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Offline 38flattie

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1185 on: May 15, 2012, 07:40:41 PM »
Consider it broached-I heard beer!

Thanks Glen-see you Thursday! :cheers:
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1186 on: May 28, 2012, 01:04:10 AM »
Whats the latest Buddy???
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1187 on: May 31, 2012, 08:53:04 PM »
Buddy,
I know you have been burning the old candle at both ends with a blow torch! but what is the status of the Cad and your car after your trip to So. Cal???

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1188 on: June 01, 2012, 08:35:56 AM »
Wayno and I had a BLAST at El Mirage. I hooked up with Sparky, and he sent a large car package home for the winter redo of the FlatCad-Thanks Sparky!

I had to drive straight home from there, jump on a plane, and head to work.

I returned home yesterday, and I'm headed out to work on the car now. Rex, I have to send some pics off to Stu, so that he knows what the current setup is.
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1189 on: June 01, 2012, 09:30:39 AM »
Good to see that you made it home alright.  :cheers: Thanx for slowing down to 40 mph when you shoved me out at my house on the way by.  8-) It was definitely a good trip. Wayno
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1190 on: June 10, 2012, 05:44:07 PM »
I've been gone for a while, and I'm leaving for work again in a couple of days, but I thought I'd post a quick update!

I just finished a 1700 mile trip on the Harley, and spent a couple of days with the kids and grand kids-sure was refreshing!

Thom came over a couple of times, and we got the troublesome clutch working! Thom took the tranny x-member home, and welded up the necessary changes-Thanks Thom!!!!

I've been thinking about adding a second idler, and this morning I did what I knew needed done, so I tore into the FlatCad.  I have the parts marked and boxed up, to ship out to Pops29 in the morning. Pops always does such great work-the tranny shifter mount he did fit like a glove! Thanks again, Don!
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1191 on: June 24, 2012, 06:14:33 PM »
Uh whats the latest Buddy????
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1192 on: June 24, 2012, 07:40:00 PM »
Quote from: Roseville Carl on June 24, 2012, 06:14:33 PM
Uh whats the latest Buddy????

Hey - Yeah - it's been kinda quiet in Cadiville.
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1193 on: July 03, 2012, 01:06:18 PM »
I've been sidetracked, and pretty quite lately, so I thought I'd post an update.

I replaced some of the head studs, so that I could mount the blower restraint tabs. Unfortunately, the restrains are too tight. It looks as if I'll need to turn them around, so that they point towards the top of the block, and not the bottom. This means a couple of hours with a grinder, grinding some of the fins down so that the tabs fit flush.

Other things left are:

Modifying the tranny tunnel for the new tranny

mounting the fuel tank and plumbing the fuel

mounting the new pulley system

plumbing all the water

plumbing the oil and filters

exhaust

fabbing a new push bar/parachute mount.
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1194 on: July 03, 2012, 04:11:31 PM »
Buddy, keep your nose to the grindstone and you will make it to Speed Week. Have a lot of fun out on the Salt.
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1195 on: July 03, 2012, 05:53:01 PM »
Quote from: 38flattie on July 03, 2012, 01:06:18 PM
I've been sidetracked, and pretty quite lately, so I thought I'd post an update.

I replaced some of the head studs, so that I could mount the blower restraint tabs. Unfortunately, the restrains are too tight. It looks as if I'll need to turn them around, so that they point towards the top of the block, and not the bottom. This means a couple of hours with a grinder, grinding some of the fins down so that the tabs fit flush.

Other things left are:

Modifying the tranny tunnel for the new tranny

mounting the fuel tank and plumbing the fuel

mounting the new pulley system

plumbing all the water

plumbing the oil and filters

exhaust

fabbing a new push bar/parachute mount.


You know how you were asking me for those photo's Buddy, well all I can say is you'd better be a Bonneville. This year they should come with words as well. It sounds like even though you're WOT the revs are dropping a little, it is those crappy little things that do your head in when you've come so far. Really looking forward to seeing the Chev with something pokin out o that hole....

One month. :cheers:
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1196 on: July 03, 2012, 07:47:07 PM »
Thanks Gary-we'll be there!

I read the car you were going to crew on won't make it. If you decide to go, a guy with your experience would always be welcome in our camp......

Dr Goggles, I did need a small break, but I'm motivated again! We'll be on the salt, giving it all we've got!
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1197 on: July 03, 2012, 08:56:30 PM »
Cool.  8-) Wayno
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1198 on: July 03, 2012, 09:59:53 PM »
   Hope to come visit with you in a few weeks, Buddy.
  See you there.
  Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #1199 on: July 06, 2012, 06:24:03 PM »
Doug, I'll have the beer cold for ya!

Well, nothing exciting, but progress none the less.

The transfer water pump is plumbed in, and the water is plumbed to the primary pump on the oil pump.

Got bungs welded in the water manifolds, so that the temp sending units can be installed.

The exhaust is modified, so that it clears the dizzy.

The bracket for the dual Pall filters, on the return lines, is done, along with cutting the metal for the fuel tank and oil accumulator mount.

Thom is coming over this weekend, and we'll get the fuel and accumulator mounting plates installed.
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c
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