Project Speedboat -- 95 Roadmaster M6 sleeper

[popo8]

That's the plan!

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Awesomeeeeeeeee!

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[BALLSS]

Het Cat..

I am a little late to the party on the RR/VC note but to use the stock VC with any RR other than the Crane gold "narrow body"...you need to trim the braces inside to clear the RR. (pic) Trim the intake side of the brace

and while you are working on the rear of the car....consider some Dick Miller triangulation braces. IMHO they do a real good job on keeping the rear from twisting. Straight bolt in brace

[Catmaigne]

I already cut out the braces and went a little overboard by trimming them back to the tube the bolts run through. I also had to pound out the corners of the covers slightly because the first and last rockers on each bank would make contact. The fit was still a little close for my liking, so I ended up doing a little grinding on the backs of the rockers behind the pushrod cup. These 1.7 Scorpions are super bulky and overbuilt, but they were cheap so I can't complain.

I also did install those DM braces and had to grind out one of the mounting holes a wee bit. I bought BMR uca's to try to cure my wheel hop so the triangulation braces should help keep them from binding.

In other news, the car drives now. I still need to tighten up some stuff in the front suspension and fiddle with the brakes some more, but it's a start. I'm just excited that the car was able to leave the garage for the first time in more than a year.0310182037a_Film1.jpgIMG_20180310_220833_729.jpg

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[Catmaigne]

I fixed my front suspension clunk, did a quick toe adjustment, tightened some fittings and rebled the brakes. Also double checked the rocker/valve cover clearance after that first drive, still clearing fine. I noticed a small coolant spot on the garage floor and traced it back to the weep hole in my Meziere... The pump is new old stock from 2007 so I guess the seal behind the impeler dried out. I never ran the pump without coolant so it wasn't me. Gonna give them a call tomorrow and see what they can do.

Other than the pump, the car is ready for test drive #2. It needs to make it to White Castle and back before I can trust it lol.0325181616_Film1.jpg

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[popo8]

I fixed my front suspension clunk, did a quick toe adjustment, tightened some fittings and rebled the brakes. Also double checked the rocker/valve cover clearance after that first drive, still clearing fine. I noticed a small coolant spot on the garage floor and traced it back to the weep hole in my Meziere... The pump is new old stock from 2007 so I guess the seal behind the impeler dried out. I never ran the pump without coolant so it wasn't me. Gonna give them a call tomorrow and see what they can do.

Other than the pump, the car is ready for test drive #2. It needs to make it to White Castle and back before I can trust it lol.0325181616_Film1.jpg

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Chop chop... lol

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[SSlowBoat]

I fixed my front suspension clunk, did a quick toe adjustment, tightened some fittings and rebled the brakes. Also double checked the rocker/valve cover clearance after that first drive, still clearing fine. I noticed a small coolant spot on the garage floor and traced it back to the weep hole in my Meziere... The pump is new old stock from 2007 so I guess the seal behind the impeler dried out. I never ran the pump without coolant so it wasn't me. Gonna give them a call tomorrow and see what they can do.

Other than the pump, the car is ready for test drive #2. It needs to make it to White Castle and back before I can trust it lol.0325181616_Film1.jpg

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why haven't you jb welded it

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[Catmaigne]

why haven't you jb welded it

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Hahaha this isn't the sloppy page... At least not yet

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[SSlowBoat]

Hahaha this isn't the sloppy page... At least not yet

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my new summit weeped a few drips, it's jb welded

have you looked at the car you're modding.....lol

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[Catmaigne]

my new summit weeped a few drips, it's jb welded

have you looked at the car you're modding.....lol

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Yea, let me waterlog a brand new brushed motor with hot coolant. Doesn't matter what car, that's dumb as hell.

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[SSlowBoat]

Yea, let me waterlog a brand new brushed motor with hot coolant. Doesn't matter what car, that's dumb as hell.

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I'm kidding, I didn't jb weld it, lol.

hopefully they do something for you.

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