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Harry Flashman said:
That's my car (Camaro) and I have a copy of that mag!
If you're throwing that away, may I please pay you to post it to me instead? I'll keep one whole magazine, and make a little book from the article from the spare. Mine looks in worse condition than your copy...
I was browsing old car mags on ebay and saw a familiar Camaro!If you're throwing that away, may I please pay you to post it to me instead? I'll keep one whole magazine, and make a little book from the article from the spare. Mine looks in worse condition than your copy...
BuyaDuster said:
ratrod 2 said:
BuyaDuster said:
Well things have moved on with the GT.
I have done the ride height, camber, castor and toe-in and it now drives nicely.
I also fitteda shroud to the fan, a new instrument voltage regulator, brake switch and front indicators.
She is starting first turn of the key and feels fit.
Might get a chance to fit new trunk seals this weekend.
It is almost a car now.
Do you ever sleep !!I have done the ride height, camber, castor and toe-in and it now drives nicely.
I also fitteda shroud to the fan, a new instrument voltage regulator, brake switch and front indicators.
She is starting first turn of the key and feels fit.
Might get a chance to fit new trunk seals this weekend.
It is almost a car now.
What I also did last week did was line my garage. Off topic a bit, but this is what I have really been doing (apart from work).
Lat summer I purchased a second hand Ebay building. The price was £12,000 included delivery.
I got someone to build the foundations for the stanchions and erect the frame, then do the floor. I put a planning application in for it too.
It measures 45ft by 30ft and I blocked up to 2m, then used the second hand cladding above.
I put a wood burner in, but the single skin roof made for a chilly winter. The building volume was too much, with 5m at the eaves and no insulation. Got really hot too.
So last week I found some, steels used for sliding doors and hung them from to a height of 2.7m. Then I found a company called Mighty who delivers precut .3mm x 800mm roofing sheets which I used as a ceiling and wall lining. I got about 500m of them for £1800.
It has taken me 2 days but now I have a more insulated building. They went up really quickly, I fixed them with TEK screws. The ceiling panels do not sag at all over 4.5m. I was worried about that.
Before
After
Thanks,
I didn't buy the insulated panels as I thought they would be too heavy for my frame and too expensive to purchase.
I have left some ventilation in the upper half of the building. I wouldn't say there was a breeze but air can move about and escape out if it gets too hot.
With the sun blazing it was definitely getting hot. Now with the sun blazing is is lovely and cool downstairs.
I was going to unroll some loft insulation on the ceiling before winter.
I wonder if its on offer at the moment?
I didn't buy the insulated panels as I thought they would be too heavy for my frame and too expensive to purchase.
I have left some ventilation in the upper half of the building. I wouldn't say there was a breeze but air can move about and escape out if it gets too hot.
With the sun blazing it was definitely getting hot. Now with the sun blazing is is lovely and cool downstairs.
I was going to unroll some loft insulation on the ceiling before winter.
I wonder if its on offer at the moment?
The yellow Superbird that was sold on "The Market" last week was at the Beaulieu American hot rod show on Sunday,
Looked a clean car ,there was another one alongside it but a manual also in yellow,think they came in together,
must have looked quite a site in convoy on the way to the show,
My god the show was rammed ,
Made a huge mistake and parked in front of the bumper cars followed by a convoy of black and white police cars
,around 15 of them
which parked opposite me,every 10 minutes or so they all put blue's and two's on ,
Had enough by 2 o'clock ,between the two of them my ears were ringing
Must remember not to park there again next year
Looked a clean car ,there was another one alongside it but a manual also in yellow,think they came in together,
must have looked quite a site in convoy on the way to the show,
My god the show was rammed ,
Made a huge mistake and parked in front of the bumper cars followed by a convoy of black and white police cars
,around 15 of them which parked opposite me,every 10 minutes or so they all put blue's and two's on ,
Had enough by 2 o'clock ,between the two of them my ears were ringing
Must remember not to park there again next year
ratrod 2 said:
The yellow Superbird that was sold on "The Market" last week was at the Beaulieu American hot rod show on Sunday,
Looked a clean car ,there was another one alongside it but a manual also in yellow,think they came in together,
must have looked quite a site in convoy on the way to the show,
I would think the yellow manual one, is the one that lives near me, so they either know each other, or have quickly made contact with each since the auction (via MMA perhaps?) Looked a clean car ,there was another one alongside it but a manual also in yellow,think they came in together,
must have looked quite a site in convoy on the way to the show,
As you say, bet that made a sight on the road down to Beaulieu
aeropilot said:
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Chaps, advice needed.
My old MSD box has failed, and I don't think I need it if I can fit an HEI kit? I only do road driving, so don't need the huge spark at high revs (I think).
If so, it doesnt look like a terrible job, so I thought i would have a go at it myself, as finding folk to do work is a pain as the car is stranded in the garage and I can't get it to anyone.
So, questions.
- which kit should I buy for a 427BB? Engine is pretty standard 1969 corvette but for Crane mild competition cam, 8 believe. I am guessing there is cheap Chinese rubbish, amd decent, reliable kit. Any pointers?
- i am a novice, but assume that all I have to do is fit the kit. No retuning of the carb will be necessary?
Sorry to ask newbie questions, but I would rather do that and learn, than pretend I know my stuff and get something wrong.
Pic of current distributor is below. I'd likely change all leads etc top, so again, any worthwhile upgrades?
My old MSD box has failed, and I don't think I need it if I can fit an HEI kit? I only do road driving, so don't need the huge spark at high revs (I think).
If so, it doesnt look like a terrible job, so I thought i would have a go at it myself, as finding folk to do work is a pain as the car is stranded in the garage and I can't get it to anyone.
So, questions.
- which kit should I buy for a 427BB? Engine is pretty standard 1969 corvette but for Crane mild competition cam, 8 believe. I am guessing there is cheap Chinese rubbish, amd decent, reliable kit. Any pointers?
- i am a novice, but assume that all I have to do is fit the kit. No retuning of the carb will be necessary?
Sorry to ask newbie questions, but I would rather do that and learn, than pretend I know my stuff and get something wrong.
Pic of current distributor is below. I'd likely change all leads etc top, so again, any worthwhile upgrades?
newsatten said:
Me thinks a simple MSD amplifier unit with about 4 connections would be a no brainer!
That s looks like a coil in cap dizzy,
So zero benefit in changing it ???
This is the kind of advice I want. I need to know what a "coil in cap" distributor is - I assume already HEI?That s looks like a coil in cap dizzy,
So zero benefit in changing it ???
Then why do I need anything at all - what does an MSD amplifier do? I mean, I assume that is what the faulty MSD 6AL i already have does - and that I'd rather junk/bypass to avoid having any electronics in the car at all.
I fitted (initially) my MSD6T ignition box perhaps 20 or so years ago - 'early' BB 427's had separate coil (than than later unit you've shown). MSD unit like this still rely on an external coil to operate - most people use MSD's high output Blaster 2 coil. The multi-spark feature only operates below 3000 rpm.......so, in fact its actually ideal for modified street driven cars that can possibly have gassing-up issues in traffic. You already seem to have 8mm silicon leads......they don't last for ever, so perhaps replace with like for like if in doubt. I've used an MSD tach drive dissy with vacuum can and fully adjustable advance curve.
Can't really help re. whether latest MSD digital ignition box is interchangeable - I would have thought that MSD will have a Q and A forum that will have some answers.
Is the MSD unit worth having? - yes I'd say so. Even when I had the more or less stock 427 engine the low speed flexibility of the engine was significantly improved. With stock ignition the car would pull in top gear comfortable from 1000 rpm (with an occasional misfire) which I thought was OK - with the MSD system installed it would pull 'clean' from 700 rpm in 4th (won't do that now with a cammed engine though - so 1050/1100 rpm which is still good)
Can't really help re. whether latest MSD digital ignition box is interchangeable - I would have thought that MSD will have a Q and A forum that will have some answers.
Is the MSD unit worth having? - yes I'd say so. Even when I had the more or less stock 427 engine the low speed flexibility of the engine was significantly improved. With stock ignition the car would pull in top gear comfortable from 1000 rpm (with an occasional misfire) which I thought was OK - with the MSD system installed it would pull 'clean' from 700 rpm in 4th (won't do that now with a cammed engine though - so 1050/1100 rpm which is still good)
Thanks guys. I thought the 6AL was for higher revs, not lower down. That's what the guy that worked on my car told me. When the MSD box was working, the car started easily even when stored for ages in the cold.
My issue is that the new MSD boxes are digital, so installation looks like a pain, and reviews of unreliability are rife. Ifi could just buy an MSD box that plugs i to the exusti g woring, i would - even just to get the car syarging again. I want something as simple as possible, that just works. Hence not hoing for EFi either, as the car is driven so rarely that reliability is preferable to ultimate fuelling prowess.
Rosco, I'm like you - preventative maintenamce/upgrades appeal, so a new ignition coil and HT leads seem like a good idea anyway. And why not a new distributor cap as well? All of this stuff dates back to 1994. Low mileage, sure, but old.
My issue is that the new MSD boxes are digital, so installation looks like a pain, and reviews of unreliability are rife. Ifi could just buy an MSD box that plugs i to the exusti g woring, i would - even just to get the car syarging again. I want something as simple as possible, that just works. Hence not hoing for EFi either, as the car is driven so rarely that reliability is preferable to ultimate fuelling prowess.
Rosco, I'm like you - preventative maintenamce/upgrades appeal, so a new ignition coil and HT leads seem like a good idea anyway. And why not a new distributor cap as well? All of this stuff dates back to 1994. Low mileage, sure, but old.
Harry Flashman said:
Thanks guys. I thought the 6AL was for higher revs, not lower down. That's what the guy that worked on my car told me. When the MSD box was working, the car started easily even when stored for ages in the cold.
My issue is that the new MSD boxes are digital, so installation looks like a pain, and reviews of unreliability are rife.
The Digtal issue is just extra functions, which other than rev limit you probably won't need to worry about.My issue is that the new MSD boxes are digital, so installation looks like a pain, and reviews of unreliability are rife.
This instal video on an old Mopar is quite comprehensive including fitted with HEI dizzy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApBu9BEMBfQ&t=...
Guys you know what it’s like when one pulls a dizzy,
Unless your right on it it’s very easy to move one position or more , if your properly familiar no problem but very easy to get into big trouble especially with the amount of leads etc
A ECU change would be virtually out and in
Changing zero, once energised we’re off,
And zero chance of timing issues or no oil pressure!!!
Unless your right on it it’s very easy to move one position or more , if your properly familiar no problem but very easy to get into big trouble especially with the amount of leads etc
A ECU change would be virtually out and in
Changing zero, once energised we’re off,
And zero chance of timing issues or no oil pressure!!!
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