race firebird

[Ripper]

Not much happened since last time, allthough the tank is now installed and I'll start assembling the engine next week..

Paint:


And... Voilá:




as you can see, I slaughtered my blower motor (?) during the tank installation... However, I'll come up with something - when I have time... :rolleyes5

[Ripper]

some progress in the garage!



Some parts also arrived from Kauffmann Racing


A nice electric Meziere water pump!


A new cam chain too... For Pontiac BIG BLOCK (???)... Too bad not even the manufactors know anything about pontiac engines...


Sheet metal valve covers



And here they are... something that I've been waiting for for months!!


KRE aluminum heads! They're light, they're cool and they flow lots of air!!! These are CNCported to 290 CFM, Ferrera Valves, Titanium retainers and so... soo... sooooo sexy! :D

Too bad Jeff Kauffmann forgot to include the ARP head studs that I paid for... however, those are on the way over the atlantic and will arrive in a week or so.


I went out to the garage same night and put the heads on the block just to see what the engine will look like... Guess if I was impressed!







A friend of mine, who works in the aircraft industry, also paid a visit in the garage and brought some presents (all the blue parts! ;) )