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How did it fit with the 2F intake?, How dod it clear the saginaw?, where did you buy the bracket for the pwr steering pump?
I hope one day mine looks half as nice as yours.
One thing I noticed is that is appears that you've used electrical tape for wrapping up the wiring harness. I've not had good luck with electrical tape under the hood, and have found that the glue softens and it makes a big mess. When I rewired with the 350 swap I used some as seen TV product "Magic Wrap" which worked well. It was a rubber tape which adheres to itself permanently. 18 years later it's standing up well and looks like the stock wrap. I've also found 3M Tape at the electrical wholesalers which appears to be a better version of the same stuff. I've not used it yet, but I'd put more trust in 3M than the other stuff I used. I believe the 3M stuff was called "Splicing Tape" and it's used to insulate high voltage junctions of large guage wire where Split bolts are used (rather than marrets).
....need to find a 5th wheel.
You are exactly correct on the 3M splicing tape-It is a superior splicing tape and will elongate greater than 50% when stretched -. Great stuff!--no gummy mess. It's used in commercial Utility generators to wrap high voltage connections---up to 240KV and upwards of 9000 amps.
I hope one day mine looks half as nice as yours.
One thing I noticed is that is appears that you've used electrical tape for wrapping up the wiring harness. I've not had good luck with electrical tape under the hood, and have found that the glue softens and it makes a big mess. When I rewired with the 350 swap I used some as seen TV product "Magic Wrap" which worked well. It was a rubber tape which adheres to itself permanently. 18 years later it's standing up well and looks like the stock wrap. I've also found 3M Tape at the electrical wholesalers which appears to be a better version of the same stuff. I've not used it yet, but I'd put more trust in 3M than the other stuff I used. I believe the 3M stuff was called "Splicing Tape" and it's used to insulate high voltage junctions of large guage wire where Split bolts are used (rather than marrets).
P-38s ran Allison V-12s----I think I have the maint manual somewhere here from my Dad-His plane was #90(named "Stinky") Aluetian Islands--1943
it actually only has one quarter of the cylinders as a p-38
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I think that theater earned the name "Forked Tailed Devil"
Wonder what a 40 would look like with one of those beasts installed----
Wonder what a 40 would look like with one of those beasts installed----
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fit and welded the exhaust this afternoon. ended up going with stainless, knowing full well the front section will not last long. i could'nt find a local exhaust shop that didn't want to rob me blind while pissing down my back. so at best this will buy me some seat time till i do something different with it. but it does sound pretty sweet, quiet at idle and throaty when asked.
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Is there a little bit of a valve tick in there or is just my imagination? Which reminds me... once I get mine put back together, I should adjust the valves. I have done it in a long while.
Sounds great.
Sounds great.
Awesome, looks perfect!
Sounds like you're using the same or a very similar 3M product, it's far superior to using electrical tape. I've used the roll I've got now, and would highly recommend it over any other tape I've used.
I Just notice the FF rear axle and a couple other things that make our trucks look like twins (including a lot of the rust repairs)... we could confuse a lot of people about what was stock, since so many of our 40s have been modified in the same way. Looking at your truck has helped me to decide to go back to a white bezel, at the time I thought black would look better with the tan but it just disappears.
Sounds like you're using the same or a very similar 3M product, it's far superior to using electrical tape. I've used the roll I've got now, and would highly recommend it over any other tape I've used.
I Just notice the FF rear axle and a couple other things that make our trucks look like twins (including a lot of the rust repairs)... we could confuse a lot of people about what was stock, since so many of our 40s have been modified in the same way. Looking at your truck has helped me to decide to go back to a white bezel, at the time I thought black would look better with the tan but it just disappears.
