Project Junkyard Dog

[goinbroke2]

Originally Posted by iraceitall

Update: I couldn't help but dig into the motor a little to see what I had. Glad I did. I popped the valve covers to replace the gaskets and found fulcrum rockers. I have a 78-vintage 302, with D8OE heads and what appears to be a nice recent overhaul on the whole thing. Because it has a nice standard set of the 77-newer pistons in it already, and the shortblock works fine, I picked up a set of D7OE's and had them cleaned up, and sent an extra cam off for a regrind at Delta Cams in WA for $82 to my door. I will be running the car as a 77, at 137hp (not that it is an issue for me right now). I traded some misc. parts for a set of 1.6 Comp Magnum rail-style roller tip rockers, my score of the month! In the meantime I managed to clean out the fuel tank and mount my Holley blue pump and regulator. I also put in fresh motor mounts and an oil pan gasket, along with servicing the C4 and putting in a shift kit. At this point, I am putting the car away; it is reassembled and running well with the stock shortblock and 77-vintage upper end, and now I have a cam and converter to swap in after some baseline passes in the spring, so I feel pretty good about what I have to work with.

I can say I am MUCH further along then I was last project, and at a total of under $1600, not counting anything I sold/traded off the car. I will make some baselines in May or so; I can't wait! If it works I might even have to clean it up and break out the Rustoleum lol!

Good to see everything is working out so well. After I read what you said about Delta Cams, I had to google them.(never heard of them) $82 for a regrind seems awesome, I sent away for a quote from Bullet but after reading that I just sent away for a quote from Delta too, so we'll see what they say.

[Joe Toller]

Just got word that Yellowstone Dragstrip just 120 miles away went back to NHRA and will have a Division 6 race in June. I am so excited I am shaking right now. Gotta get the Comet rearing to go and dialed in for this!!! I wish it wasn't a block of ice right now!

[MICROMACHINE72]

Any new pictures on progress?

[Joe Toller]

Nothing new, I have a pic on my phone when I brought it home and right after pulling the motor to clean things up, but thats it. In the spring I will have progress, need to get it to the strip, baseline it, and stab in the cam and converter to see where I'm at. Looking for 15-flats at this altitude to comfortably make U. It is finally above zero now though, so maybe I can dink with it this weekend or even better on Christmas break.

[west coast]

I have heard rumors about the Yellowstone ( have been there a few times) being back on the schedule but have seen nothing yet in print have you.

Thanks

[goinbroke2]

Pictures...WE NEED PICTURES!!
LOL

[Joe Toller]

Originally Posted by goinbroke2

Pictures...WE NEED PICTURES!!
LOL

Ok, here we go. The first pic is basically as I brought it home, I ditched the compact spare experiment and got a proper Comet hood. I grabbed the Mav one because the Comet one was rough, not realizing it would not be the same.
Picture 2 is that awesome racing interior. Cleaned up it is actually very nice! Were it not for A/C this thing has virtually no wiring or frills. No wonder these cars were so durable and popular. Very easy to work on!
Pic 3 is during cleanup, I had pulled the motor long enough to fix some leaks, replace the motor mounts, and ditch the unnecessary stuff, as well as swap in manual steering. Also shows the 15x4 from steelies I found, with the old bias plies stuck to them.

There's a teaser, next pictures will be when it is completely done and ready to go! As a matter of fact, since it's gonna hit almost 40 today, I am going to work on some little things this afternoon like the gauges and shifter.

[Joe Toller]

Originally Posted by west coast

I have heard rumors about the Yellowstone ( have been there a few times) being back on the schedule but have seen nothing yet in print have you.

Thanks

Came straight from the track owners mouth last night, he announced the track went back to NHRA from IHRA and got the Divisional. It's even better than it was before too, the new owner has done a helluva job.