Crap gotta watch the vid at home.. Not loading at work!
BAD ASS man can't wait to see this thing!!!!
Thats a confidence booster Im sure, being able to start it up and let it idle on its own. Nice work so far!
I think it sounds incredible!!!
that's so badass, Matt!! congrats on the successful first start!!
sounds sick btw!
i have that same phone
Oil is oil my friend. Don't fall for all the marketing schemes out there. You saw how clean the heads were when the cam covers were off that day you were at the shop. 95,000 and they looked brand new. Conventional is all my cars .
Thanks to all of you guys!! You always are following my work and have kind and motivating things to say. Next up is.....????.....a bunch of little stuff. Hooking the ABS ground wire...I hope that is why the ABS light is on. Paint and assemble the calipers/rotors/pads/brackets/e-brake cables. Mount up the E-brake handle, the cooling system (Waiting on brand new A/C lines from MPS since my originals got bent up somehow. I think someone ran them over with a forklift.Get the tail lights wired, the door harnesses, 3rd brake light, wiper motor arm modified, uuummm......the list goes on before I even can consider the minor body work and the paint work.
Put it this way....in 2 months, 4VModFox is in the same stage Hack Job was in after about 8 months of work. I cut the labor down a lot since I knew exactly what to do. I also have worked faster because there is less thinking involved. And a tad less work getting 97 parts into a 91 versus 2001 parts in a 1981. Lots of differences, you wouldn't believe how much changed on those 4 different years.
Car sounds awesome! I am a HUGE fan of the 4v sound. Add in some stright thru mufflers and a catless midpipe... ugh!
Most of the time if you switch a higher mileage engine over from conventional oil to synthetic you develop leaks since synthetic is thinner and cleans out the "gunk" left from years of conventional oil use.
Matt the thing sounds awesome. I say get her outside first before doing anything. Otherwise weld in 2 cats that will quite her down
HAHA...no way!! MY work pays for my phone since we have like 7 Nextels in all, so that's the only reason I keep it. I've had that phone replaced about 5 times in a year and a half. It always shuts off on it's own for no reason and the flips break a lot. Nextel is a PITA to text on to. They are the ONLY carrier where you ahve to download texts. It takes me forever to send and receive!!!
Your 5.4L engine knocks Jay? Oh man, I know a guy at a salvage yard who can sell you a better used one!!!I've got exactly 123K on my 97 and don't have that problem. Every 3,000 miles I have to add a quart of oil, but I don't drive like a Grandma.
And you will never see me use synthetic oil. I never used it in my old Cobra...(your new one) I always used Castrol or Valvoline conventional 5w30. I don't use synthetic in my 04 Cobra either. Anyways, I don't want to clog up my progress thread with this oil topic. All of our delivery trucks at work have the mileage that follows:
97 Chevy2500 5.7L 205,000 miles. (Now retired to the yard truck)
96 GMC 3500 5.7L 175,000 miles. (For sale cause we bought the 08)
05 Chevy2500 6.0L 163,000 miles.
08 Chevy 3500 6.0L 27,000 miles.
93 Dakota 5.2L 223,000 miles.
99 F150 5.4L 167,000 miles.
All used conventional oil changed every 7,500 miles. Not one has had a motor problem.
/ rant....
not any more. naaaaaaaaa this ones just fine now that I run synthetic in it
bet yours rattles like crazy when cold. Don't tell me no either- all the 2v 5.4s do
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