Well maybe Bad planning...
Blew up my old motor in July, and decided to buy a new 540 Indy Aluminum shortblock to speed up getting back to the track. I had dreams of racing again in September
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Well the new motor was supposed to take 3 1/2 weeks, but did not ship for over 7 weeks.
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Then the transport company left it in transit over the weekend because they did not have enough trucks so it only made it halfway the week it was shipped.
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It got here this monday and i worked every night to finish assemble. Way too many little things sucked up the time, but it was ready today Saturday to put back in the car!
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Unfortunately when i went to bolt on the flexplate, i realized that the new 4.25" stroker crank is an 8 bolt and my B&M flexplate is only 6 bolt
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Summit has stock but it won't ship until Monday now, and by the time it clears customs to get here to Canada, I will not have enough time to get the car ready for the last race of the year next weekend.
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Sorry for the rant, but it is killing me to have missed the season and now i have to wait for June, 2010
Thanks for listening,
Arnie