1970 Chevelle Tube Chassis Turbo Build
02-25-2010, 10:34 AM
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Checked the front end fitment
The one thing I really didn't want to screw up was the fender
2 things have always bugged me about this car. The terrible wiring, and the firewall. So I cut both out.
Those are just wires going to 3 mechanical guages. WTF?
Made a new firewall. In comparison the old one looks like swiss cheese.
Did a bunch of the fuel system
The one thing I really didn't want to screw up was the fender
2 things have always bugged me about this car. The terrible wiring, and the firewall. So I cut both out.
Those are just wires going to 3 mechanical guages. WTF?
Made a new firewall. In comparison the old one looks like swiss cheese.
Did a bunch of the fuel system
02-25-2010, 05:35 PM
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Usually I'm working by myself. I have some help when my brother is home from school on the weekends. I work on it most days when there isn't farm work to do, which there isn't a lot right now being winter.
02-25-2010, 06:58 PM
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Awesome build btw...
04-19-2010, 12:50 AM
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As an update, after doing a bunch of work, mostly wiring, I got this up and driving about a month ago. But it seemed to be burning a bit of oil. So I pulled the whole thing apart, and think i traced the oil to very poor vavle seals and unsealed rocker arm studs. Figured while it's out might as well put rings in it so i know what I have is good and found 2 broken top rings in the process. So I'm currently sitting waiting for parts.
08-23-2010, 10:46 AM
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Haven't updated this in a while, so here's some. Had the car running 9.60s but wasn't real happy with the power it was making. So I ordered a Virginia Speed cam and swaped it and re-dynoed. It picked up 140 hp and 215 ft-lbs (athough we did add a bunch more timing too). On the weekend it went a 8.78 @ 157.58
Here is the video from thursday's dyno session
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3fVMhKtUGc
And here is the 8.78 from saturday. For reference the mustang ran an 11.42
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcfDC3U8zo8
Here is the video from thursday's dyno session
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3fVMhKtUGc
And here is the 8.78 from saturday. For reference the mustang ran an 11.42
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcfDC3U8zo8
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08-23-2010, 02:22 PM
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http://www.pbase.com/nitroimage/image/126070638
26 Degrees timing on C16, Its a VTC 2 cam 23x/22x