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- Mon May 20, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: what a weekend!
- Replies: 2
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what a weekend!
I had a very solid Tiresmoke weekend.. Saturday morning, Dad and I made our annual trek to Linesville, PA for the Bair's Corvette show. We've been going pretty regularly since 2007. The last trip, which I think was 2022, ended with the Corvette coming home on the back of flatbed with failed points a...
- Thu May 16, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1979 Malibu
- Replies: 126
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Re: 1979 Malibu
The plan is to just use a flex hose, similar to what was on there, minus the molded 90* end. It should just make a nice arc from the thermostat housing, like Mr. T's mohawk.
- Wed May 15, 2024 11:45 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1963 Corvette
- Replies: 92
- Views: 123983
Re: 1963 Corvette
Success, i think! All distributor gaskets are not created equal! I put in a different from inventory that measured a little thicker than the one that came off. It was oil soaked. Seeing that made me not pull the intake. I let it idle in the garage for a while to burp the cooling system. After a 4 mi...
- Wed May 15, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1963 Corvette
- Replies: 92
- Views: 123983
Re: 1963 Corvette
Yeah, Ive cleaned it a few times. The area it leaks from is towards the passenger side. Oil pressure sending line (copper) is clean and dry. I bought the new distributor because it seemed to be in that area. It was also something i had recently fucked with, so it seemed more reasonable than an intak...
- Wed May 15, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1963 Corvette
- Replies: 92
- Views: 123983
Re: 1963 Corvette
Its been on there aince 2011. If I have to reseal an intake after 13 years, i guess that isnt terrible. Im just under the gun with the Bair's Corvette show on Saturday.
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No burnouts allowed!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 184
Re: No burnouts allowed!
Unbelievable to throw your life away, plus the people he ran over, for over doing donuts.
- Tue May 14, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: Races, Swap Meets & Car Shows
- Topic: 2024 Drag Racing Stuff
- Replies: 10
- Views: 174
Re: 2024 Drag Racing Stuff
Team Tiresmoke was well represented in Steve Stanley's post on FB.
- Tue May 14, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1963 Corvette
- Replies: 92
- Views: 123983
Re: 1963 Corvette
Test drive complete.. oil leak remains. Passenger side rear of the engine. UGH. It's not the oil pressure sender, thats dry. I can't tell if its coming up between intake and distibutor, or if it is somehow leaking directly out the back of the intake. So I think my next step is pulling/re-sealing the...
- Tue May 14, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Chevelle Projects 2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 30
Chevelle Projects 2024
I figured I would start a new thread for this year. I changed the oil + filter with Pennzoil 10W30 Full Synthetic + AC Delco PF454 just before going to KMP on 5/8. Other than that, I haven't touched anything on it since last fall. First pass of the season was a very nice 12.18 @ 110.8 MPH. There was...
- Tue May 14, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1979 Malibu
- Replies: 126
- Views: 72032
Re: 1979 Malibu
I got my new radiator modified by Steve McBride.. I think this will work better. I need to find a different hose. Worst case, I might have to have Steve shorten it up a bit, though.
- Tue May 14, 2024 12:08 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1963 Corvette
- Replies: 92
- Views: 123983
Re: 1963 Corvette
I bought a new distributor off ebay a couple months back. Seems they are clearing out the mechanical tach-drive distributors. A couple years ago, they were $199 on ebay, I got one for $109 + shipping. Brand new. The guts look just like an MSD distributor, which also means I don't have points anymore...
- Thu May 09, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: Races, Swap Meets & Car Shows
- Topic: 2024 Drag Racing Stuff
- Replies: 10
- Views: 174
Re: 2024 Drag Racing Stuff
The disorganization was off the charts. Are we running 1/4 or 1/8 mile? Why did we have three different announcements about it? Why is this even a question on Wednesday night? We're gonna start calling classes to the staging lanes like a Saturday? It was clear to me that ownership/management opened ...
- Wed May 08, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Races, Swap Meets & Car Shows
- Topic: 2024 Drag Racing Stuff
- Replies: 10
- Views: 174
Re: 2024 Drag Racing Stuff
I just pulled the Chevelle into the lift bay. It'll get an oil change over lunch today, because I spent too much time working on Maliboost last night. Should be a good night, I've heard from a few friends who aren't regulars who are planning on going out tonight. I think Team Tiresmoke will be well ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 1:01 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1979 Malibu
- Replies: 126
- Views: 72032
Re: 1979 Malibu
This weekend I started tackling the new radiator + fan install. The old radiator +2fans that came with the car were just not up to the task. Even when was at Dragway 42, it got up to 200 and was a pain to cool. I have limited room to work with, so I got a Proform radiator with the same height/width,...
- Thu May 02, 2024 4:51 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1996 Collector Edition Corvette
- Replies: 524
- Views: 252592
Re: 1996 Collector Edition Corvette
Wow, those turned out really nice. C4 seats seem to be notoriously bad, almost every one i see for sale has failed upholstery.