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« Reply #30 on: November 06, 2011, 05:06:54 am » |
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I had a co-worker go down to Reno a month ago and pick up a few hundred bucks worth of fittings for me at Summit and he came back with Fragola and Summit brand fittings instead of the Earl's fitting I sent him to Summit for in the first place. Sure he saved me $75 buying the cheap stuff but all the swivel fittings don't work with the Pro Lite hose.  |
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John Bates
JB Machining Services
1967 street bug 2020lbs w/driver
12.34 @ 108 mph 1/4
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« Reply #31 on: November 06, 2011, 05:21:41 am » |
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I used some Summit fittings that a customer bought. I was plumbing up his blower drag motor  After I assembled them with the Summit hose and Summit fittings, I could pull the fitting off of the hose by hand. SCARY! I put the brand tha I carry on the same Summit hose........perfecto. |
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« Reply #32 on: November 06, 2011, 05:25:20 am » |
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I liked what I saw during my tour today... Mighty good looking car/engine. Glad you made it safely half way back home. Too bad I couldn't get my car fired before you got here and I hope the case gets your car back on the road. |
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John Bates
JB Machining Services
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« Reply #33 on: November 06, 2011, 06:36:54 am » |
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I liked what I saw during my tour today... Mighty good looking car/engine. Glad you made it safely half way back home. Too bad I couldn't get my car fired before you got here and I hope the case gets your car back on the road. It was worth the drive... You've helped to save the 2017 build, rest assured! I've got lots of finigling details I need to work on throughout the car (new tach, eventually a wideband, armor coating my interior floors, new pedal cluster, etc)... hoping to start wrenching before long, but also getting ready to settle in to another long winter. I'm grateful to be working in a heated shop, that's pretty sweet. Drive back was worse than the drive over, I think. I couldn't make it up Doak Mountain in the Ford Contour and got help from a passing Good Samaritan to hook up chains... right before the snow plow came by to clear the road. |
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« Reply #34 on: November 06, 2011, 15:50:37 pm » |
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I used Fragola's hose with their fittings ... all seems well. Black hose and fittings, too.
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« Reply #35 on: November 07, 2011, 15:43:45 pm » |
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I used some Summit fittings that a customer bought. I was plumbing up his blower drag motor After I assembled them with the Summit hose and Summit fittings, I could pull the fitting off of the hose by hand. SCARY! I put the brand tha I carry on the same Summit hose........perfecto. Same thing with "hard" fittings for teflon/stainless hose.(Summit/Jegs brand). If you want to replace the olives, forget it. |
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« Reply #36 on: November 07, 2011, 16:13:09 pm » |
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Those are supposed to be a 100r14 spec, and all interchange. Failure on the part of Summit.
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« Reply #37 on: November 13, 2011, 00:31:25 am » |
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Pertronix is bad and the trans still leaks pretty bad after tightening all the intermediate housing nuts to 20lbs. I guess the whole fucking thing has to come out and the gear box has to come apart.  |
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John Bates
JB Machining Services
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« Reply #38 on: November 13, 2011, 01:59:53 am » |
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My left axle tube leaks.......I may just let it leak! LOL
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« Reply #39 on: November 13, 2011, 02:36:06 am » |
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I'll probably break in the engine, get all the bugs worked out and pull it because it's not just weeping. You can fix an axle tube leak without disassembling the whole gear box. I have to pull the axles, the diff, and pull the whole gear stack out.
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JB Machining Services
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« Reply #40 on: December 31, 2011, 22:23:17 pm » |
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It's officially alive!!!!!! When I fired it up, it scared my 2 year old so bad he ran in the house screaming hysterically. Man it is crisp!
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John Bates
JB Machining Services
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« Reply #41 on: December 31, 2011, 23:00:05 pm » |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! hahaha good job on the build.
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« Reply #42 on: December 31, 2011, 23:56:12 pm » |
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written claims are BS without a video for proof LOL --- Congratulations and Happy New Year
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Fiat -- GONE Ovalholio -- GONE Ghia -- -- It's going Get lost for an evening or two -- http://selvedgeyard.com/Remember, as you travel the highway of life, For every mile of road, there is 2 miles of ditch |
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« Reply #43 on: January 01, 2012, 00:09:09 am » |
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SWEET!!! Nothing like the smell of a fresh new plant burning in ...  Excellent job! TxT |
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Work, work, WORK!
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« Reply #44 on: January 02, 2012, 22:53:34 pm » |
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So how did it run, are you happy with it ?
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« Reply #45 on: January 02, 2012, 23:49:13 pm » |
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I haven't had time to do any tuning yet but so far it is very snappy with awesome throttle response. I was expecting it to be a little sluggish with the 1 3/4" exhaust and 40mm vents, but the FK-45, 5.352" rods, and tool steel wrist pins make up for it. I've run it for about an hour total but have not driven it yet, I need to bleed the brakes, wheel alignment and double check all the nuts and bolts of the suspension since I've replaced everything. After I get it everything dialed, I have to pull the trans since my intermediate housing is pouring gear oil out.
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JB Machining Services
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« Reply #46 on: January 16, 2012, 02:55:49 am » |
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written claims are BS without a video for proof LOL --- Congratulations and Happy New Year
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JB Machining Services
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« Reply #47 on: January 16, 2012, 03:16:17 am » |
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Just took it around the block  First time it's been under it's own power in 2 years. |
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John Bates
JB Machining Services
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« Reply #48 on: January 16, 2012, 05:21:33 am » |
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« Reply #49 on: January 16, 2012, 05:26:56 am » |
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And? ?? And...... it still runs, didn't blow off the filter or cooler, no "extra" holes in the top of the case, trans still works in all gears, fan belt is not shredded, no speeding tickets yet, and still no oil leaks. I only took it up to 40 mph but it got there in a hurry. I think the 185/65s and stock torsions out back have to go. LOL |
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John Bates
JB Machining Services
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« Reply #50 on: January 19, 2012, 05:32:31 am » |
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How was the torque? What tires are you going with? 205/70's?
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