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03-24-2003, 01:54 AM | #1 |
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My beast is finally running! *PICS*
My car has been down since early December when my harmonic balancer broke and destroyed the bearings. After 1 month of the car sitting, and 2.5 months of labor, the car finally starts! I just have to button up a few odds and ends, and its ready for a test drive!
I got rid of my old 308 block, due to lack of money. So I had a stock bottom end 302 built up. We installed a TFS Stage 1 cam and threw out the E-303. Everything else is pretty much the same, except for a very expensive Ford Racing balancer, a high volume oil pump drive shaft, and a MSD distributor. The water pump had to be shaved to clearance the Ford Racing harmonic balancer. Ford claims a "slight modification is needed to the water pump BOLT." BAH!
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03-24-2003, 01:56 AM | #2 |
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03-24-2003, 01:59 AM | #3 |
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We had to make a custom fitting for the oil sender and oil feed for the blower. And a very happy Mike Starkey!
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03-24-2003, 05:41 AM | #4 |
He said Member...heh, heh
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Cool, man!! I'll bet that's a cool feeling!
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03-24-2003, 06:54 PM | #5 |
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Glad to see it is back together! When will we get to see some new videos ?
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03-24-2003, 07:35 PM | #6 |
It's a lot like a race car
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nice. Bet that's a great feeling
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03-25-2003, 03:23 AM | #7 |
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sweet! Have you gotten it up and running yet? if so how do you like the TFS cam? Im thinking about using it for my 331 this summer
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03-25-2003, 04:05 AM | #8 |
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dang about time rebel, but i understand, money is hard to come by these day's, good luck man.
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03-25-2003, 03:08 PM | #9 |
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lookin good. Dont blow this one up!
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03-26-2003, 01:20 AM | #10 |
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Hethj, videos will be coming, soon, REAL soon.
Yeah it is a great feeling, but I have not worked on it since Sunday night, so I have not yet driven it. Thats going to be an even better feeling. I hope to sell it before I blow up this motor. So far the TFS cam sounds pretty good. The exhaust sounds a lot deeper from the front of the car, but sounds about the same from the rear. The new cam and new rings & pistson (higher compression) makes for a louder, more crisp sound. I can't wait to get on the throttle!
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03-26-2003, 01:12 PM | #11 |
motors done......woohooo
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i had to hack up my water pump with my pro-race balancer too, you'd think they would make them so you dont have to hack up your car.
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03-26-2003, 09:35 PM | #12 |
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If the marketing people were smart, they'd sell a high flow water pump that cleared larger racing balancers.
Hey! Somebody write that down and tell Ford Racing!
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03-26-2003, 10:19 PM | #13 |
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Man, I am really happy for you Rebel. Glad you got it running again. I remember the day when you told us the motor was screwed and now this news. Good to hear. Encouraging.
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