Mike. I need to get with you sometime and get this thing tuned. Now that I have the timing set right. Its been a fun car so far. Ive probably put more miles on this one than any other Ive had.Quote:
Originally Posted by NXcoupe
Well, let's do it. Just get with me and we'll work it out.
Not much updates lately on this one. Just been driving it and enjoying it when I can.
I still have some decisions to make coming up here soon figuring out which car I want to build. I don't ever plan on getting rid of the red coupe so its still in the back of my mind.
My ZSR 427 rotating assembly is done and shipped. Should be here Monday. Took since May but its done! I did have to upgrade to the Molnar power adder plus rods from the regular power adder rods. So Molnar crank, power adder plus rods, and Diamond pistons. I have the Innovators West balancer, Moroso pan, oil pump, pick up, and timing cover here now. Zach has my cam in work so it will be here before long too with my timing set. Heads and intake will be ordered Monday. May step up and go with the 240 High ports instead of the 225's. Still not sure which intake I want to run. Toss up between the Holley Hi ram, Super Victor EFI, or the TFS box intake. Decisions, decisions!!!
Can’t wait to hear that fire up! Sounds like a monster!Quote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
That's gonna be a rowdy bitch. :cool1:Quote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
Hi-Ram with Tick Performance or Shearer Fab a/w intercooler would be sweet.
Ive been looking at the Shearer Fab and Hi Ram. That's most likely the way I will go. I ended up getting the 225 Highports. Probably be a month or so on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kwik92GT
Going to get with Barker's today to see about getting it all dropped off.
Cam came today.
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Starting to pile up! Once the heads show up, Ill drop it off to be built.
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Well now that I have nothing to put this in since I sold this car., Maybe Ill figure out what Im going to do soon.
I know its cheaper to buy a turn key car but I really don't need 3. I gave the oldest boy the Fairlane so that's one less to deal with. Still have the S10 that me and the youngest boy is going to build. That's another one for down the road...
Anyways, my heads finally shipped today. Rockers are following them. Down to just the intake which is still on back order. Go figure. Guess once the heads get here, Ill drop it off to Barkers and atleast have this ready if I ever pull my head out of my ass and figure out what Im doing.
Got an intake and goodies that'd be nice for that !!!
;) ;) ;)
9.5 deck intake?
Quote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
Could be with a different base !!! LOL
I think this one has already found a new home.
Car has. Now I have nothing to put the 427 in except for the coupe.Quote:
Originally Posted by NXcoupe
Holley Hi Ram intake finally showed up.
May just put all this into the Gould car eventually and put the 347 in the coupe. Still trying to figure out what Im doing.
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If you don’t figure it out dropping those parts off at my house would be perfectly fine,lol.
LOL, I have to do something to keep up with you and the brick! Probably still wont have enough!Quote:
Originally Posted by PKFIRE
Not really sure how fast the Volvo will end up being. You might beat me by your building experience. I still need to get all these parts to agree with eachother.Quote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
You'll do just fine! Once you start getting it sorted out, its gonna run good. It don't take much to make a LS fly.