Re: Upgrades to Tweetybird

56Tbird April 24th 2012, 9:27 pm

cool40 wrote:
56Tbird wrote:It's ALIVE!!! I fired it up today ,seems happy.got to do a little tuning on it.I think I may have to put a primer on it,it's seems to be alot harder to restart than it was on the 557. I put the distribution block on the back of the hat up on top of the intake and it seems to loose it's prime when I lean it down to shut it off. On the other set up I had the distribution block down low on the intake ,it seemed better there??? I'll mess with it some more and see what happens..But it's alive..and LOUD!!
Dan my block is low on the intake and restarts fine.i dont lean it any before i kill it,i just kill the power and about the time the engine stops i pull the shut off.it starts back easy.

I'll probably try that Lee and see how it works . I've got some long lines on the front injectors and don't like the idea of them leaking down into a cylinder.I'll figure it out pretty quick on what it likes I hope?? This bigger engine seems so much smoother.It may be the different sound of the zoomies ,but it doesn't seem nearly as radical sounding as the old one scratch

cool40 April 24th 2012, 9:44 pm

as long as the shut off is pulled and working it's like holding your finger on a straw,it wont drain into the intake. Very Happy

56Tbird April 24th 2012, 11:41 pm

cool40 wrote:as long as the shut off is pulled and working it's like holding your finger on a straw,it wont drain into the intake.

Never thought of it like that, but your right.As soon as I started it today the barrel valve was leaking like crazy. I put new o-rings in it in about 10 minutes and cured the problem . I've never seen o-rings as hard as those old ones were! They felt like rocks Laughing

I'm finally starting to get some pep in my step about getting this car race ready..I just ain't been completely into it with all the cancer in my family this last year.Maybe this will get me out of this funk I've been in!!

56Tbird April 26th 2012, 2:08 pm

Got everything done in the engine compartment except for putting the diaper on it. Waiting on new lexan now.[img] Upgrades to Tweetybird - Page 3 Hotrodreunion584

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342g April 26th 2012, 3:01 pm

Looks great, Dan.

dave d April 26th 2012, 3:16 pm

THAT motor would look ALOT better in my comet cheers

bruno April 26th 2012, 3:33 pm

great job dan-o king

56Tbird May 3rd 2012, 11:55 am

Finally got the cockpit sheetmetal done in this thing!! I went brain dead and couldn't come up with any ideas to finish it...So ,I had a few beers and got some imagination flowing..Now ,I'm gonna get the tubs back in and get this thing on all 4's again ....and maybe to a secret test facility this weekend cheers

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bbf-falcon May 3rd 2012, 12:12 pm

Good Luck Dan, Have fun, but be careful. Smile

bruno May 3rd 2012, 12:31 pm

so were are the vid's of this monster running ....... scratch

res0rli9 May 3rd 2012, 12:42 pm

Looking good Dan
Like the bird emblem Cool

bigblockfox468 May 3rd 2012, 1:49 pm

Keep up the good work king

Looks good Exclamation

Aint it amazing...... after a few adult beverages how things seem to work out drunken

56Tbird May 3rd 2012, 4:07 pm

bruno wrote:so were are the vid's of this monster running .......

I can't figure out how to get them on here Embarassed

I guess you'll just have to wait until june to hear it Razz

JACKAZZFLATZ May 4th 2012, 8:11 am

GEEZ, that engine looks goooood .!.

56Tbird May 6th 2012, 8:14 pm

Finally got this thing out of the shop under it's own power!!!!!![img] Upgrades to Tweetybird - Page 3 Hotrodreunion591

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Barney May 6th 2012, 8:17 pm

Looks great.

IDT-572 May 6th 2012, 11:25 pm

Barney wrote:Looks great.

Wow darn sure does, good job there Dano.........

res0rli9 May 7th 2012, 2:17 am

Super Bird Cool

Tony M May 7th 2012, 2:30 pm

Are you going to put the roof back on it when you race it ?

wild pony May 7th 2012, 4:24 pm

looks like its going to leave this earth just si Evil or Very Mad

tting there.

56Tbird May 7th 2012, 5:26 pm

Tony,I'm leaving the roof off until I get new lexan installed...It's ordered ,just waiting on it.I hope to run it this weekend ,and it'll probably be without the top . Twisted Evil

Wheelie58 May 8th 2012, 12:07 am

I don't know how I missed all of this info....but it looks real nice!
I figured that Dan-o would like it topless. Shocked

The car without the roof is nice too.....
Keith

lghting94 May 8th 2012, 8:25 am

Dan Where are you going this weekend? If US60, I plan on being down there friday night for the nostalgia race to watch. Todd

56Tbird May 8th 2012, 11:42 pm

Todd ,I can't reveal my secret track I'll be running at ,but the Nostaglia race is Saturday Very Happy

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