toddshotrods
11-01-2005, 12:13 AM
I've been calling it "my Camaro" lately because I plan to rename it. Project Machete just doesn't ring true in my ears anymore.
Quick recap of the last "two rounds"
ROUND ONE
I purchased a pretty solid Camaro with a busted 350. We installed a 80K 305 from a truck that ran perfectly until we got water in it cleaning it and rusted some of the intake valves open. Backfired like the timing was out 180, but a compression test and tear down confirmed the water damage.
ROUND TWO
I put the 305 on the stand, and installed a 350 Pontiac (that wasn't a typo) just for the heck of it, and to finally get some seat time. Sitting in the driveway making motor noises was beginning to get boring. I did put a whopping hundred miles or so on it last year, before assigning the car a dedicated spot in my new shop for the winter. Since then, I pull ed the front clip and the Poncho in preparation for a return to Chevy power and a new plan.
ROUND THREE
We just pulled yet another small-block, from yet another mid-eighties Chevy pickup. It comes home tomorrow, and I hope to have it in the car some time next week. The plan is to get some more seat time to help me decide what direction I want to go with this car. I should have a month or so before the salt trucks come out.
Pics coming...
Quick recap of the last "two rounds"
ROUND ONE
I purchased a pretty solid Camaro with a busted 350. We installed a 80K 305 from a truck that ran perfectly until we got water in it cleaning it and rusted some of the intake valves open. Backfired like the timing was out 180, but a compression test and tear down confirmed the water damage.
ROUND TWO
I put the 305 on the stand, and installed a 350 Pontiac (that wasn't a typo) just for the heck of it, and to finally get some seat time. Sitting in the driveway making motor noises was beginning to get boring. I did put a whopping hundred miles or so on it last year, before assigning the car a dedicated spot in my new shop for the winter. Since then, I pull ed the front clip and the Poncho in preparation for a return to Chevy power and a new plan.
ROUND THREE
We just pulled yet another small-block, from yet another mid-eighties Chevy pickup. It comes home tomorrow, and I hope to have it in the car some time next week. The plan is to get some more seat time to help me decide what direction I want to go with this car. I should have a month or so before the salt trucks come out.
Pics coming...