And so it begins…

Fun time.

You boys are singing my song.

When I put the Subie in Bridget I promised myself I’d go back through the wiring and neaten things up/correct some mistakes (mine and the PO’s). But so far I ain’t saw fit to do it. Signal lights stop when I hit the brakes. Brake lights with the headlights on don’t seem to get any brighter. All kinds of Lucas-like…[Read more]

The weight bias shift should be minimal. The 2.3 was incredibly heavy. Yes, the extra power will take some getting used to. When I was considerably younger I built a 450 hp ’65 Mustang that would dance. I’m thinking this will be about the same.😁

This will place me in a different class in the Hillclimbs but not in David’s class.

This engine…[Read more]

Lot of speculation on line about the weight differences. Everything from “about 110 pounds” to “about 10 pounds.”

http://www.svoca.com/forum/showthread.php?14860-Weight-difference-between-2-3-turbo-engine-and-5-0

I think it’s gonna be closer to 100 than 10.

Here’s an MG guy who says the crate 302 weighs 300…[Read more]

Lots done Saturday. Old motor is now out and I’ll probably spend my spare time today cleaning. There is oil residue everywhere.

New motor has been ordered.

And done.

Shrunk it down, wrapped in ‘lectric tape and zip-tied to the main wiring loom to keep it from falling back down to where it got burned. Test-drive and all seems to be in order.

Ah, well-done, Andy. 20 miles in two years? This person is in for some shaming. 🙂 Hopefully he’ll redeem himself now!

Glad you’re all OK, Vicenc. We miss you up here.

Yep, I was about to say.

Remember when you put the new one in to line it up right-careful with the steering shaft, and to bend over those metal tabs on the clamp nut.

Update: So I turned the key on in the nice quiet garage and got no fuel pump whirr. Checked the fuses there, the connections, and finally wired it direct to the battery to make sure it would whirr if so energized.

It did.

Had a closer look at my burnt O2 connector and noticed a bare wire. A-HA! Something hot got grounded to the cat, and that…[Read more]

We made it through as well although Charlene, Lucifer and I evacuated to Louisiana on the 7th.   We left the 560SL and the TDr in the garage under car covers, just in case, so the only fear I had was of flooding.  No major damage to the house or cars when we got back yesterday and power was already back.  All in all, it could have been much worse.

Rough luck. You’re right, that burnt connector “should” have only tripped the light. First things first, fix that and go from there. Good luck. Hope it’s something simple.

(Thank the heavens for AAA)