1969 black on black ss 396

[chevyman0429]

Well I got off my rear last night got the car wired tonight gonna set the timing and bleed the brakes. I need to look into a radiator prolly gonna go with a direct fit becool alumuinum radiator.Fenders are also almost done. Just want to hear it run again.Car has a big solid cam rectangler port heads and 3 inch exhaust, O does it sound incredible. Its almost go time

[Rixls6]

Make a video with sound, of it running, so we can hear it too!

[chevyman0429]

Rick I most definitely plan on sharing it for sure.

[chevyman0429]

Dam I caught hell trying to get the distributor set in right. I had to walk away and Ill give it another shot tomorrow. Correct me if Im wrong, I was always taught to bring number 1 piston to TDC on compression stroke and drop the distributor in with the rotor pointing towards Number 1 cylinder.

I also had an issue with the oil filter hitting the headers (fram)so I went and got a stp filter which is close to an inch shorter and it went right in. Still dam near touching the header. I guess the odds were against me tonight.

Mike

[Rixls6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chevyman0429</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dam I caught hell trying to get the distributor set in right. I had to walk away and Ill give it another shot tomorrow. Correct me if Im wrong, I was always taught to bring number 1 piston to TDC on compression stroke and drop the distributor in with the rotor pointing towards Number 1 cylinder.

Mike </div></div>

That's right, but do one more thing. Hook up a timing light, with the key on hold the trigger of the light and slowly rotate the distributor until the light flashes, lock the distributor right there. Ususally will fire right up after that provided you have not flooded it or anyhing else.

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rixls6Mike [/quote</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Usually will fire right up after that, provided you have not flooded it or anything else... </div></div>

Like installing the crank sprocket 90 degrees off lke I did. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Keep at it, you'll get it running. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[chevyman0429]

Timing done except the final tune once the car is started which will be this week. I dont really care for the bright yellow plug wires but thats what I had in my stash of parts. Gonna have to find something else but for now they will have to work.

[chevyman0429]

Well I finally found a collision shop that would pull the front cowl on this car. Every one wanted to do the whole job, which wasnt in the budget. A friend refered me to alittle collision shop around the corner from my house. Anyhow, I dropped the car off on thursday morning and picked it up friday afternoon. The car turned out 10 times better then I could have expected. The driverside door gap is perfect the door shuts excellent and the upper cowl which took the hardest hit, U cant even tell it was hit.I know im goin on and on. Im just pumped it came out so good. Now I can put the front clip on. Somehow there r a nice set of 40 foot tire marks going down the driveway. Its sounds great. The 3 inch exhaust and the solid lifters sound awesome.

[scuncio]

Congrats! Good feeling to see the project moving along.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Great progress, we love to hear and see projects moving froward. (your not &quot;going on and on&quot

Ryan