I just picked up the Ubly Dragway 2024 race schedule at Autorama yesterday. Thought you'd wanna know.

Edited March 5, 20242 yr by Frosty

Justa waiting on more parts should’ve been done yesterday. Need to paint these heads get rid of the Edelbrock logo JB weld on some 96 numbers lol

 

Motor mount spacers installed. oil pan was real close to Hitting Center link.

Hard not to like the classic Moroso valve covers. Only way it could be better is if they were the anodized gold ones.

these fit and if i could find a way to hide the badging i would. Michelle doesnt want me to go stealth mode on the heads....

Hope your able to get er done for next weekend N the Dustoff.  Was Mazza's any help?

actually yes they gave me the pn i needed. autostoners by me will have it in the am. so i may get this done after all. i would hate to go to the dustoff in my Tundra. But if i have to i have to.

Is that your original timing cover?  Is it suppose to have a rope seal?  My V-6 does.  Can't remember on the 421. 

Well, new part went in perfectly

20 hours ago, Frosty said:

Hard not to like the classic Moroso valve covers. Only way it could be better is if they were the anodized gold ones.

That said I’m still partial to polished aluminum finned covers! But, that’s just me. Still love the chromed ones as well.

Closer every day god I’m getting old this sucked!

looking good Joe

So Joe - you gonna make it to the Dustoff?

Sure looks like you are trying to.

trying to make it Frosty! with all the setbacks im gonna be surprised to make it to the last show of the year.

I can’t wait to hear the stories Joe!

got the passenger side header in. drivers side is putting up a good fight. 5 hrs last night for 1 1/2 header install lol

That sounds about right. How many smokes and brewskis is that?

no drinking while on the job. smokes,a few and lots of cussing

8 hours ago, indymanjoe said:

no drinking while on the job. smokes,a few and lots of cussing

But are ya gonna make it?  Justa put Justa6 back to bed.  Shined up N ready for the 1st trip out of the driveway for 2024.

calling it a night. see ya in the am in my nissan rogue loaner car. 

On 6/5/2024 at 9:10 PM, indymanjoe said:

Closer every day god I’m getting old this sucked!

Hey! Watch the old people reference! Some of us have already shaken hands with it & now have a (limited) lifetime membership! 

Sorry ya missed the show, but better than finding one of the LIL prob's that go with the job and making it much worse that far from home.

i got alot done. still need to visit the drivers side header interference issues but if it was easy women and children would do this. LOL

21 hours ago, indymanjoe said:

i got alot done. still need to visit the drivers side header interference issues but if it was easy women and children would do this. LOL

Well; at least children!🫢 sorry, my bad!

On 6/7/2024 at 12:48 PM, indymanjoe said:

no drinking while on the job. smokes,a few and lots of cussing

Cursing was a given. I assume there were more than one Remy breaks too!

So lots of things have been sneaking up and kicking me in the balls. This was just one of them I could not for the life of me run decent cooling lines that didn’t look like a two-year-old did it so I ended up with Summit Racing flexible trans cooling lines couldn’t find them in black so I painted them With a rubberized truck bed coating. From the pics, you can see they snake up over the passenger side fender well out the back behind the AC evaporator and right to the trans looks very clean in my opinion and I am not a fan of braided hoses. I want everything to resemble stock.