commando1
Old Man with a Hat
My 4 speed. Your engine.
Boggles the mind what we could have done together with a NYB.
Boggles the mind what we could have done together with a NYB.
1978 NYB New Engine.....
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If they didn't move, you didn't race...lol.
65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
A vacuum can is good, a electric vacuum pump maybe better, hydroboost is really good. I would suggest a belt driven vacuum pump like some diesels use, but it wont work with your serpentine setup without major mod's
My 4 speed. Your engine.
Boggles the mind what we could have done together with a NYB.
That would of been very cool!
Way to go Bob... 
I hate to think about the builds yours will inspire, but this seems like perfection coming together after all your years of work on her.
I hate to think about the builds yours will inspire, but this seems like perfection coming together after all your years of work on her.
Way to go Bob...
I hate to think about the builds yours will inspire, but this seems like perfection coming together after all your years of work on her.
I will caution everyone to take a look at all of your rubber fuel hoses from the tank to the carb. I thought I was good to go but discovered that I some how missed the rubber fuel hose from the frame metal fuel line to the fuel pump. I had it on the lift and discovered that 40 year old piece of rubber hose was cracked and leaking. That would of sucked if it caught on fire and burned the blue beast down after all the work and money I have in her now.
After this project is over I just want to cruise and enjoy the car. Lighting up the tires will be a very rare event. I don't need to start a feud with the local police and then my vintage/historic plates come in to question. I am totally legal but if you are being a nuisance the cops can wreak havoc on your privilege of having those plates and no safety and exhaust inspections / emission tests.
I have only been on one short run so far and I haven't noticed any driveability issue with the 2400 B&M stall converter. She takes off fine from a dead stop. A 3:23 gear would make it a little more responsive.
This is a monster radiator. It took more than 4 gallons to fill her up!
MarPar
Meat Man with a Hat
Fix that damn hood ornament already!
Looks great, Bob. Glad you found that leaking fuel line. That would have absolutely disastrous.
65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
Monster radiator=Monster cooling. We want you cruising in comfort with the A/C going during those hot months
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
That looks awesome Bob, good job, hope it brings you long hours of happiness. That's what this is all about.
I hope we have a snow free winter so I can enjoy driving through the year.
Or head south...
Or head south...
Maybe for a roadtrip....
I have to live within a certain distance to Johns Hopkins Hospital to get health care treatment under my current military insurance plan. I presently live at that distance limit now. If I moved south I would be forced to get my health care treatment from a VA hospital. I'm not saying VA hospitals are bad..... but I have been to the Baltimore VA hospital for disability evaluations and F NO if I'll ever be going to a VA hospital for anything including a flu shot.
Ocala is nice in November...
Ocala is nice in November...
I am improving......
Instead of 5-6 medical appointments every week I'm down to 2-3 a week now. So it'll be awhile before I can start to really enjoy myself.
I've been trying to push appt's back and forth a few days so I can drive my Ram to Wisconsin for a few days before it snows. They already had frost this week.
After I'm 100% done with NYB engine project I'll have to drive it locally for awhile to make sure there isn't any problems. Maybe a couple of hundred mile trips around here to verify the dependability and make sure it's not going to overheat, lose spark, maintaining oil pressure, charging system working, power steering, etc. I have completely changed everything and will feel better if I get about 1000 incident free miles and a few oil changes before I start heading out on big runs.
celticwarlock
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