Yes, he's still around. Getting his car overhauled at the moment I think.
Haven't heard from David in a long time, though.
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Yes, he's still around. Getting his car overhauled at the moment I think.
Haven't heard from David in a long time, though.
Dermot
VIN 2743, B/A, Frame 2227, engine 2320
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No-one is to stone anyone, even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say "carburetor"
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I'm still around. #2613 is still around, too, but it hasn't run in about two years and it's currently in storage awaiting a replacement engine.
Welcome back, Aviator.
3.0L, automatic, carbureted
Location: Fairhaven, MA
Posts: 64
My VIN: 3021
glad to see your still around! I too am looking well saving for a donor engine. I want to keep my stock one and build the second one and do the swap
I did some reading the other night u lost compression on cylinder 5?
what are your plans for your new engine?
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No, that was Drew Guillory's car.Originally Posted by The Aviator
It will be a 3.0L.
3.0L, automatic, carbureted
Location: Fairhaven, MA
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very nice plan!! 3.0 will be efi?
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Actually it will be the world's first 3.0 with a carburetor *AND* inductive ignition.
Bill Robertson
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Location: Fort Lauderdale
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Bill beat me to an answer here:
Inside story: Bill has worked out a way to adapt a traditional distributor to the 3.0L engine. He has also determined that my current carburetor and intake manifold setup (a Motorcraft 2150 on his welded manifold) will also work with the addition of adapter plates.
Of course, Bill is tremendously busy right now. In March, I took advantage of a friend's empty trailer to get #2613 up to Spartanburg, and from there Bill used his tow dolly to get it to his place. It is waiting for some time in Bill's schedule for me to go up there and the two of us will perform surgery at that time. This will happen in August, at the earliest, so for now #2613 is in hibernation:
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3.0L, automatic, carbureted
Location: Fairhaven, MA
Posts: 64
My VIN: 3021
sounds like you guys have a plan!! are you going to document everything?!
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Yes, I plan to get photos and/or video.
I will probably document the operation with a thread here on DMCTalk after we're done. Here's hoping...
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Summer Camp starts Friday, so the next two months are a quash. As Farrar stated, we're looking to August.
I've already test fitted the distributor. I am 99.9875% sure it will work.
I've also mocked up intake manifold adapter plates with full size templates -- again, high probability of success (I've seen pictures of 2.8 to 3.0 adapter plates in the past -- this isn't totally uncharted territory, though the design will be new to us).
Same with the motor mount adapters -- our intention is to replicate what is already on my car (3.0 motor mounts are totally different from 2.8, both in shape and in location).
Bill Robertson
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