Reply to "Pantera # 5357 - Rocky's 1973 L model"

rockyMember

It's Alive...It's ALIVE!!!!

Wade, Spike and I fired up my car this afternoon. It was awesome. Now I have to figure out how to compress a 30 MByte IPhone video file to something I can post here...

Anyway - here's pictures of the new tails mounted up....

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The beautiful engine bay...

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... and of course... Safety First!!

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We got through the initial startup, and the infant set up issues, including.....

Smoky Startup

Flooding / Stuck Floats on both bowls (was bad / old O-Rings in the Float Adjustment Mechanism)

Initial Timing Adjust

Scary Noise at higher RPM (was actually the AC Compressor running unexpectedly)

Top End Inspection

Minor Leaks in the Cooling System

Full Diagnostic Check and Idle Adjust

Timing Refinement Adjustment

Back-Patting on a job well done.

The car sounds awesome. I can't wait to drive it home!

Thanks, Wade!

Rocky

7/14/1411:43 PM

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