fuel vapor lock issues solved, that fuel line routing I showed in the end of the last video solved my problem. Got the car nice and hot while running errands around town, and then hammered on it for a quick 0-90 pull from a stoplight. no more more heat related stumbling, loving it, can't wait to hit the track this weekend again.
went racing this last weekend, had some fun, didn't do too much to the car, here's a video of a sunset cruise on some country roads i took earlier doing some donuts ;-)
almost done with the hood patch. came out awsome and saved me from spending $400 on a new fiberglass hood....
on a sour note I blew up my ring and pinion... no fun. almost destroyed my posi too. so now i'm going down to 308 gears from the 331 gears i had. reason being is I'll later be swapping to a toploader 4 speed instead of the toplader 3 speed so the first 3 gears will be the same as me having the 3 speed with 3.42 gears and the 4th will be an awsome top speed gear of over 150...
the guy who i bought the 308 gears from burned me. however I bid on a set of 355 gears on a whim and won them for 25 bucks. not bad for richmond gears. they were used so i could see how some people would be sceptical of buying a used set of gears, but since they only had 500 miles on them i figured i might as well.
worked out very well for me. I bought a set of timken bearings and seals and rebuilt the rear with 355 gears for just over $100 ;-)
here's a 13 part series for anybody interested in detail on how to rebuild a GM 12 bolt rear and set up the gears properly in their driveway with minimal tools ;-)
first video is linked, its a playlist so if you open the video in you tube it'll play all 13 videos and you can get whatever info you need.
the guy who i bought the 308 gears from burned me. however I bid on a set of 355 gears on a whim and won them for 25 bucks. not bad for richmond gears. they were used so i could see how some people would be sceptical of buying a used set of gears, but since they only had 500 miles on them i figured i might as well.
worked out very well for me. I bought a set of timken bearings and seals and rebuilt the rear with 355 gears for just over $100 ;-)
here's a 13 part series for anybody interested in detail on how to rebuild a GM 12 bolt rear and set up the gears properly in their driveway with minimal tools ;-)
first video is linked, its a playlist so if you open the video in you tube it'll play all 13 videos and you can get whatever info you need.
yup, $43 shipped for name brand richmond pro gears, lightly used. and a $77 timken 12 bolt setup kit... all name brand premium parts to go in the 12 bolt...
Kinda miss the the 331 gears, 355 is a little much, sure pulls hard but top end is nothing. Well, nothing compared to what 273 gears would be. Ran into some brit Paratroopers who are training here in the USA and took them out and showed them around. THEY LOVE American muscle cars, also had some guy blow by me at 110 like he was hot **** in his boss mustang... had no choice but to embarrass the living crap out of him.
Kinda miss the the 331 gears, 355 is a little much, sure pulls hard but top end is nothing. Well, nothing compared to what 273 gears would be. Ran into some brit Paratroopers who are training here in the USA and took them out and showed them around. THEY LOVE American muscle cars, also had some guy blow by me at 110 like he was hot **** in his boss mustang... had no choice but to embarrass the living crap out of him.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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