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Brent
February 4th, 2004, 03:25 AM
If mother nature will just smile for an afternoon I can light her up:D:D:D
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Brent
clayfoushee
February 4th, 2004, 03:41 AM
Holy smokes!!!! That's just too nice lookin' a motor to start!!!
Clay
'98 Unique #9299, 427FE side oiler, top-loader (close), 3.31 rear
Annapolis, MD
excelguru
February 4th, 2004, 08:12 AM
WOW!
Keith :)
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eliminator
February 4th, 2004, 09:37 PM
Brent,
Your going to need some good weather. It will take awhile to tune that baby, #1 get it hot,
adjust valves. #2 adjust timing. #3 Adjust Webbers, Sync carbs. Set up looks really good.
Eliminator
JerryBP
February 4th, 2004, 09:51 PM
WOW, now that looks like you stole your 427 from a GT40 MK4 but I'll bet it makes more power than they got back then. The FUN begins.
Work in Progress, Unique 427-9429 400+hp 351C Tremec 3550-2 5spd Coal Black
by Bruce, Greg & Jerry Porter Caldwell, Ohio
bittentoo
February 4th, 2004, 10:41 PM
[:P][:O][^]:D[8D]
pgermond
February 4th, 2004, 10:58 PM
Brent,
Now you have done it! I just got my car on the road, and now you have me thinking, hmmmmmmmmmmm......... [:P]
Phil
427 Roadster, #4279436
Southern Automotive FE
3:31 and Toploader
Roseville (N.Cal)
clayfoushee
February 5th, 2004, 12:01 AM
Careful Phil....this can ruin your life if you let it take over.....LOL.
Clay
'98 Unique #9299, 427FE side oiler, top-loader (close), 3.31 rear
Annapolis, MD
Brent
February 5th, 2004, 05:29 AM
Thanks everyone.
I hope it runs as good as it looks. I must admit after I bolted everything together Tuesday night I sat and looked at it for an hour.
The bowls are full of fuel,fuel pressure set,made new linkage, and it snowed.
Patience.....I don't have it.
Brent
pgermond
February 5th, 2004, 09:56 AM
Brent,
Too bad about the weather, but looking forward to an update.
Clay,
Only if my bride discovers the cost :D
Phil
427 Roadster, #4279436
Southern Automotive FE
3:31 and Toploader
Roseville (N.Cal)
Brent
February 10th, 2004, 01:25 AM
I could wait no longer for mother nature to bless me with a nice day so I fired up the new toy on Friday night. Almost instantly my garage was full of black smoke and the engine would hardly stay running. I had two dead holes on the driver side and two dead holes on the passenger side. To make a long story short the company I purchased the Webers from had forgotten to finish the assy. on two of the carbs. The idle jet retainers and the emulsion tubes were never screwed in place. If you can imagine a Holley carb with 3/8" jets [:O]Saturday I made a phone call to the gentleman that built them and we discussed it:(. He handled it very well[8D]
I tightened the retainer screws and then checked the other carbs as well. I replaced the 4 soaked plugs and started the engine (nervously) This time she lit right up and idled like a champ. I let it hit the thermostadt at 180 degrees and began to sync the carbs. They were amazingly close to start with and within 5 minutes I was done. I then set the idle mixture and speed screws.
The motor will idle at 500 rpm all day long and the throttle response is scary:D Ready for a road test:D
Come on May:D
Brent
pgermond
February 10th, 2004, 02:22 AM
Niiiiiiice! Glad to hear you got everything squared away.
Phil
427 Roadster, #4279436
Southern Automotive FE
3:31 and Toploader
Roseville (N.Cal)
bittentoo
February 10th, 2004, 04:27 AM
Congrats! Thats such a good feeling:D
JerryBP
February 10th, 2004, 10:54 PM
Yu better add a drag shute so you can controle that beast.
Work in Progress, Unique 427-9429 400+hp 351C Tremec 3550-2 5spd Coal Black
by Bruce, Greg & Jerry Porter Caldwell, Ohio
clayfoushee
February 10th, 2004, 11:21 PM
Not to worry Jerry....I'm sure the chute is on Brent's list!:D
Clay
'98 Unique #9299, 427FE side oiler, top-loader (close), 3.31 rear
Annapolis, MD
gasman
February 11th, 2004, 09:34 AM
Brent,
This is a beautiful setup. I'd love to hear if it is a problem keeping the carbs in sync. Have you had it on the road yet? It looks supersonic.
Steve Foushee
Brent
February 11th, 2004, 08:40 PM
It hit 46 degrees yesterday and I was gone for a drive. I still have a slight hesitation just off of idle so they are sending me a set of idle jets today. After the hesitation it is AWESOME. I am making a new throttle arm to slow the linkage down and make it less sensitive. It either idles or blows the tires off.
Brent
Brent
JerryBP
February 11th, 2004, 10:35 PM
Brent, The Jags use a snail shell shaped cam in the carb linkage to slow down the pedle travel to the carbs for the first half of their movement.
Work in Progress, Unique 427-9429 400+hp 351C Tremec 3550-2 5spd Coal Black
by Bruce, Greg & Jerry Porter Caldwell, Ohio
Brent
February 11th, 2004, 11:08 PM
Jerry, I was wondering about that. It sure is a bear to drive right now.
Brent
Homewrecker
February 21st, 2004, 12:53 AM
Just one word!
Beautiful!!!!!!!!
Dave Brouwer
Sold the Unique for a GT1 race car.
Brent
February 21st, 2004, 01:19 AM
Dave,
Thank you very much
Brent
Brent
February 21st, 2004, 11:15 PM
Clay, I made a set of rubber rings out of a dust boot for a rack an pinion ,then I went to Lowes and bought a piece of bright aluminum screen. The road debris situation is solved. $3.00:D:D
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Brent
K.Wilson
February 22nd, 2004, 12:37 AM
Brent,
Looks Great! Where did you get them?
Keith
Keith
clayfoushee
February 22nd, 2004, 12:38 AM
Very nice....now if you can just design a screen to go around the rest of the car:D
Clay
'98 Unique #9299, 427FE side oiler, top-loader (close), 3.31 rear
Annapolis, MD
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