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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/5/2007 8:12:42 PM

C3 Starship

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Y'all have been so patient, ( well, most of ya

), so here's a few pics ta get cha by.

This,

used ta be here.....

Now this,

is in it's place!

So ya see,.....
I am makin' progress.

The Bowties are really startin' to pump through my blood stream, now!

< Message edited by C3 Starship -- 6/5/2007 8:51:14 PM >

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/8/2007 8:05:11 AM

blueshark

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What a country!

Thanks for the pictures. Cant wait for the sound clip.

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/8/2007 4:14:53 PM

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I can't do a sound clip, but I'll give ya a call and stick the phone up the exhaust pipe.

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1980 L-82 Fastback (forward too)
Mono composite front and rear.
Full adjust ride height and
response.
400+ hp, 454, M-22, 3.07

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o225/C3Starship/Patch.jpg

2007 H. D. Sportster, XL 883 EFI

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/8/2007 10:19:58 PM

busnut

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Thanks for the pics Dave

. That motor was born to be in the starship

!!!Any estamates on the test flight?Lookin gooooood!!! Ya got me thinkin of pushin the pickup to the side and gettin back onto the vette

. If I didn't need the truck so bad thats what I would do,yes sir

.Have a good one. Talk at ya later.

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/9/2007 8:45:58 PM

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Great day today!

The oil pan change is done, and tranny is in, just need to bolt up the crossmember, hook up the clutch linkage and driveline. Then I can get out from under and start on the top work. New headers commin' in on Tues.

I have a perpetual grin goin' on right now.

I can just now, hear the roar of the 454.

And it's gettin' louder every day.

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/10/2007 4:17:33 PM

Lee Willis

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Oh my! Isn't it fun. It's lookin' real good.

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/10/2007 4:31:30 PM

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Thanks Lee.

I have had my probs, but as a labor of love, I can over look those.
The best is yet to come.

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/10/2007 5:29:07 PM

78buckshot

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Hi Dave, what ya git done this weekend on the Starship, looks like your movin' along pretty good, what can we help you with?

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/10/2007 6:31:58 PM

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O. K., 78 buckshot.
Figure this....
A unique prob developed. When I pulled the engine, I left the tranny in, on a floor jack for support. I then pulled the engine away and out, and then removed the tranny. Now, I have the engine in, with tranny attached. I went to drop the drive line from the dif to reinstall to the tranny, and then hook back up to the dif. Normal procedure, done it many, many times.But nooooo, because of the cross member design at the dif, I can't see enough room to pull the drive line back so I can install it in the tranny. So now, I need to raise the engine off the front mounts, scootch it forward, install the drive shaft to the tranny, and then push the engine back to it's front mounts. All this while leavin' the drive line attached to the dif. Sheesh, what a pain in the butt.

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1980 L-82 Fastback (forward too)
Mono composite front and rear.
Full adjust ride height and
response.
400+ hp, 454, M-22, 3.07

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o225/C3Starship/Patch.jpg

2007 H. D. Sportster, XL 883 EFI

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RE: 454 hangin' from a tree - 6/10/2007 6:43:07 PM

78buckshot

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So what I'm hearing is you ain't got no splined slip joint in the driveshaft? With the auto trans the output yoke is splined with the tailshaft of the trans but I havn't worked on a manual trans vette, It's gotta have some way to move in and out as the car is going down the road. Am I not gettin' what your describing?

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