Chris and I talked about a dynothon a few months ago but put the idea on hold during the build. Now tht Dyno Day is upon us -
Wanna do a quick Dynothon, Chris?
I'd sure like to . . . BUT . . . it won't be this week.
Mark and I just got off the phone. I ran into an issue on assembly this weekend that has put this endeavor off until World Finals.
The header isn't going to work with the rest of the plumbing.
This is the first time I've actually been able to do a dry-run assembly of all of the pieces, and it is one of the downsides of the "divide-and-conquer" approach that has kept the engine and chassis divorced until now.
What I ran into was that the header runs dangerously close to both the radiator and the oil lines. I'm completely uncomfortable with this location, and seeing as Mark (and others) were also questioning the header layout, I've elected to have the header reconfigured.
I'm not blaming the header builder on this - I signed off on it, and the actual work is
EXCELLENT. This is simply the tuition one pays when they delve into the great unknowns of engine swaps and other automotive perversions.
Any "finger pointing" will be directed as follows -
We'll point at the engine and say, "This engine is going into the dyno room at T&T".
Then we'll point at the engine and say, "This dynoed engine is going back into the Midget".
Then we'll point due west and say, "This Midget is going to Bonneville".
I'm still in the garage this week working on it - uninterupted by my job.
But yes - We'll do a "Dynothon". It's a lot of fun for us, and I love supporting this site in this manner.