1982 Frame Off Restoration

[SupercoolBill]

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. 20211209_175432.jpg20211209_181345.jpg20211209_193331.jpg

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[SupercoolBill]

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!!!
Time to see if this baby will start!20211211_111313.jpg

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[Ron]

Wild guessing you put it back together dry??

[SupercoolBill]

Wild guessing you put it back together dry??

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

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[SupercoolBill]

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. 20211211_111313.jpg

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[SupercoolBill]

Pressures look great. They are actually closer than they look. Some of the pictures were not taken exactly head on. 20211211_150605.jpg20211211_150727.jpg20211211_150837.jpg20211211_151020.jpg20211211_151136.jpg20211211_151254.jpg

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[82DMC12]

That is really good compression.

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[SupercoolBill]

Noticed this today. Looks like something hot was up against the wires and melted the insulation. 20211211_152343.jpg

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[SupercoolBill]

Pulled off everything that was bolted to the donor frame. 20211211_160418.jpg20211211_174744.jpg

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[SupercoolBill]

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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