New project

[z31]

Here it is. :icon_geek:

[63vette]

XJHEAD;260581 wrote:
Yep, all ready to go. Just went for a cruise. She gets to 180 real quick
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with or without the blades engaged?

sorry...but you had to see it coming....

KUBOTA ORANGE BABY!!!!

[XJHEAD]

63vette;260621 wrote:
with or without the blades engaged?

sorry...but you had to see it coming....

KUBOTA ORANGE BABY!!!!

That was without, only 165 engaged.

Anyways, got a little done. Glad I didn't open any beers while you guys were here, never would have gotten anything done.

Cobra bay

[zbrown]

how did everything look in the motor?? better or worse than you expected??

[63vette]

Wow, you did get a lot done!

[XJHEAD]

zbrown;260625 wrote:
how did everything look in the motor?? better or worse than you expected??

Only thing I thought was odd was the intake runners in the head had some tar-like sludge on the bottom of them. I think it may be too rich at part throttle cruising. It always felt like it wanted to stumble when cruising around. Besides that everything else looks good. I thought it would be a little cleaner on the valves. But not bad for what it has been through. 150+ dyno pulls, 40 or so passes last year and who knows how miles Andy put on it while it was down in SD. I always wondered why the back seat stunk.

[63vette]

valve timing was off a hair.

[63vette]

no avatar wtf???

ahhhhhh thats better..

[DaveH]

XJHEAD;260630 wrote:
Only thing I thought was odd was the intake runners in the head had some tar-like sludge on the bottom of them. I think it may be too rich at part throttle cruising. It always felt like it wanted to stumble when cruising around. Besides that everything else looks good. I thought it would be a little cleaner on the valves. But not bad for what it has been through. 150+ dyno pulls, 40 or so passes last year and who knows how miles Andy put on it while it was down in SD. I always wondered why the back seat stunk.

E98 will clean those valves right up. Mine looked cleaner after running all season than they did when I put them in.

[z31]

Here is the before picture. :icon_bigsmurf:

[XJHEAD]

Took about 40+ lbs out last night and today. Everything else is pretty much stripped already.

[XJHEAD]

Just weighed the car;
No engine
No Tranny
No Fuel
No turbo/exhaust

2025 lbs. should be right around 3100 lbs. when back together.

[DaveH]

XJHEAD;261772 wrote:
Just weighed the car;
No engine
No Tranny
No Fuel
No turbo/exhaust

2025 lbs. should be right around 3100 lbs. when back together.

So 3350 lb with driver?

[XJHEAD]

DaveH;261790 wrote:
So 3350 lb with driver?
Watcha trying to say???

3100 with driver

:ford: rulz this year................................

[63vette]

How much does your new bruno/lenco weigh?

[XJHEAD]

So yesterday I was putting in the mock-up motor into the car. Put the tranny back in too and saw this.

The K-member cross bar sits higher than my Cobra one. Leaves the pan just exposed. If I pull a DaveH it won't be pretty.

I pulled it out last night and today pulled the one out of the Cobra and put it in. Looks much better. Motor isn't all the way dropped in on the drivers side that is why it is a little crooked.

[63vette]

Whats the measurement of your crank c/l at ride height?

[z31]

Good idea. :icon_bigsmurf:

[XJHEAD]

63vette;261984 wrote:
Whats the measurement of your crank c/l at ride height?

I have it written down somewhere for the cobra. I won't be able to get you a number until I get everything installed and set my suspension up. My best guess would be somewhere around 17-18".

[63vette]

Being this is a lot lighter car you may want to lower that a couple inches if possible, or get really beefy wheelie bars.
You are getting it done though thats for sure. That thing ought to be running by next week.