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Ceej
SSRN National Champion
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
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Location: Oregon
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(Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:31 pm)
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Fopar came up this morning. We were going to modify the valve body. Started looking through the diagnostic information that came with one of his kits, and decided to try backing off the TV. (Getting delayed shifts from 1st to 2nd.)
Backed the Lokar off a smidge, and it got better. Backed it off a smidge more, and the shifts are much better! Still occuring at the right engine speed, just much quicker.
Too much TV, and the line pressure goes too high, not allowing the transition. Seems much happier now, and partial throttle shifts are at more reasonable engine speeds. It's almost got street manners now.
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hantayo13
Turbo EFI
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Posts: 1740
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(Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:06 pm)
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| walked pass it a few times ...patted it on hood.....downeast here we come
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wjajr
Supercharged
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
Posts: 3639
Location: Downeast Maine
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(Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:10 am)
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hantayo13:
| Quote: | | walked pass it a few times ...patted it on hood.....downeast here we come |
We were down on the island yesterday, stores are stocked full with tourist trinkets, streets are clean, and few sunny days are predicted beginning of week…_________________ 67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
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slantvaliant
Turbo EFI
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Posts: 2232
Location: Lubbock, Texas
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(Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:05 pm)
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I took the Valiant on to the Arlington, Texas stop of the Hot Rod Power Tour 2012. That meant about 750 miles over the weekend, averaging 20 MPG, including some time spent on the parking lot they call I-30. No problems with the car at all - she just started and ran like she always does.
The Valiant pretty much fit in - she wasn't the oldest, slowest, or rattiest car by any measure:
There were some nice cars there, including a '64 Valiant-badged Barracuda (273), that oddball shorty Imperial roadster someone made a while back, and an open road racing AMC Concord I recognized from the Big Bend Open Road Race.
I brought home a bunch of catalogs._________________ "When you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it." - Pointy-haired Boss
1964 Valiant V200, 225/904 PB
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Big T
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 17 Jan 2009
Posts: 516
Location: Crescent City, Ca
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(Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:31 pm)
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Changed the oil after the engine break in, ordered new Electric motor for water pump... Drove it around a little in the apt complex...
The kids got a kick out of it... No leaks anywhere.. I think we are good to go.... Anticipating Woodburn and Samoa..
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/vv309/TerryLScott/?action=view¤t=VIDEO0029.mp4
Local uniform shop has expressed interest in have the car displayed in front of the store due to it having a lightbar on it... May load it up Thursday and take it to a remote location and test the car out a little...  _________________ BIG T
1967 Dart "Six Shooter"
Girlfriend Rhonda... 66 Valiant
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Big T
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 17 Jan 2009
Posts: 516
Location: Crescent City, Ca
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(Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:13 am)
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Make the above day for a possible test run, FRIDAY... New Electric Water Pump motor won't be here until Thursday evening.
Probably shouldn't try to run it without that..Hahahaha ...not after as long as it has been.
Feels funny, after all this time, it is running again... BUT IT FEELS GREAT!
I have said it before, and I'll say it again... Andrew "KIDD" Howard has been a huge help, as well as others from the Killer Bees...
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!_________________ BIG T
1967 Dart "Six Shooter"
Girlfriend Rhonda... 66 Valiant
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Charrlie_S
SL6 Racer & Moderator
Joined: 19 Oct 2002
Posts: 6099
Location: Silver Springs, Fl.
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(Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:57 am)
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Dropped off head at machine shop, yesterday, for milling. Picked it up this morning, .0110 lighter.
Cam is now degreed in at 103. It is a Racer Brown St-21, which is the same as the "BIG" Mopar performance cam.
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65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Cuda 170 nitrous
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zorg
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
Posts: 847
Location: Bremerton, WA
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(Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:01 pm)
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Bled, and bled, and bled the brakes. Swapped in an 8 3/4 last week, and I'm still fighting air in the lines..._________________  |
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wvenable
Turbo EFI
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
Posts: 2308
Location: Indy
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(Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:55 pm)
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| Got the trailer to pick up the Piggie! Goin' north on Father's Day!
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Big T
Turbo Slant 6
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Location: Crescent City, Ca
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(Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:34 pm)
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Early Fathers Day Present!!!_________________ BIG T
1967 Dart "Six Shooter"
Girlfriend Rhonda... 66 Valiant
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Big T
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 17 Jan 2009
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Location: Crescent City, Ca
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(Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:35 pm)
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Early Fathers Day Present!!!
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1967 Dart "Six Shooter"
Girlfriend Rhonda... 66 Valiant
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hantayo13
Turbo EFI
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Posts: 1740
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(Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:12 pm)
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| started it...sat for over a week ....fired right up
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DusterIdiot
Board Sponsor
Joined: 29 Oct 2002
Posts: 7140
Location: Salem, OR
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(Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:55 pm)
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Moved some stuff around in the shop, got a good sun burn with a buddy
welding some improvements to my tow dolly. Cleaned out the blue duster so I can race next weekend.
Time to go out and have dinner for our anniversary, 8 years and we haven't killed each other...that's a good sign...
-D.Idiot
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slantzilla
Board Sponsor & Moderator
Joined: 17 Oct 2002
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Location: Park Forest, Illinoisy
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Ceej
SSRN National Champion
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
Posts: 6332
Location: Oregon
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(Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:47 pm)
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Congratulations Rob!
Fired up the Alfa and got it out of the driveway. Worked on a Nissan Xterra this morning. Finished off with that. Took a ride in the Hooptie. Pulled it into the shop and did oil and filter. Running great.
Linda and I went for a nice 50 mile ride in the Alfa to have lunch five miles away. It's that kind of car.
Got back, moved the Hooptie out and put the Alfa away. Got into the Hooptie to move it back to it's parking spot, and the tones went off.
Solo in the main station squad to serve as rehab officer for a structure fire. (FF condition and water boy.) Pretty light as this was non-entry. Structure was an abandoned goner. Finally back in quarters a bit after 6. The squad is a new Dodge 1 ton quad cab hemi 4x4 Dually with a purpose built utility box. 10.7 MPG average.  In it's defense, it is pretty heavy, and gets driven pretty hard most of the time. I sashayed to the scene code 1. The AC works, and the stereo is nice. It's got one of the new low profile LED light bars. Bright little turkey! Got the squad washed and put away, then headed for home. Parked the Valiant and Linda fed me dinner!
A pretty nice day.
Didn't get squat done to the shop, and still need to check the rear axle and trans fluid. Hopefully Fopar will come up Thursday evening so we can get everything out of the trailer to load the Hooptie for Woodburn. 
CJ_________________
Tyrde-Browne Racing
I'm off to find myself. If I should return before I get back, keep me here.
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