I figured this would be as good a place as any on this forum. I have recieved help here and thought it would be a good place to show the finality of the project in this phase.
I still have plans to chop it and do some more customizing. I have another project I will be working on so this will just be my cruiser until it swaps places with the new project. You have to have one car running, while working on another, right?
Well, you can see the build up of the car here:
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It never would have been a reality without the hard work and patience of a friend showing me how to do it and giving his free time to do the stuff I couldn't do.
It has a
351W just starting to get miles on it. I have the overheating issue resolved for the winter, anyways. It bounces between 195-210 when driving and idling, so at least I know the cooling system works. I am trying to get miles on it so that when the Az heat arrives this summer, it won't be prone to puking its coolant in traffic.
Earlier this year the radiator top tank ballooned due to running a 16 lb rad cap. I had it repaired and now run it with an 8 lb cap, not ideal, but the old radiator wasn't happy with the higher pressure. I still need to build a shroud for it, as the mech fan I have only covers the bottom half of the tall radiator. I may step up to a custom aluminum one in time.
I still have some chrome to put on the car, but essentially, it is on the road and ready for its second life. Thanks to those on this forum who helped me when I had questions.
