V8 Chevy Rebuild

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One of the things I did last weekend was to make wooden templates of the brackets I needed to connect the engine mounts to the chassis. I dropped these off at a local workshop and picked up the brackets on Thursday, a quick coat of paint and they were ready to fit today. I'm pretty pleased with the outcome, it took a bit of fine tuning with the grinder and I needed to add a spacing plate on one side and they are now fitted. For the first time I have the engine self-supported, not a block of wood or trolley jack in sight, a good milestone!

I spoke this week to a few potential suppliers of made-to-measure manifolds, next step is to visit with the car to see what can be done.

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Engine now rebuilt and back in the car, new heads, new cam, electronic ignition, racing sump and a Holley. The dashboard needs to come out to get the dizzy cap on!

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It is a while since I updated. The Gilbern Chevy GT is now finished, now fitted with a 350, I don't know what it will put out but it should be enough. There have been a few bumps along the way, the first time I tried to start it the starter motor stripped teeth off the ring-gear and with that problem solved I took it to a track day only to find that the clutch plates would not separate. I should be able to put some test miles on it this week and I have it's debut race entry at Donington in a few weeks.

It has been a challenge and I'm sure there will still be a few to come!

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The week before, All Stars race on the 5th.