Finally making more progress!!!!!

[lrjetmech]

Fired her up last night @ 2.a.m.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Started up on the second try.
Ran her @ 2000 rpm for 20 minutes, shut her down, changed the oil and filter, and fired her back up again! Man, does she sound good! Still gotta get the Edelbrock carb fine-tuned, but running good right out of the box as advertised. Still gonna play with the timing some as well. Will post some pics when I drive it over to the new house on Sunday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wes]

woot sweet nice feeling ain't it

[tazzman68]

Dang, looks sweet!

[lrjetmech]

woot sweet nice feeling ain't it

Yes, especially considering I had never torn one down this far before. My wife doesn't understand this, but some of you guys will-this partial rebuild is, at least to me, a validation of my ability as a mechanic. To be able to tear an engine down to the block, replace cam/lifters/timing set/get heads rebuilt/replace 2bbl manifold and carb with 4bbl/replace starter and all cables..... put it all back together......and get it to start right up with no leaks so far.....how many people except guys like us would even attempt to do it? My brother doesn't even change his own oil or plugs!!!!!

[MadMaxetc]

That is awsome that you got her back up and running!!

I remember my first Total Rebuild. I started it up at 10pm and I didn't go to bed till 10pm the next day. I was so STOKED!!

[wt4speed#2]

Hats off to you Robert , mines been apart for the better part of 18 mnths . Some days I just think it a fixture in the garage something else to walk around.
WTG

[lrjetmech]

Ok, truck all together now, here's before and after pics. Sincerely wanna thank everyone who helped me out in this endeavor-never would have made it this far had it not been for you guys! Feel like I can help some of the others now that I've been there, done that. Again, thanks! And as always:

The pics:

[lrjetmech]

More pics from out back at the new house: