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Old 05-29-2021, 09:10 PM
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I am wondering about those bumper brackets - mine were exactly the same. I wonder if the factory goofed and they had some poor bugger with a torch opening up the holes?
Was your car hit in the front?
I see no evidence the car was ever hit in the front. When I got the car the bumper fit was very good and when I stripped the bumper, there was no evidence of it being worked on. Another person in one of my forums thought that the front fit of the car went bad when the core support mounts rotted out and that someone compensated by using a torch on the brackets to get it lined up again. Don't know though.

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Old 05-31-2021, 02:50 AM
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If the original owner was unhappy with the endura fit, the torch job may have been done under warranty

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Old 05-31-2021, 04:29 PM
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If the original owner was unhappy with the endura fit, the torch job may have been done under warranty
Maybe.
The car was repainted just once. Maybe it could have been done at that time too. I wouldn't be surprising having now seen all the poor bodywork prep that was done prior to that paint job.

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Old 06-01-2021, 09:34 PM
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Default A couple of things done

I got the frame brackets and core support center bracket painted with SPI black epoxy primer. Also, I wasn't quite happy with the way I had laid down the epoxy on the core support so I sanded and resprayed just the top.



I had dismantled the original power steering pump about a week ago and it appeared fine inside so I decided to rebuild it instead of replace it. The original case was really dirty but in excellent condition so I would have reused that either way. So while I was waiting on the Gates kit I ordered to arrive, I blasted the case and the front portion of the pump and painted them with ceramic engine enamel. I cleaned all the inside parts with lacquer thinner.
I received the rebuild kit late afternoon so I will get this all back together tomorrow. Already installed the shaft bushing before I quit for the day.



Just an interesting note -
I cleaned away the portion on the old alternator where the numbers are to be able read them and was pretty shocked when I realized it was the original to the car. The part number is correct and the December 5th, 1968 date code is 4 months prior to the April 4th '69 car build date.
So since I'm saving original parts to the car that I'm not using, I will store this away with the other stuff. OTOH, I guess I don't need to save the A/C compressor I got with this engine. It is not the original.


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Hi Roger This is looking great !! I just wanted to say Hi

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Old 06-02-2021, 09:13 AM
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Thank you my friend! Glad to see you joined up.
And thanks for the advice on my A/C system too!

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Old 06-07-2021, 06:49 PM
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I received both my new Pro6Ten compressor and my new hybrid alternator and finished up with the installation today. I also bought some new silver cad plated grade 5 bolts for installing these and the power steering. I have not received the mini starter yet.









I decided to go ahead and order new valve covers, oil cap and ARP stainless bolts for both the new valve covers and the intake manifold and should receive those this week.

Excellent news too. My transmission was shipped today via FedEx Freight. Delivery estimate is next Monday.

I did receive the bucket seat foams at the end of last week and got them and the metal rear panels down to the interior shop. He said he probably wont get to them for at least another couple of weeks but he knows I am in no hurry for them. I do have new headrests for the seats that I received from Ames but I need to get them painted with vinyl spray paint since they were only available in black. I just ordered the supplies from Ames and should get that this week too. Adhesion promoter, white base coat and Metallic Parchment for the color.

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Old 06-07-2021, 08:38 PM
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Dang that's purdy

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I cant wait for your opinion on the FI setup after you drive it a bit. It looks so darn cool too.

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Holy Crap. I didn't even see many posts on the engine build ... and all of sudden there it is!

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Old 06-09-2021, 07:58 AM
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Dang that's purdy
Thanks! I love walking into my shop and looking at it. My plan is to stretch wrap it before I put the body back on for all the priming, blocking and painting. So, I wont be able to see it for quite a while at that point.

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I cant wait for your opinion on the FI setup after you drive it a bit. It looks so darn cool too.
Yes, me too. I was impressed how it ran when it was on the dyno. It went from smooth idle to full power right back to smooth idle super well.

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Holy Crap. I didn't even see many posts on the engine build ... and all of sudden there it is!
I didn't make that many posts about the build since I farmed it out to the machine shop. It was all unassembled when I bought the car but most of the machine work was already done. The machine shop checked all the previous work, finished up what needed to be done and then assembled and ran.
If you haven't already, go back and watch the short video I posted of the dyno run. You can tell by my voice how shocked I was that it made so much power.

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Very interesting dyno results, your engine is very similar to mine (YS 400, .040 over, 16 heads, 9.5-10:1, SpeedPros with 14 cc dish, 068 cam) biggest difference is my log exhausts, and Q-jet I think, not sure how 72cc 16s flow compared to your heads. I'd be very happy with 375 hp.
Yours sounded great at idle too. I will also be very interested in how you think the FI behaves in everyday use.
You seem to have this whole car building thing down pat

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Old 06-10-2021, 12:39 PM
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I don't know if there is any difference between 16 and 62 heads. I didn't think so. They put them both on 1968, and 69 400s at the same HP ratings.
Other than the Edelbrock EFI, I can't take any credit for the choice of internals. The guy I bought the car from bought all the parts. Looks like he did good!

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425 HP @5k RPM is crazy good for a 400 with stock heads. Makes me want to ditch the logs and 067 cam in my stock 69 YS/62 head 400 and install some ram air manifolds and the 702 voodoo cam.

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425 HP @5k RPM is crazy good for a 400 with stock heads. Makes me want to ditch the logs and 067 cam in my stock 69 YS/62 head 400 and install some ram air manifolds and the 702 voodoo cam.
It really is and the torque is incredible too.
I don't know why Lunati says this cam gives a "choppy" idle. Sounds pretty smooth to me.

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That's gonna be at the center of 1.5 tons o' fun right there!

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Default Transmission arrived today.

It took 3 months plus 1 week to get but it finally got here today:













Art acquired and sent everything I should need including a Lokar throttle bracket specifically made for the Edelbrock ProFlo 4 and a Lokar TV cable.

I got a few things done few days while I've been waiting for the transmission to get here.
Figured out a way to mount my coil. The original bracket won't work with the Edelbrock intake. I found something cheap that worked perfectly. It's a #4 rigid conduit holder. I used one to mount the fuel filter on the frame rail too. I've used them on a few other cars in the past too but never for a coil. I bet no one ever notices it's not an automotive part.

I also did a failed test with the Parchment vinyl dye paint that I bought from Ames in order to paint my new headrests to match my interior. I talked to Ames on phone about the match before I bought the cans and they guy said even though they make the paint to match the PUI brand of interior I should be able to match the Legendary as well. Well no. It's not really even close. Just way too yellow. So, I did what I should have done in the first place and call the place Legendary recommends called Kolor Korrect. The woman I talked to was very helpful in knew all the answers. Expensive though. $280 but it is guaranteed to match. I ordered pints instead of spray cans. She says if you are a painter, the pints are a better way to go. She also confirmed my choice. Legendary is hands down the better quality interior versus PUI.



I installed the ARP stainless bolts for the intake manifold and the valve covers. I did get the new valve covers from Ames but I decided not to put them on now. Better to wait until one of the last things to avoid getting any scratches in them. I neatened up the spark plug wire routing too. I also installed a new Milodon 180 thermostat.





Tomorrow I plan to bolt up the transmission to the engine. I figured I should read all the instructions that Art sent first so I will do that this evening. My wife did help me lift the transmission over the frame rail and onto the transmission jack. Good to go but I will need to raise the frame up a bit to get the engine high enough.


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Should run quite nice!

Roger - one thing you may want to examine is the routing of #'s 5 and 7 wires; they can cause a miss as if the wires are parallel they can cross talk. My 83 Camaro shop manual had a very specific warning concerning this issue.

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Looks good, can't wait

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