Nick Eagle 68 Roadrunner

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Nov 05, 10 9:13 pm

hi stall converter went in and new gearbox and engine mountings, after a few hours of struggling a rang kiwi to find out how to fit the headman headers he sold me, they fitted fine once i removed the left hand mounting through bolt and jacked the engine up.took them back off to spray them. fitted a high torque mini starter(also from kiwi) and cranked the engine i have good compression on all cylinders looking good.i will remote wire the starter to a cotten reel block on the n/s inner wing if i have to remove the starter it will be easier not having to remove the wiring from the soleniod.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Nov 07, 10 5:22 pm

after refitting the painted headman headers the water pump and pulleys were refitted, alternator bolted in and alined. i dont have the right power steering brackets to low sling the power steering pump so will have order a bracket set. dizzy went in plugs and leads to run the engine i have a set of moroso leads to fit later.fuel pump and fuel line connected to the tank.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Nov 07, 10 5:29 pm

750 double pumper off my chevy fitted and new pro flow radiator fitted nicley.

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Sun Nov 07, 10 5:32 pm

NaughtyAlan · Post by **NaughtyAlan** » Sun Nov 07, 10 6:08 pm

Looking cool Nick

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Nov 07, 10 10:12 pm

thats lookin really cool nice one

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Mon Nov 08, 10 11:34 am

Coming along nicely......& bleedin' fast!!! keep the updates flowing Nick

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Nov 08, 10 8:28 pm

thanks for the great comments, sorted the power steering bracket today looked at the lower slung brackets on ebay and have modified the one i had. also have sorted the right saddles for the propshaft i have a ally propshaft with a balance/damper on it so i couldn't use the billet u/j saddles i had.also fitted new u j joints.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Nov 15, 10 10:03 pm

D day tomorrow will try to fire up the engine rad is plumbed in, i will hot wire the starter and ignition to run it up, i want to rewire the electrics but that can wait ,i want to here it run.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Nov 16, 10 10:03 am

You need to post a video of the fire up and turn up the sound!

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Tue Nov 16, 10 10:04 am

Ivor wrote:You need to post a video of the fire up and turn up the sound!

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Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Nov 17, 10 9:15 pm

come on guys a video of the engine firing up that would be just self indulgent and showing off, OK here it is then. smoke is from the newly painted headers and the rattle is the header flanges,and before u take the pee! yes its abba in the background on the radio honestly!!

when you have watched the video check out my other video's my old car 56 belair i took part in the burnout comp at the nats a few years ago, and one a top 10 award.

the roadrunner could be in the burnout comp next year!!!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Nov 17, 10 9:50 pm

ran it a few more times today open headers so it was bit noisey, great news is the engine sounds sweet, and the gearbox has all the gears.plumbed an oil cooler behind the radiator and and electric fan in front of it.a prop-shaft loop was already fitted unfortunately its too low and is scraping the prop so it will have to be modified.

kiwi · Post by **kiwi** » Wed Nov 17, 10 9:52 pm

sounds good mate.good buzz eh.get a hard on when mopars start up eh Nick !

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Wed Nov 17, 10 9:59 pm

kiwi wrote:sounds good mate.good buzz eh.get a hard on when mopars start up eh Nick !

kiwi behave, a torino might do it though

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