351W > 460 swap. Video! (9/13)

Video!

I redid the fuel line today, and flushed the cooling system.. I love watching rusty antifreeze/water flow up out of my radiator.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8356832450949720452&hl=en

And no, my car doesn't sound like a helicopter in person... I swear.. I can't explain that one.. must be the camera.  :-?

  I got lost some how for 2 weeks.My wife reconnected me tonite.I think you got alot done this month.Well I stripped my interior out this week end and found alot

So over the weekend I got a lot accomplished

Tranny cooler mounted with hard line from the radiator to the cooler, save for 1.5" of hose (cooler has barb ends). Came out nice.

Plug wires are sorted out and are run nicely (yes, this was a bigger deal than it sounds.  :oops: )

AEM wideband is working (car idles around 13:1 A/F ratio)

Fixed my exhaust leaks, either by welding up what was leaking, or permatex, in teh case of the collector gaskets.

Timing is at 13 deg

Electric fan controller works. Fans come on at 190, off at 180... car will idle with fans blowing full tilt at 178.

Filled the tranny... no leaks.

Ok, so it wasn't THAT productive of a weekend.

Things left to do.
Tighten exhaust hangars (once my tips arrive I can see how off the pipes are from each other)
see if playing with the mixture screws gets me anything.
Clamp the tranny lines together + to the rad support
Rebend the fuel filter-to-carb-inlet-line.. Mine had a nice kickup to it under the radiator hose, that basically reduced the outlet size by 50%  :roll:
See if I can make a small skip go away. I'm thinking it might actually have been because one of the headers leaked at the collector gasket for about 1" of the circumference of the gasket, but we'll see.

I should probably pop the valve covers and check the rockers to see if they are still tight, etc.

Oh yah.. drain the radiator and flush the whole thing.. The water has a lovely brown appearance.. I never drained the block when the car sat.  :oops:

It's really just button up some minor things, then I can actually drive it..

I did move it this past Saturday... 25 feet in the driveway.. with no brakes (unrelated story).. so I didn't try anything in the driveway, heh.

For a shameless pic.. who knew that K&N filters fade in sunlight?

Yuck. I really hope the alignment of my pushrods is somewhat ok.. It's not perfect, but close. There was a guy on the 460 forum with an overbuilt 545 with the same cam I'm running now.. He built it for his truck.. engine pulled like 500 hp @ 5000 and 600.. on the downward slope of the torque curve, from 2000 - 4000.. That'd be good enough for a reliable mid 12 second run with some traction, and be streetable enough to drive cross country if the owner so chose. lol.  

I want something both bullet proof, reliable, and relatively low maintenance.

 

This right now can be my 'starter' engine. :-) I'll post a video once I get the exhaust leaks sorted out (stupid aluminum gaskets)

Jim, Yes.. The issue was that gear lash as people were saying on the 460 forum. I took the starter, slotted the unthreaded hole, and machined off (well, angle grinder) half of teh 'seat' on the starter flange, so I could  have some adjustment. Now it's perfect, or at least, a million times better than before, and no more grinding.

A month since my last update..
 :roll:

Exhaust is done.. Just need to spray it with some BBQ grill paint and bolt it back up.
Parts are
3" Jegs X pipe
3" > 2.5" flowmaster reducer cones
2.5" Borla ProXS mufflers
2.5" Flowmaster "UFit" Kit.. I had to cut and weld it all.

I put flanges after the mufflers, so I can drop the center section if I need to drop a tranny.. or want to run cutouts .

Not bad for my first attempt at this sort of thing.

Steve, NASCAR uses "oval" pipe for ground clearance.. that help?

Well, Lots done, I guess.
Carb is on, throttle is hooked up.. Kickdown is not. I hooked up the fuel line and gauge setup I got. Still need to go from there to the filter to the pump.

I changed my cracked dizzy cap (Summit makes a clear one. That was a $40 mistake).
I installed my PA performance 3g alternator kit, as well as the 3g alternator I got from FordFuelInjection.com

My alternator was dynoed, it came with a sheet, LOL.

I wired up a relay for the ignition, and hid it behind the battery.
I also mounted a fuse panel (I think it's actually a fuse block from my father's 57 Chevy) in a small Radio Shack project box. This box has fuses for the fan, ign, and will have some for the headlights.

I still need to wire loom the wires... but man, I discovered velcro zip ties from Radio Shack (my mother got me some, long story).

In other news.. my Flexalite fan VSC controller is JUNK!. I bought this 5 years ago, it worked when I parked the car.. now whenever power is applied to that board, the fan turns on! WTF! I found out that FAL redesigned the board... 3 years ago. I emailed em, hoping they'll cut me a break. This is rediculous.

My air cleaner may JUST BARELY clear the hood.. I hope. I wanted to run the stock cleaner sealed to the hoodscoop.. We'll see when the hood is on.

So.. here's the messy engine bay.  :lol:

   I like the air breather too !!  $2.99 at any ace hardware store rite  !

Is that the transducer cover on top of the Carb? Or the flux capcitor? LOL !  Looking good though. Hey i just scored some closed chamber heads for my Torino with Boss 351 stainless steel valves and some other goodies. Now I will order my 392 stroker kit! Gary

Is the battery box leaf a factory option, or did you install that as an aftermarket piece?

Meh, not much done today. The nose is "loosely" on.. I'll leave it like this until the hood is on, then I can line up the panels. I also POR15'd a bunch of the front brackets on the rad support... and my hands. 

And yes, my car is powered by a Mr Fusion. 

I don't know how you can wait until it's together to try to fire it.

Well, it fits once it's in.. it's GETTING the header into place.

Jim, I pulled the engine with headers on from my Elite. The car had no steering linkage/wiper motor/brake booster.. It came out relatively easily.