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Old 01-26-2014, 04:59 PM
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More progress today, alternator installed and wired up:

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Crank pulley and Radiator in place. Fuel line is also mocked up. I need to get one of the 90 degree banjo fittings for the carb to make the install a little cleaner:

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Old 01-26-2014, 05:06 PM
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Z bar installed and hooked up, you can see in the second picture that the adjuster rod is at a slight angle. I can't figure out why. The engine's centered in the bay and the zbar lines up well with the clutch rod. It feels good when you actuate the peddle. I had the wife push the peddle while I watched it and it seems to work. Perhaps my OCD is just kicking in:

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Old 01-26-2014, 05:23 PM
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Parking brake hooked back up:

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I didn't want to route the PCV hose to the front of the edelbrock, so I found a fitting for the back:

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PCV Hose installed:

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Unfortunately the posts on the new coil wasn't tall enough to have both the petronix wire and the switch wire on it with the OEM style connector for the switch wire so I had to put a new connector on, but it doesn't look too bad with shrink wrap in place:

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Thermostat housing, hoses, and fan all in place:

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And finally, after a short stint with being a tooth off on the distributor and a little trouble getting the air out of the fuel line, she's running!!! (She's a little loud because all I have on there right now is the H pipe):

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Coming along nicely
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Old 03-03-2014, 07:34 PM
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Thanks! Ran into some issues with it running really rich. Pretty much expected that given the altitude here. I put new jets in this weekend and the car is running great. Took it for a 15 mile drive yesterday and forgot how great the car is to drive. Got back home and went to put it in the garage and the radiator was spewing fluid. A little disgusted at this point, because this is actually the second radiator since I put it back together. Had the original (non-leaking) rebuilt, it leaked, put a parts store radiator in, and now it's leaking!!!

Ordered a Champion aluminum radiator yesterday with shroud and efan. Hopefully this is the last iteration.
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Originally Posted by 90RunnerRed
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I'm going to get under my car this weekend and see what it looks like against what I see here. Very clean, your car looks great. Thanks for the help
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