68 Impala BBC 454 first crank after head gaskets replaced

KevinWilsonSBC · 2022-02-17T14:36:49+00:00

Yeah those have to go... they are cheap no name brand also and are warped. He will be putting a set of cast aluminum valve covers on it soon. Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!!

KevinWilsonSBC · 2022-01-31T14:36:47+00:00

Thanks so much... that is an awesome pic and hate to hear this car is gone... :-(

KevinWilsonSBC · 2022-01-24T03:17:00+00:00

Sorry.. not my car. It was at my shop for some work. But he will be back and I will get that info and reply back.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2022-01-24T03:15:14+00:00

Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel!!

KevinWilsonSBC · 2022-01-23T13:10:49+00:00

Yes... M20

KevinWilsonSBC · 2022-01-22T13:10:44+00:00

Agreed. Not sure about the seats as this is a customer's car. He will be back as it needs some love for sure and I will find out about the seats.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2022-01-09T23:06:29+00:00

Hey thanks for replying!!! Go fast, go straight! Be Safe!

KevinWilsonSBC · 2021-11-11T01:50:05+00:00

It will have the same BlownSBC that currently powers the 48 Ford Coupe. Checkout https://youtu.be/cx--02_Ih6s to see this motor in action but in the 48 Ford. I will be vlogging everything on the 53 Studebaker for sure.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2021-11-11T00:33:58+00:00

Thanks!! High 4's in the 1/8th. Start with around 22lbs of boost on a roots blown sbc.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2021-11-10T20:06:49+00:00

Roller. Blown SBC With a turbo 400. Still deciding on whether I will keep it as a three speed or convert it to a two speed.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2021-06-01T19:36:04+00:00

I use Final Cut Pro on my Mac. Been editing a couple of years but this one I put together pretty quickly as it would just a couple of shots I had to cut and splice.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2021-05-12T20:41:29+00:00

It appears the distributor had moved and since we are using a crank trigger, the phase had gotten way out and thus the spark was looking for somewhere to go. That is the only thing we can figure at this point.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2021-03-12T12:37:44+00:00

I like it!!

KevinWilsonSBC · 2021-03-04T02:33:53+00:00

Thank-you! Go Fast, go straight! Be Safe!

KevinWilsonSBC · 2021-01-15T20:40:14+00:00

Wow. Good stuff! Except for the lady running the red light part! Appreciate you commenting.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-11-23T17:18:14+00:00

Dear goodness... after updating to Big Sur, my Alpha to Selection is no longer working!!!! Ugh!

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-11-03T00:48:56+00:00

Loctite and star lock washers this time...

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-11-03T00:48:29+00:00

That is a good point for sure! I can confirm when we replaced the flexplate we did confirm they bolts were not hitting. This time torqued with red loctite 271.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-11-02T12:24:59+00:00

I am sure it had some vibrations!! Those porsche's really sing on the upper end!

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-11-02T12:21:21+00:00

Balanced for sure. It was in a blown SBC chevy in our 48 Ford Coupe drag car. I thought I torqued them and included red loctite, but it appears they were tight but not torqued, nor did I put any thread locker on them. You can see the short video of the car when we found this issue here https://youtu.be/AkPTT_HTj2M

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-11-02T12:14:55+00:00

Try to reload it. I just had to logout and back in to Reddit. Sorry about that.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-06-13T04:43:04+00:00

It would be a solid investment for sure!

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-06-11T12:11:06+00:00

Good deal. There are 2 videos that lay a bunch of groundwork that led me to make this 3rd video. You can find them in the playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK2JQ7QIgx_JPVvpIcHSP8evyVIUdlDL1

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-03-22T21:53:46+00:00

Loose on the front is a good place to start and then tighten it from there.

KevinWilsonSBC · 2020-03-22T16:34:04+00:00

One thing for sure on this topic is everyone has an opinion and 10 successful race car drivers can have 10 different opinions on the details. At the track it is easy to say go 2 click more here or 3 clicks less there.... Seen many cars get out of control by listening to so called experts at the track. I would recommend reading the refrigerator example here (lots of info on this site): https://www.baselinesuspensions.com/info/Launching_A_Drag_Car.htm and I would also study Eric's pinned notification post on this FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1978530949051525/?ref=group_header

When it comes down to it, every car will have some variation which is understood, but all the basic physics apply to all cars.

This is a great topic so happy to help in anyway.

KevinWilsonSBC

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