TRIED OF SEEING POLICITAL ADDS,ESPECIALLY ON MY SIGHT !!!

SORRY FOLKS,IT WAS NOT MY IDEA OF PUTTING POLITICAL ADVERTIZING ON MY SITE.IF I HAD A WAY OF REGULATING WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING ON,I SURE AS HELL WOULDN'T HAVE IT ON THIS SITE..THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THESE CLOWNS,ON THIS SITE,LET THEM FIND THEIR OWN CIRCUS! I'LL BE GLAD WHEN TUESDAY IS OVER AND ALL THOSE  OLD BUMS GET VOTED OUT & THE NEW BUMS GET VOTED IN
ONCE AGAIN I APOLIGIZE  FOR THIS CRAP.
PAISANO-THE FLYIN WOP 10/29/2010

SLIPPING THE BLOCK & TRANS IN FOR A FIT


Well Panhead Phil let me borrow his "Cherry Picker".So I decided to give it a shot and see how the block/trans would fit between the frame rails.This is only a test fit and nothing is writen in stone yet as I'm checking clearnaces.

1. Examples -where my hand is holding the new billet oil filter pick-up.It seems that it will interfere with the steering box.This billet pickup is better,bigger oriffices and yet its about an 1" shorter.Hard to believe,eh?

I moved the block back a little further and cleared that,Now the trans is hitting the back top cross member as you can see by the flicks.A little more mod to the cross member will be easier than trying to clear a steering box,

Right?This is not the block that's going to be used for the car.The real block is under wraps.



This is a real nice piece I'm holding here





There's those "Model's Hands" again

 

This cross member is hitting the tailshaft housing
perventing the engine from sitting straight up.It's 9 degrees tilt down in the rear.



 Solid Motor Mounts







Next step will be to cut the motor mounts plates that weld onto the sides of the frame and rear trans mount,which I had previously taken out so the trans would move around a little better while jocking it around.Anyway the block/trans is 9 degrees off and needs to be stright and parallel.You should try to correct this cause you will need not only to have a straight shot [AND I DO MEAN STRAIT]! to the rear axle system.Can't be more than a few degrees off.IF not, it will vibrate,and you will have handling and U-JOINT problems.

The engine needs to have the intake manifold and fuel system as straight as possible to keep everything  [fuel ]

going to all the places it should, right.

Paisano

9 degrees more engine trans needed

TAKING UP THE VEGA BOX,ETC

Well in honor of Breast Cancer Month,I figure I owe at least one of my rattling's to this horrorble thing that strikes both women and men alike.I know it well as my spouse of 37 plus years is 5 years clean as of this writing.

Ok,here we go.I started to tack up the Vega box and postioned it where box ,drag link,pitman arm and pannard rod system would sit without getting into each others way.This is not permanet yet as I am going to start postioning the FE motor next and see where everything will be welded up and find it's final home.
Last Saturday morning,Panhead Phil & Homer came over,with Panhead's "cherry picker" so I can use it next week to set the motor and mounts in.Then we all headed up to Reading,Pa with my son for the Toyo Nationals.[I still consider it the Keystone Nationals].It just sounds right,you know what I mean?BEtween the 3 of us,Homer,Panhead and myself-The Flyin Wop,there is over 100 years of FOMOCO knowledge.So I guess we have a fair amount of know how when it comes to talking automobiles and how they are made to run.

The Nationals were great,some real low ET's were set,don't know it they were records or not.Nitro Alley was hopping as ususal,and the nitro fumes were everywhere.[Man I could "OD" on that stuff.There's just no other scent like it.Maybe I ought to market a new after shave just for us guys who can never get enough of it.Whatcha think?Replies are welcome.

Here are some pictures of Homer&Panhead inspecting my work,making sure everythin's looks ok before we headed out to the Nationals.

Paisano-The Flyin' Wop



Paisano with one of America's Finest
Pssst-that's not my beer there!