Steve N 69 69 69
09-13-2006, 09:36 PM
I went for my first real drive today. I drove it for a quick trip last week, from its old home to its new home, but it was idling at 2000 rpm, on a 100* day, so I didn't get to play much. I put in a new IAC valve, and LT4 knock module today, and the idle dropped right down to 850 rpm.
So today I drove around for about an hour, up and down the Blvd. on and off a few freeway ramps.
First impression.... its LOUD and feels like a bullet, compared to the 70's truck 350 and Powerglide that I had in the car the last time I drove it. The little LT1 pulls nice.
The manual steering is pretty stiff at low speeds, but feels like a go-kart above 30MPH. very tight ( maybe too tight , twitchy) and precise.
The 4 wheel manual Wilwoods feel pretty stiff too, but I've been babying them, so I don't know how well they work yet.
On the down side, the rear left tire is rubbing on the inner fender, when I get on the gas hard, and it sounds like the pinion yoke may be hitting the top of the tunnel, at full throttle, I gotta jack it up and take a look.
Its sitting lower than I wanted, now that the tank is full and the Batteries are in the trunk. I going to remove the leaf bushings to gain 1/2" . But I think I will need to raise it up more than that. I've already ground the paint off the bottom of the sub frame connectors the first time I pulled into the garage :hand:
On the plus side it ran great, pulled hard, turned,and stopped, without drama, and never leaked a drop.
Later,
So today I drove around for about an hour, up and down the Blvd. on and off a few freeway ramps.
First impression.... its LOUD and feels like a bullet, compared to the 70's truck 350 and Powerglide that I had in the car the last time I drove it. The little LT1 pulls nice.
The manual steering is pretty stiff at low speeds, but feels like a go-kart above 30MPH. very tight ( maybe too tight , twitchy) and precise.
The 4 wheel manual Wilwoods feel pretty stiff too, but I've been babying them, so I don't know how well they work yet.
On the down side, the rear left tire is rubbing on the inner fender, when I get on the gas hard, and it sounds like the pinion yoke may be hitting the top of the tunnel, at full throttle, I gotta jack it up and take a look.
Its sitting lower than I wanted, now that the tank is full and the Batteries are in the trunk. I going to remove the leaf bushings to gain 1/2" . But I think I will need to raise it up more than that. I've already ground the paint off the bottom of the sub frame connectors the first time I pulled into the garage :hand:
On the plus side it ran great, pulled hard, turned,and stopped, without drama, and never leaked a drop.
Later,