I77 & I40 Crossroads rotary meet
Well guys the FB runs great but I just got in from fixing it, I was showing off and turned it to much and ripped the clutch fan from the water pump, studs and all!!! So there goes the fan shroud, but it did not hurt the radiator. So I guess the stock fan can't hold high rpm before it explodes
I think that the clutch had seized up and that is what made it brake.
I think that the clutch had seized up and that is what made it brake.
Dang Long. You can't keep your foot out of it can you? 
Well, at least you didn't hurt the radiator. I have a couple of extra fan shrouds here if you need one. A little birdie told you were thinking of taking it to the dragstrip............Give it a little break in time and tuning before you do that. Plus it might be a good idea to go ahead and weld that diff up like we talked about......
Well, at least you didn't hurt the radiator. I have a couple of extra fan shrouds here if you need one. A little birdie told you were thinking of taking it to the dragstrip............Give it a little break in time and tuning before you do that. Plus it might be a good idea to go ahead and weld that diff up like we talked about......
So my next car project got dropped off today. I looked under the hood and found what appears to be a dinosaur or something from early civilization. Anyone recognize this?..
It is getting a full body respray in Ford Wimbledon White.( Same color) It is Josh's brothers 65 Mercury Comet. Pretty clean car considering the age and history of bare metal storage. The thing is freakin looooong!
It is getting a full body respray in Ford Wimbledon White.( Same color) It is Josh's brothers 65 Mercury Comet. Pretty clean car considering the age and history of bare metal storage. The thing is freakin looooong!
Can I just change the differencial to a LSD and leave the 4 lug axles and wheels. Its a 88 SE. Ima get some wheels n tires but I wanna get LSD also just hoping I only have to change the diff.
Anyone anround my area interested in free coke? I will be stocking up this weekend in advance. All you have to do to get yours is show up for a few hours and get a little grease on you. Limit 12 per customer. Only valid where prohibited. No cash return. Supplies limited. Beer may be substitued for additional charge.
lol Dave that engine actually has alot of technology in it. its deffinately not just an average 351 windsor. Its actually a 351 block and heads, Dodge 318 Crankshaft, Chevy 350 Rods, Pistons 2.02 intake valves and 1.64 exhaust, no idea on the new camshaft specs. 7.5:1 compression ratio. needless to say the engine was intended for large amounts of boost but unfrotuneatly the 871 weiand supercharger and manifold was sold before my brother bought the car. Written out on paper that engine shouldnt even run. But our old neighbor that built that engine and a well known machinist in the mountains planned that engine for months and finally built it over 25 years ago. Kind of amazes me still that with a little time and the right knowledge you can build something like that.
DJ: you should have told me you had a brain tumor. It could have been a free ticket to Laguna Seca in an FD....Dammit, call your docs and get paperwork, I will call Make a Wish, shave your head bald, and put you on the atkins diet to make you look malnurished....This is our big break! Just picture it.....
and Mr. Big, I can stomp on it if you would like...its a fridge pick though so they will go all over the place....I have a Greddy front mount, Profec B, and a wideband to install. Also a set of Illuminas, and Eibach ground controls with Godspeed front and rear strut bars.And of course tune the car with the safc II. Rtec 1.8 720/720, msd 6a, magnacore wires, BNR stage II etc..all help is appericiated.
Dang Long. You can't keep your foot out of it can you? Well, at least you didn't hurt the radiator. I have a couple of extra fan shrouds here if you need one. A little birdie told you were thinking of taking it to the dragstrip............Give it a little break in time and tuning before you do that. Plus it might be a good idea to go ahead and weld that diff up like we talked about......
Well, at least you didn't hurt the radiator. I have a couple of extra fan shrouds here if you need one. A little birdie told you were thinking of taking it to the dragstrip............Give it a little break in time and tuning before you do that. Plus it might be a good idea to go ahead and weld that diff up like we talked about......i also have one that's just sitting around if you don't feel like going all the way over there for a shroud :P
Long went ahead and came down today. I will have to admit, that bridgeport is freekin strong now. That sucker is going to be nasty with the turbo. We dropped in a new shroud, took her for a test drive, and all I can say is "wow" what an improvement.
So what do you guys think we should do for the next meet? It is going to fall on Mothers day this time. I was thinking about us possibly doing it on a Saturday this time.
The 12A Bridgeport And T67, and 50mm WG
Freakin sweetness Long. So today my Dad comes over and brings me an AC Compressor that he found lying around in his garage. He tells me some friend of his gave it to him a long time ago, and he doesn't know what it fits. So I get to looking at it, and I find this weird labal on the back.
Kinda hard to make out, but the label reads "ORUGA Wankel Compresser". Then it has a little rotary emblem on it. So I imediatly start ripping it apart. This is what I found!
Holy Sh$t. I remeber reading a while back about a guy taking one of these and making it gas powered. I think I have found my next project!!!! Here's some pics to compare the size of this little rotary to a 12A.
The rotor housing
Size differance between 12A, Sachs, Oruga
The rotor housing
Size differance between 12A, Sachs, Oruga
