Well we finally have a car with a running engine. Trying to get this all done has seemed to be an never ending task. We cleared one more hurdle this weekend by having the car finally make some noise. As I posted before the engine was dynode back in March and we finally got around to get it all wired up and running in the car yesterday. Our version of fireworks This is the initial start up for the first time. So excuse the smoke from burning off residual stuff but it is in and running now. So that is one big hurdle cleared. We still have a could little gremlins to address and cleaning up of the wiring etc but for now it makes noise. Have a ton of stuff off getting coated and a few more cosmetic things to get to but we are getting there. Now back to DC I go in a couple weeks.

Enjoy hopefully not to boring. Oh yeah I decided since it was making noise to make a little extra too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcfKz0d9xgQ

Bring her to Capitol Al!

Nice!

Nice to see it running! Sounds real good. Congrats!

See if I can have mine going by next March.

Looks and sounds great Al..............

Congratulations. Man seeing all that help around makes me envious. Its always been just my Son and I and now he's 26, has a girlfriend, regular sex, and their own apartment 12 miles away. He's kinda lost the racing bug and financial ability to do it right now and my interest to work on them is slowly leaving. Hope all goes well when you hit the track.

Damn nice ! I hope to see it in action at scsn vegas in the fall.

Thats gonna be one fast S/ST car.. Damn nice Big Guy

Sounds big is this a TS car

You can always tell when somebody has their act together - fires right up for the first time without any reality TV drama - no start, back fire, fuel leak fire, etc, Congrats! Sounds BAD!

NICE! Sounds good...

Am I the only one who noticed that the oil pressure was dropping off pretty quickly?
Are you running a indy aluminum block?
Oil pressure seemed low for only a short run time.
Are you ok with it?

BTW, the attention to detail is perfect. I love it.

Sounds NICE!!!

Super Street

Sounding good!

X2, killer

Sounds good.

Super Nice! I hope the rest of the project comes out as good as the engine sounds.

Not worried about the oil pressure. It will drop to 25ish psi once it warms up as it did on the dyno. Oil temp was right at ambient at 107. We will be preheating the oil once we start racing, and chillin the water eventually. Still has the break in oil in it as well. It is a World Block that has had a TON of modifications done to it..Just need to clean up the wiring now and start putting her back together.

Pittsburgh I hear you there. My son is kinda the same way. Interest wanders, wil race if I am footing the bill. He does help with the car just not like he used to. I am also fortunate enough to have some younger guys I kinda mentor and they are usually enthusiastic to help. I am fortunate for sure to have them all around.

Well don't be surprised if we give S/ST a try, but yes it is a TS wanna be....

I remember seeing that car in your garage and it was gettin bodywork and paint w/no motor or trans. You`ve come a long way Al............good luck.......

42 seconds.. left side

oh yah.. & engine sounds boss man!

Yep, saw that too. Nice ride!

lol...That would be my sons current flavor of the month

He has good tastes. LOL

Sounds great idles like a slant six !! Sounds great !!

Seems like this has been an incredibly long journey Al! Great to see it starting to take shape, congrats.

Could not help but notice the logo on the valve covers! Any concerns with having a KICK AZZ
big dodge put together by a Canuck Chev Guy????

LOL always. But since I play crew chief to his car I guess I can get even pretty quickly

Could not resist a little friendly ribbing!! Ryan was telling me all about the up coming adventures. Best of luck with everything and make sure and Drive safe!

Very Nice!

Best of Luck Al Thanks for all your help!

Never had my own kids, or even anyone that went with me for 30 years. I found after moving and having my stuff stored off site, I don't seem to have the desired I used to. It always seems like a giant hassle. That being said, I'm off on the 30 minute trip to the best friend a guy could have, house , to work on a couple of issues with the car and trailer. If I stay on it, I still care. I'm 63. AL, the engine sounds great!

Nice, it's an unbelievable about of work getting a PS car swapped over. Sounds great! good luck with it.

It has been a huge amount of work and money to make it a fast bracket car for sure..

Congrats, motor sounds nice n crisp & cars looking sweet