Just fired up the engine on the test stand. Damn that thing sounds great!

GARY!!! You forgot to post the sound track. We all want to hear that puppy roar.

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Originally posted by DeTom:
GARY!!! You forgot to post the sound track. We all want to hear that puppy roar.

I will,
I ran out of time. I got it fired up right before I pushed everything back in and went in for the night. Just enough to wake the neighbors for a mile away. Sounds like a Nascar engine.

When I got everything together I realized I did not have the right flywheel. I am still waiting for the right one to come in but I did not let that stop me from getting it started. I used the smaller flywheel but made an adapter plate:

Did ya order an aluminum one?? They make an engine sound real sexy. They are what makes an engine go WHAAAPPAAAA!!!

Steel. I did so for a couple reasons

1. 500ftlbs tq
2. Easy to change
3. Gives me point of reference if I want to try it latter.

Oh I know Gary. I heard aluminum is a real PIA on a street car, but I just love the way it sounds on race cars.

Nothing is quick and simple. The quick task of mounting Trans cooler turned out to more of a metal working project than it would seem:

Gary,

Progress looks excellant. Have you finished the side tranaxle mounts yet? If so do you have some updated pictures?

Thank you,
cliff_m_b@yahoo.com

Hi Cliff, I am only waiting on putting the engine back in for mock up. I have most of it done. The only thing I am waiting on is the gussets to mount the round tube with bushings to the trans plate. These are the latest photos:

http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/panttransam/1905/trans/

I have a list of things I am doing. I have a number of things I will be doing before I get to that point.

Are you looking to do the conversion? Hall and other shops do offer a a conversion package. What I like about the one I did was it really beefs up the sway bar area and I have mounting nuts in the top of other things.