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Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:34 pm

haha well here is my engine its very much so a work in progress but its tons better than what it looked like when i got it.
Its my first car so progress is slow i am going to build an engine for it this summer and paint the engine bay (i had removed the rust and used a paint that converted rust into black paint hence the weirdness)
Im so jealous of all these engines so clean and nice looking i wish mine was like this maybe then it would run better than 24s on the quarter mile ](*,)

Before

After

Ps yes i am aware that the exhaust is crooked but hey a 20 dollar exhaust is still 20 dollars haha its the extreme loudness that i have it for :twisted:
pss yeah fuel filter i got it at least mine has clamps on it

Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:36 pm

Stauffenberg wrote: haha well here is my engine its very much so a work in progress but its tons better than what it looked like when i got it and its my first car so progress is slow i plan tobuild an engine for it this summer and paint the engine bay (i had removed the rust and used a paint that converted rust into black paint hence the weirdness)
Before

After

Ps yes i am aware that the exhaust is crooked but hey a 20 dollar exhaust is still 20 dollars haha its the extreme loudness that i have it for :twisted:
pss yeah fuel filter i got it at least mine has clamps on it
That old air cleaner is prolly more effective than the new one.

Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:41 pm

haha yeah funny story about that i was at the bug in in colorado and had taken the bath off for the quarter mile(friend said i should do this?) so i put my oil bath on the ground then it was my turn for the quarter mile and as i drove from my spot i ran over my oil bath ](*,) yeah 2 dollars later and i still have to fix my oilbath haha

Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:20 pm

Anybody know what the two hoses from canister under passenger wheel hook up to. I have the top one hooked to the fan shroud and have no idea where the lower hose goes to. Pics would be great. I have a 79 SB vert that was FI and now has a carb :?:

Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:43 pm

79bugman wrote: Anybody know what the two hoses from canister under passenger wheel hook up to. I have the top one hooked to the fan shroud and have no idea where the lower hose goes to. Pics would be great. I have a 79 SB vert that was FI and now has a carb :?:

I think on mine it went to a vent on the gas tank. Mine was carb'ed from the beginning though...

Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:52 pm

Not cleaned up yet. Fuel Injected 75.

Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:24 pm

Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:20 pm

The latest phase ... it's just a driver. Something's missing though. #-o

Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:36 pm

i bet that oil filter makes a mess when u change it

Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:40 pm

lytnbug wrote: Something's missing though. #-o
The flux capacitor to take you back to 1989 when you're engine compartment would be considered awesome?
:lol: ... just kidding... it's pretty nice... minus the pink and the flames.
what's that empi thing sticking through the fan shroud? oil filter?

Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:46 pm

My 71 SB. Nothing special...

Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:48 pm

lytnbug wrote: The latest phase ... it's just a driver. Something's missing though. #-o

Whats missing?

a "velvet big daddy"

Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:09 pm

The most recent picture of mine.

Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:36 am

Buggin_74 wrote: i bet that oil filter makes a mess when u change it Nope. not a bit. Take one of the empty oil bottles and cut diagonal midway. Sticks right up under it and catches it all.
4Doora wrote: lytnbug wrote: Something's missing though. #-o
The flux capacitor to take you back to 1989 when you're engine compartment would be considered awesome?
:lol: ... just kidding... it's pretty nice... minus the pink and the flames.
what's that empi thing sticking through the fan shroud? oil filter? VF.. yes, oil filter, but just stuck one of the millions of stickers I have accrued on it. RE: pink. That's what happens when you order "fuscia" powder coat from Eastwood.
Still, nobody wins the "what's missing" award. DUH!

Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:57 am

johnnypan wrote: lytnbug wrote: The latest phase ... it's just a driver. Something's missing though. #-o

Whats missing?

a "velvet big daddy" Thank you very much. Your color chart is a bit off. But I have a suit just like that. But I need that HAT... really bad. And I used to use a cane just like that to prop the lid. Thanks again for the inspiration.

Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:43 am

Anyone notice how many fuel filters are STILL in the engine compartment?
:roll:

Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:58 am

That's how they came from the factory, right?

Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:23 pm

First brought it home:
The electric fuel pump was in the engine compartment and leaking :shock:

After a couple of months:

In the first pic the oil bath air filter had a wieghted flap that covered the
crank case vent. This caused the oil slinger to... well... sling oil out everywhere. After changing to the other air filter with the flap weighted open, no more mess. :D

I just picked this one up for a spare/build project:

Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:46 pm

[quote="lytnbug"][quote="johnnypan"][quote="lytnbug"]The latest phase ... it's just a driver. Something's missing though. #-o

not a mechanic by annny means but.. where is the coil?

Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:48 pm

[quote="mrquin"][quote="lytnbug"][quote="johnnypan"] lytnbug wrote: The latest phase ... it's just a driver. Something's missing though. #-o

not a mechanic by annny means but.. where is the coil? You have 25-50% of it. 5 points!