73 K20....crossmember time

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Some pics of the exhaust.

I'm happy with everything but the muffler may need some adjustment.

I have a turn down to add at the end as well. No hangers as of yet so it's slouching too.

 

[JoshHefnerX]

Wheres the video of it running?

 

[campfire]

Your tire is flat and you are yokeless. The egg-sorting machine is not impressed.

 

[Bent77]

Wheres the video of it running?

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Wheres the video of it running?

Possibly today!

Your tire is flat and you are yokeless. The egg-sorting machine is not impressed.

Haha the egg sorter is unmanned!

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Well I got her to turn over!

Fitech is lit up... charging the battery right now...adding a few more gallons of gas...jerry rigging a way to get the mosquito abatement smoke out of the garage. Purging the gas line then I think I'm ready to rock....

 

[skunked]

Squish bang!

 

[campfire]

'Bout time. Even my build has been moving faster than this one!

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

'Bout time. Even my build has been moving faster than this one!

The blistering to you 40 degree weather has slowed me down. The good news is I passed my classes and Ive lost some weight of my gullet. Now it's all build and more weight off gullet.

 

[campfire]

The blistering to you 40 degree weather has slowed me down. The good news is I passed my classes and Ive lost some weight of my gullet. Now it's all build and more weight off gullet.

Don't you have a garage?

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Don't you have a garage?

Yeah. Colder in there than outdoors! I did get the propane heater out last night so that made a world of difference

 

[campfire]

Yeah. Colder in there than outdoors! I did get the propane heater out last night so that made a world of difference

I have no pity. I've done a whole bunch of automotive work on street corners, in soggy pastures, gravel driveways, and all over the place. I was out there a few days ago at -8* draining and refilling my radiator (wasn't quite up to snuff for the incoming winter temps). Having a floor, walls, and roof make a huge difference, even if it isn't insulated.

A garage should be a year-round working environment in your region. The heater is just icing on the cake.

 

[campfire]

Oh, lights are a good thing, too. You should put in lots of them.

 

[campfire]

Congrats on finishing up the schooling. That should free up some time for fun stuff.

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Damnit. I have some more wiring issues. I guess this color to that color isn't quite right. The battery wasn't quite up to snuff either.

My issue is getting the ignition wire. Just need to pin it out either the key at the first click. I remembered to put oil in the trans...avoided burning out a set of bearings lol.

The fuel pump works and I purged the line.

So so close. Definitely will start this week.

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Not much to update but I've got the wiring all figured out. I have to clean up some wires but I love how clean it is already. Thank **** for leaving all that smog shit by the wayside.

 

[campfire]

Not much to update but I've got the wiring all figured out. I have to clean up some wires but I love how clean it is already. Thank **** for leaving all that smog shit by the wayside.

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Does it feel sacriligous to put an Edelbrock cleaner on top of the FItech system?

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Does it feel sacriligous to put an Edelbrock cleaner on top of the FItech system?

Yup. The shitty part is I screwed up the mounting surface trying to get it to fit into a spacer.


**Fwiw guys who are putting fitech on with hei you will need a 2 inch spacer for the air cleaner**

 

[ekajkrats]

Probably depends on intake too. I have smaller spacer below throttle body. Must mean the fitech is significantly shorter than the carbs it replaces.

 

[skunked]

depends on the air cleaner too.