[elky] Re: Race car (Monte Carlo)
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:08:39 -0500
Looks great Ray. I am thinking I will get my plane ticket before prices go
up much further. I had been holding out for a low price deal, but with gas
prices changing, it just keeps going up. After payday, I'll probably push
the button.
JC
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It might not seem like a lotta progress to some folks but it was a huge
> win for me today. I finally got the damned PB booster hose connected and
> the carb bolted down. I ended up using a couple of the blue anodized
> fittings one was an NPT elbow that had the screwy threads. I finally chased
> them clean enough to make it work, then used a -6 AN hose fitting for the
> vacuum line.
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> Then I got the tv cable bracket onto the anodized spring/throttle cable
> bracket, put both the throttle cable and tv cable in and I think that when I
> get the studs for the carb lever, the tv cable adjustment will be pretty
> darned close. I may have to grind on the throttle cable end a bit to get it
> to clear the return spring mechanism, tho.
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> Then I did a bit of tidying up....screwed the heater fan motor back in,
> cleaned up a tiny bit of the cable mess and tightened and aligned the
> pressure regulator. I'm happy with how it sits now...the gauge is upside
> down when viewed from the passenger side, but big deal. The whole thing is
> very solid and is both clear of the plane of the fan belt as well as the
> valve cover and far enough away from the stud on the alternator that I'm ok
> with it.
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> So I'm wiped out, but I'm pleased with the progress. I may eat my nightly
> salad (I've lost about 10 pounds, so the diet's working) and watch the truck
> race from Darlington that I recorded last night. There's also something
> about the Daytona 200 bike race that was red flagged for tire safety
> concerns...I recorded that, too, so I'll see what happened there.
>
> Ray
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