1982 Frame Off Restoration

Well, I figured that I have to put this thing back together to mail it in anyways so I double checked everything. One thing I forgot to do until now is remove the little filters and clean them. That wouldn't really cause the issue that I am seeing but why not. This time I swapped around the shims and springs. No measuring or anything. I dropped two shims in each port but no regards as to how they measure. I did this just as a test to see if anything changes.

I am going to test it tomorrow. I'll share whether anything changed or not. Attachment 67569Attachment 67570Attachment 67571

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Installed the distributor back on the car.
Decided to put on all the new banjo bolts and sealing washers.
Hey!!! Whadda ya know!! It doesn't leak by on #1 & #3 anymore!!!
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Wild guessing you put it back together dry??

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Originally Posted by Ron

Wild guessing you put it back together dry??

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Yeah mean dry as in no sealant?
I used the Hylomar type stuff.

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Worked on the car today with the wife. Managed to get it to start and run. The wife was pretty excited. I didn't dare to let it run too long since I don't know if the coolant system is actually working or not.
The important thing we know that it runs and we got it warm for a accurate compression test. Attachment 67582

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Pressures look great. They are actually closer than they look. Some of the pictures were not taken exactly head on. Attachment 67587Attachment 67588Attachment 67589Attachment 67590Attachment 67591Attachment 67592

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That is really good compression.

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Noticed this today. Looks like something hot was up against the wires and melted the insulation. Attachment 67593

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Pulled off everything that was bolted to the donor frame. Attachment 67594Attachment 67595

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Used some primitive methods to see if the frame was twisted or just damaged in isolated areas
Took measurements and compared to frame measurements I found on line. Seems like the frame isn't too messed up.

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