The end of the tail pipes are at a 45° angle, not a straight 90° out. I was thinking the last picture makes them look like the are 90's.
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The tailpipes are perfect.
Martin
Martin
I agree, looks good.
Unfortunately, that one didn't work. The recess in the booster doesn't have a large enough diameter. I'm going to get a booster for the same application as the aluminum master cylinder and swap that in too. I figured they probably went to a different booster, because it was an improvement. Mine is pretty thin compared to the newer booster.
I did find some hack work. When I took the mounting nuts off the master cylinder, I found larger nuts under them acting as spacers. When I tried to re-install the master, the nuts I had wouldn't thread on. I finally figured out they had used 3/8" nuts on 7/16" studs. I guess the nut spacers there there because they didn't want to thread the wrong size nuts on very far. I guess they didn't care if the master cylinder was bolted on very well. I mean it's only the brakes after all.
Update on the engine. Made it past the 1000 mile oil change and all is well.
After several tank fills I'm confident in saying fuel mileage has improved from about 11.25 to 13.3 mpg.
I think this morning I figured out the backfire on decel issue. I had been playing with the total advance and vacuum advance settings trying to get the most I could out of cruise timing. I backed off on both and it seems to have made the backfire go away. Also last week I verified base timing and it was a little high. I had set the timing on the engine stand but never double checked it after the engine was running. So technically there was a a couple more degrees of timing than the computer thought it was commanding.
After several tank fills I'm confident in saying fuel mileage has improved from about 11.25 to 13.3 mpg.
I think this morning I figured out the backfire on decel issue. I had been playing with the total advance and vacuum advance settings trying to get the most I could out of cruise timing. I backed off on both and it seems to have made the backfire go away. Also last week I verified base timing and it was a little high. I had set the timing on the engine stand but never double checked it after the engine was running. So technically there was a a couple more degrees of timing than the computer thought it was commanding.
Good news, get that OD trans with lockup converter and your mileage should improve even more.
Mine only backfires when I shift at 6200
I guess I got lucky and somebody swapped mine at some point. I doubt they changed in 74.
You could hook the lockup ground to an old floor mounted dimmer foot switch, that's exactly what you were talking about right?
With the way it was backfiring I was thinking there was no way in hell I could drag race it, it would have blown the muffler off when I let off the throttle.
I'm looking forward to that. I may try and do gear swap at the same time and put in some lower gears.
So far putting the correct nuts on the mounting studs has made a noticeable difference in how well it stops. But I do plan to get a newer model booster in the near future to get them both swapped.
After having a good time with my new engine I tried to burn it down in the drive thru last night!
I was sitting there waiting on my burger, 90° outside, AC blasting, and I happen to notice ECT is 246°! I'm stuck waiting and watching. It hung at 246° the entire time never changing so I think maybe the sensor is bad but still freaked out.
I think maybe it needs airflow but moving down the road doesn't change anything. I parked and found the fan belt off and shredded. I'm glad to have electric fans to run while I wait for Nicole to bring me a belt.
Once I got home I crawled under the truck and thankfully the tattle-tells are still stuck in the expansion plugs. I dodged a bullet thanks to the overkill cooling system I frequently complain about.
I had a meeting last night so I haven't had time to take a closer look at the belt situation. Don't know if it's an alignment thing or what. It was a new belt I installed just a couple weeks ago. Maybe it was a bad part? It's a Goodyear belt so I thought it would be quality.
I was sitting there waiting on my burger, 90° outside, AC blasting, and I happen to notice ECT is 246°! I'm stuck waiting and watching. It hung at 246° the entire time never changing so I think maybe the sensor is bad but still freaked out.
I think maybe it needs airflow but moving down the road doesn't change anything. I parked and found the fan belt off and shredded. I'm glad to have electric fans to run while I wait for Nicole to bring me a belt.
Once I got home I crawled under the truck and thankfully the tattle-tells are still stuck in the expansion plugs. I dodged a bullet thanks to the overkill cooling system I frequently complain about.
I had a meeting last night so I haven't had time to take a closer look at the belt situation. Don't know if it's an alignment thing or what. It was a new belt I installed just a couple weeks ago. Maybe it was a bad part? It's a Goodyear belt so I thought it would be quality.
I'd change your oil.
I’d look for a burr on a pulley as well as misalignment
For V belts I like Gates the best, for serpentine I like the Goodyear Gatorback.
I remember back in the teenage days we installed some cheap autozone belts on a 468 BBC with a good cam, headers, intake, 4 barrel, etc. You could install them, tension them, and then romp the throttle one time and they would fly off.
Put on some Gates V belts and they never did it again.
I remember back in the teenage days we installed some cheap autozone belts on a 468 BBC with a good cam, headers, intake, 4 barrel, etc. You could install them, tension them, and then romp the throttle one time and they would fly off.
Put on some Gates V belts and they never did it again.
I was pondering that.
The way the belt is damaged, it does kinda look like there could be a burr or something.
It kinda looks like the cords were getting plucked out.
I had Gates belts on there but the tensioner was threaded all the way out so I tried to find a belt that was just a tad shorter. If you look at the different manufacturers, they can vary a little. The Goodyear belt was about 1/4" shorter, so that's why I picked it. Ironically, I had to put an AutoZone belt on to get home.
I had been running 80 which is about 2800 RPM. I don't think it peaked over 4000 RPM at the shifts.
Belt alignment looks pretty good to me.
But I did notice this ding that I don't remember being there before.
I wonder if I could have knocked the crank pulley when I was dropping the engine in.
If it wasn't for that damn compressor, I'd look into doing a serpentine belt setup.
But I did notice this ding that I don't remember being there before.
I wonder if I could have knocked the crank pulley when I was dropping the engine in.
If it wasn't for that damn compressor, I'd look into doing a serpentine belt setup.
