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rmccallrmccallMember
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Originally posted by Cousteau:
Anyone gots pics of engine bay using Rhino-liner like material?


I'll try to take some good pictures of mine this weekend.I did it about 4 years ago and it is holding up great! I had 180 deg headers on my car for 3 years and it bubbled a tiny bit where the headers came close( 1/2") but it was easily repaired.

Ron
marlinjackmarlinjackThe Machinist #5723 AMARGOSA MACHINE 'Running on Empty- Middle of Nowhere'
Thanks Charlie! I appreciate your kind words. The engine is a 'Basic' Cleveland, all the best parts money can buy, fully balanced, polished etc. The carbs are 600 CFM. The manifold is the LOWER half of a Weiand 'Tunnle ram'. I custom machined the plates in my shop. The carbs sit 1.5" lower.(and can go another inch lower). which will lower the power band from 5000 rpm and up, to 3500 rpm up. The 'Desktop dyno' rates it at 533 HP @ 7000-7500 RPM. Marlin.
cybomancybomanMember
The engine on my '74. I fabricated an aluminum panel for the passenger side and put all the electronics and the overflow tank behind it. I ran all the wires and hoses under and to the front of the engine so they wouldn't be seen. It looked great when it was first done. This car is a driver, so it got a bit dirty.

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davidbdavidbMember
Here's how it goes. First you spend the day detailing it. Then you take it for a ride and it gets a little dusty. You dust mop the car and admire it. Then the next day you drive it again, a little harder and the rear gets a little dark from the exhausts and dust collects near th eopen of the rear deck. Then you drive it more. Now the engine bay gets a light oil spray. Now I really drive it! Then some grease splatters from the half shafts. Then I drive the shit out of it. Then a hairline of oil starts seeping out from the manifold and trickles down the block. Now I take it everywhere. After a few days it's really dirty, so I dry wash the car and detail the engine bay. Then I stare at it for a few days. Then it starts all over again.

Ahh... but you California kids have sunshine every day and don't have to put up with weeks of pouring rain and months of snow and salt - which is why we do all that detailing in the first place.

David
TK Tai Krige (Guest)
What pretty pictures. Sure are nice.
I will shoot & post pics soon of new motor in at present with all sorts of new goodies: AQUASUMP Oil Presurized kit. Full fire supression system, carbon bodypanels, GORAN's pop-up Headlite conversion, Glass out, door panels out, center instrument consol out, etc. ( See GORAN's excelent "Weight Loss" article in this latest P.I.'s fabulous Newsletter.)
To see good pics of new motor / trans with Webers, 180 degree exh., on stand,: SEE under Technical Enquiries Forum, Page 14 under 180 DEGREE EXHUST by ALAN B, on page 4. With shots of rear of car showing exh. exit points and 'Bunny Eared' scoops on page 3.
Lets hear more from DAVID! His post re. 'how it is, detailing, cleaning, driving' etc. was absolutely hesterically funny & spot on. Well done ALL., tai
George PGeorge PAdmin.
Marlin my friend,

those are bitchen numbers! Just a "bit" shy of 600 bhp and 500 ft/lbs. I don't remember you publishing them before, so I assume they are recent. Congratualtions. Numbers like that are the evidence that somebody knows what they are doing.

There has been a lot of exchange on the DTBB lately between myself and a few others about the merits of building an engine based one combination of parts or another. I hope everybody notices you have iron heads on your motor. Would you be willing to share the details of your build for the benefit of others. Displacement, what head work/porting you've done, what cam you are running (flat tappet or roller, hydraulic or mechanical) and the cam specs, exhaust system mods, what you have done to strengthen the motor to survive that kind of power output and anything else you think was relevant to obtaining 580 bhp.

Thanks, and again congratulations.

your friend on the DTBB, George
marlinjackmarlinjackThe Machinist #5723 AMARGOSA MACHINE 'Running on Empty- Middle of Nowhere'
...You Great Guys are Too kind!! Now here comes the truth; this engine was not ran on a dynomometer, the numbers are what I received after I input all the engine build data into the 'DeskTop Dyno', on my laptop. Most of you have seen the program before. It was produced after years of actual track testing and tens of thousands of drag strip 'runs', as well as real Dynomometer results on most all Makes and types of American and foreign Engines. The results are claimed to be Plus or Minus 4.% The HP with a single 750 Holley is 533. Most of us agree that near 100 HP will be lost through the Transaxle. So subtract that amount to come up with the power at the rear wheels. This Engines' internals are the same as what most all other Pantera Engine builders have chosen for their build up. For strength; Mostly chrome-moly, everything 'studded'. Roller Rockers but a flat tappet 'Comp' Cam. Ofcourse fully balanced. On and On, The list gets pretty long...It does run on 91 octane (10.5:1 Comp Ratio) with just a hint of pinging under load, which disappears when 'opened-up'. A few of You Gentlemen and Ladies, have a lot more under your deck lids! This is just something I put together with the help of my son Tristan; with all the experience I have gleaned over the years; and there have been a few. Thanks for your interest! Good times to all of You!...
boxxboysboxxboysMember
As seen in my HYPURR post. Finishing touches are to be in the next few weeks. Almost done.

Engine Bay smoothed and painted black truck bed liner. Dupilcolor Porfessional undercoat black for the chassis and wheelwells. Die Ground smooth ZF and painted Porsche Artic Silver then clearcoated. Die ground smoothed and HPC coated Performer intake (+ headers). 351 block and heads painted black. Bling added. A street motor with 400 hp.

Dave # 3463

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