Monthly Archives: August 2011

The paint cured enough to peel back the tape and see what it looks like. All my hard work taping paid off, as I didn’t find any unwanted overspray. The paint is by no means perfect, but I’m still quite … Continue reading →

The end of summer is fast approaching, so on to the next step. Painting. First the car was stripped back down removing everything that is feasible to remove. Then another round of final sanding and then into the makeshift paint … Continue reading →

It turned out there were 3 different leaks that plagued the startup/burn in. The first was transmission fluid from the cooling lines as mentioned previously. Tightening it down did not help, so I took that line off and bent the … Continue reading →

The day was finally here. After checking and double checking that I have hooked up everything correctly, it was time to fire the new engine for the first time. My buddy came over to help and we hauled the car … Continue reading →

I found a big problem while investigating why the front end sits too high. The coil springs were not in their perches. That meant more dissasembling and renting a spring compressor to re-seat everything. With that problem solved and the … Continue reading →

Between traveling and waiting for final parts to arrive, things are moving slowly. I can’t fire up the engine for the first time until the new gas tank sender unit arrives and the new tank is installed. That doesn’t mean … Continue reading →