Build Thread 84ttop: I Suck At Updating This Thread...

It's officially the 11th hour... With our first race of the season next friday it is crunch time. I've been working tirelessly every night for the past week 4-5 hours trying to get this thing done. It ain't right until you do it twice has to be my new motto... Maybe I've been taking cues from @madmike1157 I haven't updated much of the progress because I've been far to busy in the shop working, so here goes.
First things first, PROCOMP can suck it... I've had really good luck for years with their cheap fabricated valve covers, until I go to use them on my junk wagon. How the hell do you miss the flange pattern on a set of valve covers to the point where I can only start 2 out of 6 bolts? I only find this out after I spent the time welding fittings on the stupid things only to wasting more of my time and money. WHATEVER

I called my buddy Booth over at Proform and had him send me out a pair of the cast Ford Racing valve covers that I know will fit. It's been a while since I've welded on cast aluminum, wait a minute, it's been a few months since I've welded on aluminum at all. It's been years since I've welded on cast aluminum let alone brand new polished cast aluminum. All in all they didn't turn out too bad, I have to polish them up where I welded on them but I managed to not burn the black painted pinstripe. The one thing that I can't say enough is the support that we get from all sorts of different manufactures is incredible and really does make a big difference in our racing program!

And yes... they are 16AN vents on the valve covers!

I finished welding the discharge piping last week as well, my Snycrowave hasn't had this much work to do in a while

Keep in mind that this is .058 tubing, 80 amps blows through this in about a millisecond flat if you're not careful

In other news, the fuel rails are mounted and fuel lines are plumbed. At this point I need to add fluids, plugs and a little luck to make some noise tonight

madmike1157 said:

I wish I was you.

Then I'd be able to post cool pics of my excellent aluminum welding, instead of aluminum that's been glued

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Take comfort in the fact the we both like to torture ourselves in performing the same task time and time again, hoping that things will somehow work out in the end!

srtthis said:

so bacon sushi or bacon onion rings?!

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How am I supposed to possible decide this?

srtthis said:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUFjjM5on3Y


bacon sushi

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Well my breakfast sure is ruined...

Like I'm not stressed out enough trying to button this car up for the race track Friday...