[Locksmith13]

Ahhhh... hell thank you man that is great now i even know where to find the # too

[Locksmith13]

nice blued how the weather where your at?

[Locksmith13]

Man would me and my wife love to attend how much is it to show?

[Blued and Painted]

25 bucks and you get lunch, T-shirt, swag bag. Plus its a nice drive.

[Locksmith13]

so is it there in granby?thats not to bad of a price do you have the contact info?
it would be a first for me i've gone to them but never been able to really show i just hope i can get the weather to get hear road worthy shes pretty rough and i'm a newbie.....LOL

[Blued and Painted]

Don't think the date is finalized yet but i can let you know.

If you dont think your car is ready for prime time, just show up and enjoy the show. There is an access road behind the event where your car can be viewed.

[Locksmith13]

Well my friend unless Jesus himself came to work his magic ......LOL
I'm still to new to wrenching and i only have 2-3000$ right now to put in her.
with 5 teenage kiddos,Wife,3 cats,3dogs......OHHHH....MY!!!!! it's been pulling teeth for me to get this much saved....LMAO ...... I JUST WANNA FEEL MY NO HAIR WAVING IN THE WIND....LMAO!!!!! deffinently let me know it would be fun shooting up to granby.
Hey quick question for you what carbs you have and how much tuning do you have to comp.for going up and down the mountain?

[Locksmith13]

Where did everyone go?LOL

[Lee]

Part of your problem with low-power is your altitude. With that altitude, there is not as much oxygen in the air, and you flat-out can't make as much power (unless you have a turbocharger).

The other part of your problem is your altitude :-) virtually all the "out of the box" carburetors you can buy will be calibrated to run a little rich, as that is "safer" than running lean. With the diminished oxygen at your altitude, the "a little rich" calibration becomes "REALLY rich."

I'd suggest spending a few hundred of your "money to spend" on an Innovate or other quality wide-band oxygen sensor. With that, you can SEE what your air-fuel ratio is, and then make adjustments to the carburetor. The cool thing about these sensors, is that it is a tool, and you can use it on other vehicles as well.

[Locksmith13]

Wow man thanks that's something i'll look into do you have a suggested supplier or manufacturer ? Also a parts guy at oreilly's auto parts told me that the carter 4bbl i have is to big for the 350 told me to look into a quad-jet whats your thoughts on that?
got to admit i like the thought of seeing the breakdown of mixtures.As a end game i'm shooting for all the tech knowledge so i know WTF i'm talking about ....LMAO

[Locksmith13]

Hey just to update i ordered one of Lm-2 model

[Locksmith13]

Alright guys well i got all my premium parts in for my front end and steering i'll have pics in the next few days or so.me and my wife got it all toreout today man i got to tell you that is the biggest pain in the A>>>>> so i do have a question when i was getting off the sway bar. The bolts had like a sleeve that had like a cap that went through the frame they just kept spinning so i had to shear the bolt off with a air hammer totally destroyed that sleeve.....so i was thinking i might have to drill it out and re-thread it to a shave larger
whats your thought's guy's....

[428GTO70]

are you talking about the sway bar end links that bolt to the controls arms? If so you don't have to worry about saving any of that stuff. Its not in threaded holes in the frame or anything theres a nut underneath. Just cut or tear it out any way you can it all gets replaced with new parts and its cheap. Did it look like this picture?

[Locksmith13]

nah it's the brackets that hold the bushings for the front sway arm.they had some metal type sleeve that went up into the frame that the alen bolt threaded into but the almost like a nut but a sleeve ? man thats the best i cant explain it...lol i'll have pics tomorrow but i have to have it all togeather tomorrow so worst case i'll just tap it.....thank you

[Blued and Painted]

Originally Posted by Locksmith13

what carbs you have and how much tuning do you have to comp.for going up and down the mountain?

A Q-jet off a 76 pontiac. Its set up close to Mr. Cliffs #2 recipe and a touch on the lean side.
Shoot me and email so i can send the info when it comes available.

[428GTO70]

hmm, its the sleeves you mention that threw me off. Never seen anything like that on the sway bar bracket bolts. Also never seen allen headed bolts holding on a sway bar. Maybe its an aftermarket setup? maybe you could post up a pic

[Lee]

I think you'll like the LM-2. Use it while driving around, and see what ratios you have. Get a log book, and record what the ratios at idle, cruise and WOT. As you make tuning changes, record every change you make and what differences in performance you realize. You'll have to invest several bucks in tuning supplies (jets/springs/metering rods, depending upon what carb you have), but watch eBay for people selling such things. Keep tweaking until you find the ratios your motor likes best (don't get hung up on "theoretical" values, use what works best).

Have fun :-)

[Locksmith13]

Man Lee i really appreciate that on the carbs you've given me alot to start running with and man you hit it on the head i see the motor as Indian Larry felt with his bikes you've got feel it out like a surgen....being able to tweek things and see the results will be a great perk.....LOL i hope to fine tune my skills even half as good as the greats!!

AHHHH......Man that whole front end is a F#####G...!!!!! pain i got it all in with some fine Macgyver Skills....LMAO but me and my wife are pretty beat up ...LMAO And yea I'll get pics up i'm getting it aligned tomorrow morning So hey GTO ....Those clip's i'll have to do a drawing with the pic from the inside the frame not sure if their aftermarket or not but man the whole front end i'm pretty sure it's all original factory the way it kicked our a##....But man it's done and thats all i care about>>>>LMAO
Thank you guys for the time

[Blued and Painted]

The full weight of the car should be on the wheels before tightening the control arm thru bolts and nuts. If not, they will be in a twist when loaded. This can effect ride height and lead to early Bushing failure.

[Locksmith13]

well my pics are up guys let me know what you guys think