Sanding on the decklid - the inside is ready for paint (satin black).
Insulation of the bulkhead cover....
The very cool new "hood support button" - custom machined from Delrin.... This update includes rebrazing of the support rod, and paint of the mounting point.
Finally - a picture of the car in front of the "Calle De Pantera" sign - I put about 125 mi on the car today..
Anyway - Wade spent much of his weekend working on my carburetor. We did a pretty extensive test session with my original 4150 series carb. While we made a big improvement in the "off-idle stumble", performance between 1500 - 3000 RPM was not what was expected.
So as a test program, Wade fabbed up the components (throttle linkage) to connect up his 700 CFM Holley / Braswell carb as a temporary evaluation system. This carb has 4-Corner Idle, and is a Double Pumper (Progressive Mechanical Secondaries).
The car ran great with the new carb. It significantly boosted the mid-range "oomph", yet maintained the reasonable idle operations.
More troubleshoot is needed on my existing carb, but it's really good to experience the potential in my engine.
This week should entail a lot of masking, and a quick couple of coats of paint to the inside of the decklid.
More pix and info to follow.
Rocky