Just had to share with you guys...had a 454 rebuilt but, as most of you can relate, more time than money (and friends too busy to help)kept everything from happening as quickly as I would've liked. But yesterday, July 18 (Mark your calendars) the beast came alive for the first time!
Only two problems were encountered. First I had to deal with a starter that wouldn't stop running. (Had earlier post on that) Turned out the "new" starter I had in had a broken wire in the solenoid and ran whenever it had power. New starter fixed that problem.
Then came the moment of truth. We pushed it out of the garage. (Figured if there was fire, it wouldn't take the house too!) Three spins and she lit! Being that I did a lot of rewiring and all kinds of stuff I've never gotten into before, I was sure I'd forgotten something, didn't do something right, forgotten to tighten something...SOMETHING was going to go wrong, I was afraid! No runs, no drips, no errors! Everything worked as it should, and she sounded GOOD!
After we got it running, it became obvious that the fan clutch was no good, as the engine was turning 2500, and the fan about 400rpm. I'll get a flexfan for it and we should be good to go. Next will be the exhaust system. (Just had mufflers bolted to the headers for the startup)
Anyway, it's all, in part, thanks to you guys! Without this site and your input, I don't think I would've attempted some of the stuff I've done. Now that it will be on the road, I can begin the bodywork. Be patient with all my posts that you'll probably see in the body section!
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Don - '67 Modified Malibu
"Under Construction"
Gold #43


Only two problems were encountered. First I had to deal with a starter that wouldn't stop running. (Had earlier post on that) Turned out the "new" starter I had in had a broken wire in the solenoid and ran whenever it had power. New starter fixed that problem.
Then came the moment of truth. We pushed it out of the garage. (Figured if there was fire, it wouldn't take the house too!) Three spins and she lit! Being that I did a lot of rewiring and all kinds of stuff I've never gotten into before, I was sure I'd forgotten something, didn't do something right, forgotten to tighten something...SOMETHING was going to go wrong, I was afraid! No runs, no drips, no errors! Everything worked as it should, and she sounded GOOD!
After we got it running, it became obvious that the fan clutch was no good, as the engine was turning 2500, and the fan about 400rpm. I'll get a flexfan for it and we should be good to go. Next will be the exhaust system. (Just had mufflers bolted to the headers for the startup)
Anyway, it's all, in part, thanks to you guys! Without this site and your input, I don't think I would've attempted some of the stuff I've done. Now that it will be on the road, I can begin the bodywork. Be patient with all my posts that you'll probably see in the body section!
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Don - '67 Modified Malibu
"Under Construction"
Gold #43