Re: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!!
sounds sweet Bill.. Rob Means be good,if not,be good at it [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Bill Vander Werf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chevelle list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:45 PM Subject: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!! I finally got my 71 together enough to start the motor. I built a pretty stout .030 over 454, (it's now a 460) for it and finally got it in, wired and the plumbing done. It's got an 850 Holley double pumper carb, an Edelbrock Performer RPM air-gap manifold, ported oval port iron heads with a 3 angle valve job, a MSD ignition system from a 6AL box to the billet distributor, a complete hydraulic roller cam setup from Crane including gold race aluminum roller rockers (.587 intake lift, 226 duration @ .050, .610 exhaust lift, 234 duration @ .050) and 10 to 1 forged Speed Pro pistons on polished rods with everything balanced and held together with ARP fasteners and the exhaust dumping through Hooker Super Competition headers. All this is connected to a built Turbo 400 and a Moser 9 rear with 3.89 gears. It started on the first crank and filled the garage with the sweet smell of burned 110 octane...mmm. I was only able to run it for a minute or so before I realized that the line on the old oil pressure gauge I was using to monitor it was about as old and decrepit as I am and I got hosed down with 30w oil. That will make you shut one off in a hurry. What I was able to hear in the short time it ran sounded great though, and after I cleaned up the mess, both on the car and myself, I decided to walk away from it until tomorrow. Fortunately it has a roller cam so I don't need to break it in. I can go right to setting the timing and adjusting the carb. The car has been about a year and a half in the works but it won't be long now before I'm standing on the loud pedal going down the local dragstrip...Yee Haa. Bill Vander Werf - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!!
How old are your headers. My headers aren't more than 1.5-2 yrs old. did what and who's headers fit the best. Actually, one of the main reasons I picked the Super Comp headers was because the newer versions didn't interfere with my alignment or need to be dimpled anywhere for clearance. I don't have any tubes covering any of the adjustment bolts on the upper control arms on either side. That's interesting. The main reason I got the Super Comps was because I didn't want to spend $1000 or more for a set of equal length custom made headers. The Super Comps were the most equal length for the price I was willing to pay. The equal length is why the one tube comes up and over the passenger side upper control arm; they also have a 3.5 collector. Now that I think about it, maybe the Super Comps for a '71 are different than for a '66. The only issue I came across was the drivers side lower control arm contacted one of the tubes when the suspension is at full extension and there was slight contact with the turbo 400 bellhousing on the passenger side. This is also interesting as I didn't have any clearance issues with mine on either side, other than the one tube that goes over the passenger side upper control arm! Oh well, thanks for the info... cYa- Herb Lumpp 1966 El Camino, LS6, 6 spd ACES 3509 - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!!
Bill, Congrats on bringing the beast to life! That's got to be one of the best feelings in the world! You say you have Hooker Super Comp headers, so do I. I was wondering if you have any ideas regarding getting an alignment - I'm sure you noticed how one of the passenger side header tubes goes right over the top of the upper control arm making it impossible to get a wrench on the bolts. I have this fear the shop I take my Elky to will have Bubba leaning over my beautiful front fender with his Elvis buckle scratching it all to hell! I also don't want to remove the passenger side header just to get an alignment... Any thoughts or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. cYa- Herb Lumpp 1966 El Camino, LS6, 6 spd ACES 3509 - Original Message - From: Bill Vander Werf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chevelle list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:45 PM Subject: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!! I finally got my 71 together enough to start the motor. I built a pretty stout .030 over 454, (it's now a 460) for it and finally got it in, wired and the plumbing done. It's got an 850 Holley double pumper carb, an Edelbrock Performer RPM air-gap manifold, ported oval port iron heads with a 3 angle valve job, a MSD ignition system from a 6AL box to the billet distributor, a complete hydraulic roller cam setup from Crane including gold race aluminum roller rockers (.587 intake lift, 226 duration @ .050, .610 exhaust lift, 234 duration @ .050) and 10 to 1 forged Speed Pro pistons on polished rods with everything balanced and held together with ARP fasteners and the exhaust dumping through Hooker Super Competition headers. All this is connected to a built Turbo 400 and a Moser 9 rear with 3.89 gears. It started on the first crank and filled the garage with the sweet smell of burned 110 octane...mmm. I was only able to run it for a minute or so before I realized that the line on the old oil pressure gauge I was using to monitor it was about as old and decrepit as I am and I got hosed down with 30w oil. That will make you shut one off in a hurry. What I was able to hear in the short time it ran sounded great though, and after I cleaned up the mess, both on the car and myself, I decided to walk away from it until tomorrow. Fortunately it has a roller cam so I don't need to break it in. I can go right to setting the timing and adjusting the carb. The car has been about a year and a half in the works but it won't be long now before I'm standing on the loud pedal going down the local dragstrip...Yee Haa. Bill Vander Werf - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!!
I fixed the oil pressure gauge and got her fired up tonight. Crispy is the word my neighbor used to describe how it sounds. One thing I never tire of is that great feeling it gives you to hear one run after you built it. I always crawl all over a motor with a stethoscope to listen for out of place noises. All the right noises are in all the right places. I can hardly wait to get my first et slip with it. Bill Vander Werf Bill Vander Werf wrote: I finally got my 71 together enough to start the motor. I built a pretty stout .030 over 454, (it's now a 460) for it and finally got it in, wired and the plumbing done. It's got an 850 Holley double pumper carb, an Edelbrock Performer RPM air-gap manifold, ported oval port iron heads with a 3 angle valve job, a MSD ignition system from a 6AL box to the billet distributor, a complete hydraulic roller cam setup from Crane including gold race aluminum roller rockers (.587 intake lift, 226 duration @ .050, .610 exhaust lift, 234 duration @ .050) and 10 to 1 forged Speed Pro pistons on polished rods with everything balanced and held together with ARP fasteners and the exhaust dumping through Hooker Super Competition headers. All this is connected to a built Turbo 400 and a Moser 9 rear with 3.89 gears. It started on the first crank and filled the garage with the sweet smell of burned 110 octane...mmm. I was only able to run it for a minute or so before I realized that the line on the old oil pressure gauge I was using to monitor it was about as old and decrepit as I am and I got hosed down with 30w oil. That will make you shut one off in a hurry. What I was able to hear in the short time it ran sounded great though, and after I cleaned up the mess, both on the car and myself, I decided to walk away from it until tomorrow. Fortunately it has a roller cam so I don't need to break it in. I can go right to setting the timing and adjusting the carb. The car has been about a year and a half in the works but it won't be long now before I'm standing on the loud pedal going down the local dragstrip...Yee Haa. Bill Vander Werf - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!!
Thanks...I never get tired of how it feels to hear a motor fire for the first time. How old are your headers. I must have looked at twenty 69 - 72 big block chevelles at the Turkey Rod Run in Daytona on Thanksgiving weekend to see who did what and who's headers fit the best. Actually, one of the main reasons I picked the Super Comp headers was because the newer versions didn't interfere with my alignment or need to be dimpled anywhere for clearance. I don't have any tubes covering any of the adjustment bolts on the upper control arms on either sideThe only issue I came across was the drivers side lower control arm contacted one of the tubes when the suspension is at full extension and there was slight contact with the turbo 400 bellhousing on the passenger side.. I did notice clearance issues with older Hooker headers on some of the cars. I think the headers are constantly evolving. Bill Vander Werf Herbert Lumpp wrote: Bill, Congrats on bringing the beast to life! That's got to be one of the best feelings in the world! You say you have Hooker Super Comp headers, so do I. I was wondering if you have any ideas regarding getting an alignment - I'm sure you noticed how one of the passenger side header tubes goes right over the top of the upper control arm making it impossible to get a wrench on the bolts. I have this fear the shop I take my Elky to will have Bubba leaning over my beautiful front fender with his Elvis buckle scratching it all to hell! I also don't want to remove the passenger side header just to get an alignment... Any thoughts or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. cYa- Herb Lumpp 1966 El Camino, LS6, 6 spd ACES 3509 - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!!
God that story makes me feel good!! It brings back so many similar memories! Congrats Bill!!! Don I finally got my 71 together enough to start the motor. I built a pretty stout .030 over 454, (it's now a 460) for it and finally got it in, wired and the plumbing done. It's got an 850 Holley double pumper carb, an Edelbrock Performer RPM air-gap manifold, ported oval port iron heads with a 3 angle valve job, a MSD ignition system from a 6AL box to the billet distributor, a complete hydraulic roller cam setup from Crane including gold race aluminum roller rockers (.587 intake lift, 226 duration @ .050, .610 exhaust lift, 234 duration @ .050) and 10 to 1 forged Speed Pro pistons on polished rods with everything balanced and held together with ARP fasteners and the exhaust dumping through Hooker Super Competition headers. All this is connected to a built Turbo 400 and a Moser 9" rear with 3.89 gears. It started on the first crank and filled the garage with the sweet smell of burned 110 octane...mmm. I was only able to run it for a minute or so before I realized that the line on the old oil pressure gauge I was using to monitor it was about as old and decrepit as I am and I got hosed down with 30w oil. That will make you shut one off in a hurry. What I was able to hear in the short time it ran sounded great though, and after I cleaned up the mess, both on the car and myself, I decided to walk away from it until tomorrow. Fortunately it has a roller cam so I don't need to break it in. I can go right to setting the timing and adjusting the carb. The car has been about a year and a half in the works but it won't be long now before I'm standing on the loud pedal going down the local dragstrip...Yee Haa. Bill Vander Werf
Re: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!!
let us know the e.t. when you hammer on it at the drags! - Original Message - From: Bill Vander Werf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chevelle list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:45 PM Subject: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!! I finally got my 71 together enough to start the motor. I built a pretty stout .030 over 454, (it's now a 460) for it and finally got it in, wired and the plumbing done. It's got an 850 Holley double pumper carb, an Edelbrock Performer RPM air-gap manifold, ported oval port iron heads with a 3 angle valve job, a MSD ignition system from a 6AL box to the billet distributor, a complete hydraulic roller cam setup from Crane including gold race aluminum roller rockers (.587 intake lift, 226 duration @ .050, .610 exhaust lift, 234 duration @ .050) and 10 to 1 forged Speed Pro pistons on polished rods with everything balanced and held together with ARP fasteners and the exhaust dumping through Hooker Super Competition headers. All this is connected to a built Turbo 400 and a Moser 9 rear with 3.89 gears. It started on the first crank and filled the garage with the sweet smell of burned 110 octane...mmm. I was only able to run it for a minute or so before I realized that the line on the old oil pressure gauge I was using to monitor it was about as old and decrepit as I am and I got hosed down with 30w oil. That will make you shut one off in a hurry. What I was able to hear in the short time it ran sounded great though, and after I cleaned up the mess, both on the car and myself, I decided to walk away from it until tomorrow. Fortunately it has a roller cam so I don't need to break it in. I can go right to setting the timing and adjusting the carb. The car has been about a year and a half in the works but it won't be long now before I'm standing on the loud pedal going down the local dragstrip...Yee Haa. Bill Vander Werf - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] The 71 runs!!!
Outstanding. Something to be said for a job well done. rick On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:45:50 -0400 Bill Vander Werf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I finally got my 71 together enough to start the motor. I built a pretty stout .030 over 454, (it's now a 460) for it and finally got it in, wired and the plumbing done. It's got an 850 Holley double pumper carb, an Edelbrock Performer RPM air-gap manifold, ported oval port iron heads with a 3 angle valve job, a MSD ignition system from a 6AL box to the billet distributor, a complete hydraulic roller cam setup from Crane including gold race aluminum roller rockers (.587 intake lift, 226 duration @ .050, .610 exhaust lift, 234 duration @ .050) and 10 to 1 forged Speed Pro pistons on polished rods with everything balanced and held together with ARP fasteners and the exhaust dumping through Hooker Super Competition headers. All this is connected to a built Turbo 400 and a Moser 9 rear with 3.89 gears. It started on the first crank and filled the garage with the sweet smell of burned 110 octane...mmm. I was only able to run it for a minute or so before I realized that the line on the old oil pressure gauge I was using to monitor it was about as old and decrepit as I am and I got hosed down with 30w oil. That will make you shut one off in a hurry. What I was able to hear in the short time it ran sounded great though, and after I cleaned up the mess, both on the car and myself, I decided to walk away from it until tomorrow. Fortunately it has a roller cam so I don't need to break it in. I can go right to setting the timing and adjusting the carb. The car has been about a year and a half in the works but it won't be long now before I'm standing on the loud pedal going down the local dragstrip...Yee Haa. Bill Vander Werf - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
