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Forum: Pontiac - Race 05-06-2025, 12:56 AM
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Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
That's what I muttered while trying to remember...

That's what I muttered while trying to remember how I had fit everything in such a small space!
Forum: Pontiac - Race 05-03-2025, 01:07 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
I had always installed just the long block into...

I had always installed just the long block into the lakester, then did the cramming of all else. With the engine/drivetrain assembled from the test run, I decided to try installing it "whole". Only a...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 04-29-2025, 11:36 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,709
Posted By Jack Gifford
My 370 c.i. hemi Pontiac still has the Milodon...

My 370 c.i. hemi Pontiac still has the Milodon gear drive I installed in 1986 (retired the engine in 2001 after many 9,000 rpm runs). Simple to install, then forget it.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 04-24-2025, 12:30 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
Finally got a good test run of the twin today....

Finally got a good test run of the twin today. The tune is close enough to see A/F ratios in the ballpark- 4.8 to 5.4 with a throttle hit. No unusual vibration or shaking. So I'll start re-installing...
Forum: Members Helping Members 04-14-2025, 01:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 106
Posted By Jack Gifford
You will need a '58-60 bellhousing. If I remember...

You will need a '58-60 bellhousing. If I remember right (??), the rear engine mounts will need some alteration.
Forum: THE LOBBY 04-02-2025, 11:40 PM
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Views: 180,980
Posted By Jack Gifford
About 170 pounds.

About 170 pounds.
Forum: Pontiac - Boost 03-26-2025, 12:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,577
Posted By Jack Gifford
For years I ran a K&N filter (plus pre-filter...

For years I ran a K&N filter (plus pre-filter foam) on the 4-port injector of my blown alky puller with no problems.
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-23-2025, 08:39 PM
Replies: 1,232
Views: 180,980
Posted By Jack Gifford
Only trivial stuff today. Added a clip to the...

Only trivial stuff today. Added a clip to the turn signal wiring on the '26 to keep it away from the exhaust pipe.
Still waiting for warmer weather to test-run the lakester's two cylinder hemi....
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 03-23-2025, 01:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 712
Posted By Jack Gifford
I can probably find some Clevite boxes- give me a...

I can probably find some Clevite boxes- give me a couple days.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-23-2025, 01:26 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
So am I.:rolleyes: I don't know about producing...

So am I.:rolleyes:
I don't know about producing power, but I'm guessing it will SOUND even nastier than the four did. CR is up to 12.8:1 (from 12.4), and cranking compression is 180 and 170 PSI...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-21-2025, 01:57 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
This is how to slow a blower down to 19% of crank...

This is how to slow a blower down to 19% of crank speed!
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-21-2025, 01:52 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,010
Posted By Jack Gifford
Once again, a big THANKS to Mike for sharing!

Once again, a big THANKS to Mike for sharing!
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-19-2025, 01:40 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
Getting closer to test-firing the hemi twin. What...

Getting closer to test-firing the hemi twin. What a rat's nest of plumbing and wiring to support it!
Only missing the blower belts which should arrive in a few days. However, I might wait until...
Forum: National Events 02-19-2025, 01:32 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,215
Posted By Jack Gifford
I was hoping to get to Norwalk this year, but the...

I was hoping to get to Norwalk this year, but the date conflicts with running the lakester at Loring Maine. Assuming it doesn't explode testing the hemi two-cylinder!
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-07-2025, 02:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 597
Posted By Jack Gifford
Shame...

If Bill Miller can have a "Wall of Shame", l guess I can too- even including one of Bill's BME rods!
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-03-2025, 02:03 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
The coolant leaks showed up by just applying...

The coolant leaks showed up by just applying small pressure to the block/head coolant passages.
Still some work to go to test run it- starting with reorganizing the clutter in the shop.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-02-2025, 01:57 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
It didn't take me long to decide to test-run it...

It didn't take me long to decide to test-run it before installing it. I fixed a couple of coolant leaks yesterday, and then realized those fixes would have been almost impossible in the car!
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-29-2025, 01:38 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
The twin is coming together. Dial-indicating the...

The twin is coming together. Dial-indicating the two pistons shows them to be together at TDC within half a degree!
The blower manifold can't be in place when installing engine in the car. Which...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-25-2025, 01:52 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
Rings gapped (Total Seal, Gapless 2nd), pistons &...

Rings gapped (Total Seal, Gapless 2nd), pistons & rods installed. Torque to rotate is under 20 INCH pounds! [Lots of Torco assembly lube, and cylinder walls micro-honed to near-mirror finish; Smoky...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-18-2025, 12:55 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
My press would have a problem working with those...

My press would have a problem working with those u-joints!

Total Seal just (finally!) shipped my rings, so I can gap them and begin assembling the hemi-twin.
Forum: Suspension TECH 01-02-2025, 12:40 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,698
Posted By Jack Gifford
I'm glad I saw this thread. Good discussion of...

I'm glad I saw this thread. Good discussion of something I hadn't thought about. The ride of my '59 GMC is horrible- I'm thinking of ridding it of its four leaf springs. But I'm now tempted to give...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 12-30-2024, 01:30 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 865
Posted By Jack Gifford
The only mushroom tappets I've seen were...

The only mushroom tappets I've seen were aftermarket pieces for flathead Fords. Only the really serious guys used them- the rest of us didn't want to deal with pulling the cam to change a lifter.
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-25-2024, 11:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,223
Posted By Jack Gifford
Winter beater

For anyone who doubts that I use my '67 Falcon all winter...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-21-2024, 11:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 788
Posted By Jack Gifford
Eddie's later version with twin Pontiacs and twin...

Eddie's later version with twin Pontiacs and twin slicks was impressive. I watched him tear up the asphalt at the start line of Indie's new dragstrip during the '61 Nationals.

As for the M/T hemi...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 12-11-2024, 12:06 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,257
Posted By Jack Gifford
"Shock" certainly seems like the greatest concern...

"Shock" certainly seems like the greatest concern here. Maybe the magnitude of a "shock" is no greater than a driveline sees, but the number of shock events will be thousands (millions?) of times...
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