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> One more time..... new motor is in! #3, and other mods
firehawkclone
post Jul 2 2006, 03:51 PM
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Well the rebuilt short block is in (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It's never easy, but this time it was insane! I was working alot just to pay for this (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Plus pulling everything apart and putting it all back together a few hours every night and the weekends in 95 to 110+ deg heat.



There are some people I gotta thank first of all.....

My wife..... just kidding (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif)

Vic over at Performance Speed & Machine for not butt raping me (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif) on the short block!

AndyJ for sending me some stuff I needed badly (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

SteveD at Prostop Performance for going WAY out of his way to get me some brake line's (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banana.gif)

Tony Guaglione at Hiline motorsports and Carbotech for rushing(making) a set of pads to me (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

And everybody here (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/hail.gif) I have been using the search option alot!


Here are some pics of this round of mods

The motor, notting special..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/7de9211d.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/53f1cb75.jpg

Modified water pump
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/ee3f0185.jpg

Oil recovery/ HVAC removed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/DSC01079.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/DSC01080.jpg

996 setup
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/2fb78ada.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/DSC01081.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/DSC01084.jpg

Some stuff to make it a little safer on track!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/DSC01102.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/fir...ne/1fc94db3.jpg

Now I have to get out there and do the alignment........ AND wash the bird, truck, and RV, cut the lawns, and start to pack everything for next weekend!

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trackbird
post Jul 3 2006, 03:35 PM
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My hose story:

Long ago, I was crewing on a race car for a friend (at Watkins Glen). The vent line from the fuel cell was braided line..... So I thought. What I didn't see was the fact that it was coupled to clear "hose" as it ran up to the rear package shelf area. Eventually, that clear hose (with no clamp) came loose and the vent line started "flopping around" and spewing fuel all over the trunk. Since this was a race car, it wasn't exactly fluid-tight and the fuel soon leaked out and wound up all over the rear wheel. This eventually resulted in a spin that sheared the distributor gear off (when the motor spun backwards). This left the car in the middle of the track, facing traffic and unable to start or move. No damage was done, but a hose clamp (or the right line) would have prevented the whole incident.
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firehawkclone   One more time..... new motor is in! #3   Jul 2 2006, 03:51 PM
maddrtwinkletoes   Congratulations .. I hope the 3rd time's the c...   Jul 2 2006, 05:33 PM
firehawkclone   QUOTE (maddrtwinkletoes @ Jul 2 2006, 12...   Jul 2 2006, 08:00 PM
Blainefab   QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Jul 2 2006, 03:00 ...   Jul 3 2006, 05:39 PM
Rob Hood   I would put clamps around the oil recovery hose. ...   Jul 3 2006, 06:03 AM
firehawkclone   QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Jul 3 2006, 01:03 AM) I...   Jul 3 2006, 01:59 PM
trackbird   My hose story: Long ago, I was crewing on a race ...   Jul 3 2006, 03:35 PM
John_D.   That is the biggest mirror I've ever seen...   Jul 3 2006, 03:40 PM
rmackintosh   Good deal! What water pump mod did you do?   Jul 3 2006, 05:41 PM
firehawkclone   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 3 2006, 10:35 AM) ...   Jul 3 2006, 08:32 PM

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