1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Rebuild + Details

[mockingbird812]

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 20pt">'Swunderful!!!!!!!!</span></span> [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[SS427]

Looking great Danny!

[napa68]

Just a real nice job on a real nice car!

Tim

[XXXGoldL34M20]

Still waiting for my motor builder to come by and do a break in. Maybe Friday or Saturday [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] It sucks to wait.
In the meantime i hooked up the spark plug wires, filled the antifreeze, put in the oil and primed the oil pump shaft and hooked up the battery to see if everything was fine.
Car has been sitting for a few days and no leaks to be found underneath.
I hope all goes well when we turn that ignition on.
My patience is getting thin.
Here is a couple of photos with the motor ready to go and complete.
Not bad for a Canadian AY.
Next reply i will let everyone know how the break in went.

[XXXGoldL34M20]

Finally Broke the engine in today.
Here is a link to a Youtube Video.

http://youtu.be/CwF3X3y6qcs

The video shows the car at 2000 Rpm at the 15 minute mark of the 20 minute break in, all good + no leaks to be found. The valves were adjusted one more time,spark plugs were all checked and are all clean. Exhaust is next and a tune up will be done after the exhaust is completed. The guy that appears in the video is Gus who re-built the motor.

Only have one problem as the carb will not keep idle, what do you guys think it is?
Maybe the idle circuit needs to be looked at or maybe a vacuum leak?
After i do the Exhaust i will check for vacuum leaks and if i can not find anything then i will take the carb off and have it checked.
The car is drivable but i have to keep the idle at about 1500 to 1800 Rpm so it does not shut off.

[Plowman]

The thing sound's good. I would stop the playing around and send the carb to Eric of Vintage Musclecar Parts. He is the best.

[VintageMusclecar]

Who did the carb?

How many turns out are the idle trim screws on the primary metering block?

[XXXGoldL34M20]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Who did the carb?

How many turns out are the idle trim screws on the primary metering block? </div></div>

Carb was done by Jeff Dotterer.
The guy that owned the car before me had it rebuilt by Jeff.
If i were to do it i would of sent it to you Eric.
If i can not get things figured out i may send it out to you.
I will call you if and when the time comes.

The motor rebuilder tried adjusting the idle trim screws but it did not really make a difference

[MosportGreen66]

This is an Eric job...

He'll find a dozen things wrong with it. If I told you who the previous owner of my Z bought the carb from and how many issues Eric found with it, you'd be baffled in utter disbelief.

[XXXGoldL34M20]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MosportGreen66</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This is an Eric job...

He'll find a dozen things wrong with it. If I told you who the previous owner of my Z bought the carb from and how many issues Eric found with it, you'd be baffled in utter disbelief. </div></div>

Guys as soon as i get the exhaust all buttoned up the carb comes off and will be sent to Eric. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]