[Bentwheelbob]

Thanks Alvin, I think that's the real definition of "muffin top".

Got a lot more done today. The distributor and carb have been installed and the plug wires have been finished out and look nice and neat. I used the repop wire looms bought from Inline Tube I think and they work and look great. Also, I got lucky and the preheater elbow on the ThermAC does not contact the valve covers despite the billet spacers. One less thing to deal with is appreciated. It won't be long until we light the fire on this thing and see what it will do. I can't wait.

Here's a few pictures.

[Brewster]

Cant wait to see Dave burn the paint off that baby

[Alvin]

They never looked as nice when they rolled off of "The Generals'" production lines new from Pontiac

[Bentwheelbob]

Originally Posted by Brewster

Cant wait to see Dave burn the paint off that baby

He might burn some rubber while I video, but he doesn't want to drive anything but the NSX. He calls that one his car, and I have to let him know every time I drive it.

[Alvin]

Bumping this thread now that the forums are back online.

BTW - What are those wheels on the NSX Bob?

Any progress on the Gold car last few days?

[The Boss]

With all the time we've lost, he's probably finished it & bought another car already!

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by The Boss

With all the time we've lost, he's probably finished it & bought another car already!

Yes, and kudos for the "10,000 views" to this thread too...

[Bentwheelbob]

Originally Posted by Alvin

Bumping this thread now that the forums are back online.

BTW - What are those wheels on the NSX Bob?

Any progress on the Gold car last few days?

Thanks Alvin. The wheels on the NSX are Enkei's. Not much done on the Gold Car the last few days. Dave did get the spacers for the rear AC bracket turned on his metal lathe and made an oil pump primer out of an old distributor I had. Tomorrow we should get everything buttoned, add the oil and get it primed. Then the engine will take a little trip before getting installed...

One thing I didn't mention on the engine shots was that the Gold Car still had an original Delco Remy labeled coil cover. Although I installed a new distributor, I found a NOS Delco cap and reused the coil cover from the Gold Car. Also, though I couldn't find any correct date coded plug wires, MPD's buddy had a spool of 2Q82 8mm Belden wire I used to make the plug wires.

Originally Posted by The Boss

With all the time we've lost, he's probably finished it & bought another car already!

Yeah it seems like forever...No, I didn't buy any new cars, but I came close to buying a LB TA, but the price got higher than I think it should have and the car still didn't sell. I'll have to keep working on finding the right TA. I did get the cars rotated in the garage and the Hemi Cuda is now sitting by the door and ready to go. Took it for a little spin tonight and wow. That thing is a beast.

[The Boss]

When you say "ready to go" is it ready for a burnout or leaving?

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by The Boss

When you say "ready to go" is it ready for a burnout or leaving?

Yes & Yes?

[Bentwheelbob]

Ready for a burnout...Although I admit that this is the car I always think of selling so that I can squeeze something new in the garge a little more easily. Then I fire it up and it sounds like a Nascar engine and I drive it and change my mind. It's been easy to resist the temptation because the market dropped off on cars and Mopars, but both have rallied back and I think I am back above water. I'm in it at about ~$90k and on a good day and time slot at Mecum it would probably do a good bit better than that. It is probably one of the more accurate clones out there, lacking only multiple carbs and the resonators. Correct 833 tranny, rear end, torque boxes, hemi suspension, rim blow, guages, hartz top, console, et cetera.

[Brewster]

Hey, While your at it how about a couple donuts? Mmmmmm donuts.

[Norwood]

I'm liking that Cuda...even in yellow

[Brewster]

It needs a new Radiator Cap to help it reach a new level

[Bentwheelbob]

Originally Posted by Norwood

I'm liking that Cuda...even in yellow

Come on now, I know you love yellow. Especially in the correct context...

Originally Posted by Brewster

It needs a new Radiator Cap to help it reach a new level

I think the rad cap is right, but the radiator neck is clocked wrong and need to be removed and resoldered in the correct psoition. No donuts in this car, you can barely keep it pointed straight when it breaks loose on a burnout. There is no comparison between the suspension on a Mopar E-Body and Pontiac F-Body.

[berrygoat]

Bob, are they the re-pro wire looms ?

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by berrygoat

Bob, are they the re-pro wire looms ?

Funny, although they DO look great, I wondered the same.

[Bentwheelbob]

Yes, those are the repop looms. Pretty nice actually and I would recommend them. The only issue is that all the supplied looms are for 4 wires. Originally, two of the looms on the right side were only for 2 wires. Here's a picture from the service manual. Interestingly, the distributor pictures in the service manual are off 180 degrees and show the vacuum on the wrong side.

[transam1972]

I was loitering in this section and saw The Gold Car...WOW!!..those looms look really nice and looking good!!...brings back memories of my 1976 that had those...definitely an H.E.I. thing...bummer about no 2 wire clips...(so close)...I ACTUALLY had saved them from the wreck and toyed with the idea of adding them to the H.O. (as it had H.E.I. when I got it)...but I must have tossed them in the 1976 parts purge..and went unitized...the detail looks great though Bob...nice work!!!

[Held for Ransom]

Originally Posted by Bentwheelbob

Yes, those are the repop looms. Pretty nice actually and I would recommend them. The only issue is that all the supplied looms are for 4 wires. Originally, two of the looms on the right side were only for 2 wires. Here's a picture from the service manual. Interestingly, the distributor pictures in the service manual are off 180 degrees and show the vacuum on the wrong side.

I know it's been a while, but are you sure you've got your distributor installed correctly? My recollection is the same as the manual. My looms when I found them packed away...