Thumper # 2

[Brent]

The motor is done.:D

New cam, new bearings,new rings, Demon carb, polished intake, polished fuel pump, stainless fuel lines, polished turkey pan,etc..etc..

If I can get a day off this weekend I can drop her in ;)


Won't be long now[8D]



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Brent

[chris knueven]

brent,
looks really good,
chris

[pgermond]

In a word (or three) - Beautiful work Brent!!! But I must say, I miss those gorgeous Webers ;)

Phil

427 Roadster, #4279436
Southern Automotive FE
3:31 and Toploader

Roseville (N.Cal)

[ralphscott]

Brent looks beautiful, Really like the work on the valve covers really cool inset. I'll be painting the garage this weekend so I should feel it start up!! Good luck with the start-up thump 'a thump....

Ralph

[bittentoo]

Hey Brent, You missed a spot:D:D:D:D:D:D

Looks great[^]

[jhaynie]

Wasn't it like two or three days ago that you decided to take off the Webers??? Man you work fast. I've been looking at a new air cleaner I bought a month ago, and haven't been able to get around to installing it yet.

Unique 289FIA #9367
351W Fuel Injected

[gasman]

Judging from the time it took you to complete this task, I'd say you have a good twenty minutes of work left to do. I figure I could have my car up there by Monday. Should I wait until Tuesday just to give you time to relax? We don't want you to be bored again.

Steve Foushee
Unique #4279389

[Brent]

Would you believe I have a coffee maker in the garage and I finished degree the cam at 2am on thursday?

Kelly......K.M.A

Phil, I totally agree. But I needed the $$ to put the motor back together and I can always buy them again. Now that they are making them "new" again in Spain getting them is no big deal.

Brent

[Brent]

Steve, just make sure you bring plenty of Bourbon.:D

I do better work that way.[B)] At least on your car I would. [8D]
[}:)][}:)]
Brent

[gasman]

Does it take more than a day to pull and completely rebuild and engine and do I need to bring more than one bottle!

Steve Foushee
Unique #4279389

[rdorman]

You should have some sort of warning around the engine compartment before you blind someone!
Rick

[KrAzEcJ]

Looks great Brent! You said you did a cam switch when you went with the Demon what kinda horsepower are we looking at with this new setup?

[bittentoo]

Thanks Brent! That's the best offer I've had in quite a while:D:D:D:D

[Brent]

Steve,

The new cam is .651 lift , 260 duration at .050 , on a 110 center , solid lifter


It should put out 300 HP or so :D
Maybe 200 at the rear wheels :D

Brent

[casaleenie]

Brent,

Absolutely amazing.. Just beautiful!!!!

AL
2899386

[pgermond]

Naw, I'm not surprised you have a coffee maker in your garage..... I wouldn't be surprised if you had a bed and a plasma sceen in there either, 'cause you have to be spending a whole lot time out there. Unless, of course, you have a tribe of elves as assistants :D:D:D Again, that mills a beauty [^]

Phil

427 Roadster, #4279436
Southern Automotive FE
3:31 and Toploader

Roseville (N.Cal)

[pgermond]

Brent,

I keep coming back to this topic to look at the photos. You are quite the craftsman! While I miss the Webers, that is one handsome motor [^]

Phil

427 Roadster, #4279436
Southern Automotive FE
3:31 and Toploader

Roseville (N.Cal)

[Brent]

After a full day on sunday she is running again. Did you hear it Ralph? :D

The turkey pan still needs major work before it gets mounted.




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Brent

[nolastyankee]

Brent,
That sure is a beautiful mill.

Looking at the pictures reminds me of a question that I have had since homecoming...Why don't you FE guys run a PCV valve? I see that you have two valve cover breathers and one on the intake manifold. Is the intake plumbed for ventilation? I have never seen such a thing on a small block, although I haven't looked for it specifically.


Unique 9122 - 289 FIA Cobra - The Legendary "Spence" Car

[KrAzEcJ]

Brent you should have posted a warning so I could have put on my sunglasses before viewing! It looks outstanding!

[Brent]

Yankee,

On the rear of the FE intake you can mill it to accept the original Ford breather basket.You will notice the tall aluminum stack on the rear of my intake just behind the carb. The discussion about a pcv valve is kind of like the discussion about thermostadt or no thermostadt. A pcv valve will suck oil and oil fumes into the intake and build deposits on the top of the pistons and the valves. There are also strong points as to why you would run one. I vent both valve covers and the lifter valley as well.

Brent

[gasman]

Brent, The new motor is spectacular! There was never a doubt in my mind it would be in the car and running before Monday. You take the prize buddy. Let me guess, you finished it on a lunch break from work. On my list of things to do is re-routing the master cylinder lines and I don't have a good understanding of how they exit the foot box. I see they go into the top, where do they exit and is it possible to photograph?

Steve Foushee
Unique #4279389

[Brent]

Steve,

e-mail me a fax # and I will send you a diagram of the routing and fittings. I can take some pics of what is visible, however, the carpet does cover most of them. It is actually VERY easy to do.

Brent

Brent

[hound dog]

Hey Brent, you're not REALLY going to drive it are you?

[clayfoushee]

Oh, I'm sure he'll drive it for a month or so, until he gets bored again:D.

Beautiful Brent!

Clay

'98 Unique #9299, 427FE side oiler, top-loader (close), 3.31 rear

Annapolis, MD

[gasman]

Brent, My toll free fax number is 877-736-9847. Thanks, this is very timely as I'm planning to replace the carpeting also. Hey maybe I should just call MTV and ask them to "pimp my ride".

Steve Foushee
Unique #4279389

[rawald]

Steve,

They would start pimping your ride by painting it orange.

Randy

[Brent]

Steve,

I will sketch it tonight and give you a parts list.

ps. get your hotel reservation for shades of the past in Pigeon Forge. It should be FUN!!

Brent

[gasman]

Randy, So thats what happened to Bitten's car.
Brent, Thanks!

Steve Foushee
Unique #4279389

[bittentoo]

Well it sure took you all long enough to figure that one out!

Hmmmmm, Pimpin' might be a new career opportunity for me[8D][:P]

[ralphscott]

OUTSTANDING Brent!! Hit the gas again would you and let it go back to idle. Gosh sounds healthy[:D}

Ralph

[gasman]

Hey Ralph, Where have you been? It's good to see you back!

Steve Foushee
Unique #4279389

[ralphscott]

Thanks Steve, Been working on the house we are planning on building our retirement home/garage :Dand work is hugely busy at this time of year. I did get the overrun problem solved the timing was way out of wack since my cam has 34 degrees at full advance (3200-3600 rpm), 24 mechanical, I had Gayle rev the engine to 3500 rpm and I set the timing at 34 degrees. At idle, 700 rpm, it has about 9-10 degrees. Finally we got a break in the weather took it out last night wonderful!!

Got to run see ya,

Ralph

[Brent]

Took her for a drive yesterday. :D:D

Finished the "Turkey Pan" tonight. What a piece of $hit this thing was. Bent,crooked,scratched,twisted.:( It took 3 nights to get this thing to look OK.[8D]

Ready to rock again!!

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Brent

[gasman]

That isn't a turkey pan....its a freakin mirror

Steve Foushee
Unique #4279389

How many bottles of Southern Shine surrendered for that? Brent you are amazing. ;)

[pgermond]

Well, there's another project for when the weather cools down. Brent - reeeeally nice looking [^]

Phil

427 Roadster, #4279436
Southern Automotive FE
3:31 and Toploader

Roseville (N.Cal)

[eliminator]

Somethings missing, how do you get that big carburetor to open up?
New linkage is in the works I bet.
Looks great, I like it, I am partial to 1-4X's with turkey pans:D.

Rick
#4279405

[bittentoo]

You still missed a spot[8D]:D:D:D

Looks great! Kinda like someone else we know:D:D:D

But Brent, you left out the best part, how does she sound and run[?]

And will you be able to keep up with us now[:O]:D

[Brent]

[:o)][:o)]Kelly[:o)][:o)]

It sounds good.

It runs OK I guess.

Where and When! :D:D:D

Brent

[gasman]

Are you bored yet?

Steve Foushee
Unique #4279389

[ralphscott]

Beautiful Turkey pan Brent. Now I'm not sure that I'll put mine on. That is just too too much the Webers were great, and different, but this is outstanding. Are you going to put welting around the edge or leave it as is? Only 3 days -- must be Cuban coffee!!

Ralph