Finally got the plug wires made up (the boots did NOT want to go on without a fight - I don't remember having problems like that with the race car - but this set, no matter how much silicone spray I used, they were very hard to get pushed onto the wires) - the headers were on just for fitment and routing and will come off before taking the motor to the dyno shop (they use their own headers).
Before stabbing the distributor I did spin the oil pump with my electric drill to make sure the motor had oil pressure.
I am having cataract surgery tomorrow so it won't be until early December that I will take it to dyno shop.
More to come later ...
Dave
-- Edited by davelacourse on Wednesday 2nd of December 2015 03:36:54 PM
Nice motor! What angle plug connectors did you use? I will be making mine up soon.
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65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
Nice motor! What angle plug connectors did you use? I will be making mine up soon.
Thanks, I have been working on it for a long time, taking my time and trying to do everything right.
Plug wires are 135 degree spark plug ends, Taylor 8mm, p.n. 70053. The plug ends are molded right into the wire, you cut them to length and push on the distributor ends, then crimping the brass connectors at the distributor end.
I really wanted nice clean wire routing so I used Moroso wire looms, p.n 72178. That set even includes a separator to use to keep #5 and #7 apart near the distributor. And a pair of 4-wire separators to use behind the rear of the valve covers.
Dave
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1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
The seperators really do the job justice! keen to see the dyno numbers!
-- Edited by koolconvertible on Tuesday 24th of November 2015 09:01:25 PM
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
Dave, real sweet looking big block. Good luck with the dyno as well as your cataract surgery. I had the surgery six years ago, now i can spot a fly a block away. Cheers. George
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1957 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe sedan restored 261 six
1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate wagon low mileage original 400 V-8
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Looking good there Dave. It might be video time. Would love to hear it roar. Good luck with the surgery. Amazing what they can do. I had a torn retina this summer and they just give you 50 spot welds with the laser and I was off on holidays driving the next day.
Not sure when it will be run, they have another BBC on their dyno now that they are having fuel injection problems with - the deal is, they will call when my 496 is hooked up, then I will go out there and they will run it through its paces. I will dig out the video cam and see if I can figure out how to use it.
Not sure about where you are, but here the dyno shops charge for everything, including their time to hook it up, and rental of their headers, etc. Can you save money by hooking it up yourself?
Not sure about where you are, but here the dyno shops charge for everything, including their time to hook it up, and rental of their headers, etc. Can you save money by hooking it up yourself?
SW Florida, USA is where I am.
Flat $500 for everything (hookup, break in, tuning, power pulls, etc.) only add-ons are if parts are needed (e.g. new gaskets for oil leaks or pushrod breakage). I expect no oil leaks (having primed the system on the engine stand) and pray for no breakage.
They have their own hookups for starter (I do not know just what it is but think it must be built into how they tie into the crank output since they did not want me to install the flywheel), fuel system (including carb feeds), water pump, throttle linkage and headers. BBC is of course one of their common motors so they have it all down pat. Package deal.
My old video cam suffered from battery leakage and is junk, so I ordered another one today, should be here before the Big Day.
Dave
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1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
Not sure when it will be run, they have another BBC on their dyno now that they are having fuel injection problems with - the deal is, they will call when my 496 is hooked up, then I will go out there and they will run it through its paces. I will dig out the video cam and see if I can figure out how to use it.
Dave
Where's the snow.......
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
