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^^^ Yep.
If it were mine I'd go with a modern cam and roller lifters but ...
An old school lumpity lump cam with a 900 rpm idle lope that shakes the doors is way cool.
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You can still get a flat tappet with all the cool factor, but more power throughout the range yet with better driveability.
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I used to raise naugies (and Corinths) way back, during the Chrysler Cordoba years. Yours would have come from a prime caucasia nauga, about 800 pounds. Ah yes, the corinths, prized for their plush leather. [video:youtube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vIL3fbGbU2o[/video] Corinthian Leather from Ricardo himself! Great job on the car, Dave! Looking forward to seeing it complete!!! R.
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I don't have a picture of my manifold, but I do have these 340 sixpack carbs for a 1970 AAR Cuda and another set of them on an STR-14 tunnel ram manifold that came on my 70 Cuda. I never could get the set that came on my Cuda right, so they sit on the shelf attached to the manifold, replaced with a Nyutten 950CFM double pumper on a well ported aluminum M1 manifold. Wish I could find a new owner for the 340 Carbs to turn into gun money..lol They were rebuilt, put on an AAR and the judge told him the date code didn't match the build date of the car, and I happily picked them up to try on my STR manifold but never mounted them. Allen
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eeerch-eeerch-eeerch-ffWOOOOOOMhrrrr-ggWELF-uh-tanketa-tanketa-tanketa-tanketa-tanketa
and that sweet sweet smell of hot engine paint . . .
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I think you have spelled all of those noises correctly, nice work.
lol!
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"You can still get a flat tappet with all the cool factor"
What's cool about flat cam lobes? I'll never put another flat tappet cam in any high performance engine. If I was rich I might buy a Nascar flat tappet cam and lifters. The cam is made out of tool steel (about $2000) and the solid lifters cost around $250 each ($4000). I don't know how long the Nascar, cam, lifters and valve springs would last after the first 500 miles.
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Flat-tappets still work quite well and can produce nearly as much power if matched to the heads, intake and exhaust properly. The big thing when using flat-tappet cams these days is to buy oil that's made for them. I have a Lunati cam in my GTO (with a Victor intake and Doug's Headers). The twin-engine boat I sold a couple years back had Iskenderian flat-tappets that they ground to my specs.
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NORTHERN DAVE! look what your missing! The car show! this was about 4 miles from the fairgrounds this morning.
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Uhhhhh.....does the front of that need a little "buff" or is the light playing tricks on me..?
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there wasnt a flaw on it,that I could see,driving next to it for 10 miles or so.
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Help dave find his buffer so he can finish his car. I'm also missing one red F-150...
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Help dave find his buffer so he can finish his car. I'm also missing one red F-150... Damn that looks good!
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Thanks, my arms are just hanging like 2 bread bags full of ground meat... man I'm gonna be sore tomorrow. lol.
Well, gotta get back after it.
Later.
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Awesome, Dave! Just awesome! BTW, look over your right shoulder for that missing buffer and truck. Edit to add Isn't that the fender that had all the hammer marks on it? Beautiful!
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4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.
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Nope, this is actually the drivers quarter panel. Working my way around the car, getting way tired.
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Help dave find his buffer so he can finish his car. I'm also missing one red F-150... I searched and searched and ... I still can't find any boobs. I'm impressed with how the straight the panel is. It's not too hard to make it shine but making it straight takes wicked good skills. Kudos Dave!
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Fender not sanded and buffed, from the door back has been wet sanded and buffed but I still have to hit it with the final polish. You can see the orange peel in the clear on the fender that hasn't been cut/buffed yet.
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Holy schit ... that's straight as straight can be. I'm impressed.
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