Harv's FED thread

[Errol62]

Good news mate


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[Harv]

Convertor slid forward, and flexplate bolts in. Had to run a tap through one, probably due to my wonky drilling when I oversized the flexplate holes for to suit the larger convertor bolts. Box now in, and everything spins as it should. Casing vent line back on, starter-er back on.

Went to put the driveshaft back in, and it's fighting me. It only goes in one way, and is tight for clearance to the diff flange. The last few times I put it in I had the same problem - just need to find the sweet spot of right rotation and right uni-joint orientation. Tried a few times, still can't find that magic lineup. Put to one side for now, will try again. On a bad day I can release the diff the put the driveshaft in, but the lazy part of me knows it should go in with the diff in place.

Had Jeff Ramsay come and take a look at extending the Norman shaft. Looks doable, and he has enough measurements to make a start. Will take a few iterations to get it right. In the meantime I need to get a bit more serious about getting the cylinder head-to-supercharger manifold on. Flogged out the mounting holes, found the set screws I had stashed to mount them, and ordered the studs for the inner locations (runners are too tight to get set screws on those two holes).

Ran out of time, and back to work again. Murphy's law, the lifters and Repco pushrod caps arrived once I had left (these are the ones to replace the worn ones that came with the head). They will have to wait until I'm home again.

Cheers,
Harv

[Blacky]

It's all progress