Rob Meier's Journal

Hoping To Get It Back On The Road Soon

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:00:05 -0500

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It's been off the road for a few months. Started missing at idle on #2 and after going through compression test (175,173,175,175), carbs, changing everything out on ignition, checking lift at each valve, I finally gave in and pulled the head. Machine shop found a rather long crack going across the top and down the side, but nothing in any combustion chambers (still not 100% satisfied that was the problem) I decided to use a small chamber head to get a bit more compression and after sending every loose head I had, a total of 8, after 2 months at machine shop due to broke down hot tank and them getting behind due to that, 3 came back good, but they were all earlier large chamber heads.
Tore another motor down from a parts car and sent it off, Finally! a small chamber head that checked good, got hardened seat's installed and started working on the porting, in between customer stuff. been real busy in the shop, but hopefully will get it finished soon. Then, I can get her back on the road.

Posted 2012-08-19 10:00:05 by Rob Meier

Finally Showing My Own Car A Little Love

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:00:38 -0600

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Taking care of several little things on the car, the might as wells, and things I've been thinking of doing led me to pull the engine. I sent the head out to get a skim, and the flywheel to get a little more weight taken off. I'm changing the cam timing, and while It's apart I put the water pump and alt pullies on the lathe to remove the extra grooves, and reduce rotating weight (as a pair they went from about 3 1/4 lbs to about 1 1/2 lbs). I'm also taking a little weight out of some other bit's while I'm at it, and will try to get it on some scales when I'm done to see how much weight I've removed since I last scaled it, and to corner weight it as well.
I'm building a new (hopefully) better flowing header, and a Maniflow style intake manifold. I plan on having them Jet-hot coated if I have enough money to (this project is costing more than orig. anticipated.)

Posted 2010-02-21 18:00:38 by Rob Meier

Swaybar

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:42:08 -0600

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I got the new 1" front bar on, along with the 5/8" rear, doesn't feel as good on street tires, but never got a chance to go autocrossing and try it out on racing rubber.

Posted 2008-12-31 18:42:08 by Rob Meier

Swaybar

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:12:57 -0600

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Finally just rec'vd my 1" front swaybar from England, after waiting about 2 months. Gonna start with a 5/8" bar on back to go with it, and see how it feels (in the spring of course). Got some idea's for other improvements to make it a little faster for autocrossing, but I'll have to see if I can find the time to do them, as they each require my time for fabrication, instead of money. I could buy the parts, but I'm limmeted on budget.

Posted 2008-01-20 16:12:57 by Rob Meier