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Gertrude runs again!!!!!! now w/video!
- Thread starter Kats66Pny
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Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Congratulations! :yah That is one of the best days in a vintage mustang owners life, when a fresh build engine starts up and your heart leaps a little on the inside! :bowdown
Now we have to get up a betting pool on how long before you get your first...ahem...Speeding Ticket! :thu
Congratulations! :yah That is one of the best days in a vintage mustang owners life, when a fresh build engine starts up and your heart leaps a little on the inside! :bowdown
Now we have to get up a betting pool on how long before you get your first...ahem...Speeding Ticket! :thu
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Way to go, Kat! Good job!
Way to go, Kat! Good job!
tarafied1
Well-Known Member
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
:thu :yah :wor :beer
bj dd
:thu :yah :wor :beer
bj dd
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Awesome. Wish I was saying the same on my engine right now.
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Awesome. Wish I was saying the same on my engine right now.
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DEL65
Of The Morons
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Congrats, well done!
Congrats, well done!
Grabber70Mach
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Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Congratulations and like that old commercial said............
Oh what a feeling.
Congratulations and like that old commercial said............
Oh what a feeling.
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Kat,
No matter how much kidding (grief) we give you, this probably one time that you deserve a big congrats,,,,,, period. Good job for getting Gert back up and running.
Kat,
No matter how much kidding (grief) we give you, this probably one time that you deserve a big congrats,,,,,, period. Good job for getting Gert back up and running.
AzPete
Well-Known Member
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Cool....open headers are fun.....
Cool....open headers are fun.....
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Anonymous
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Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
WTG Kat!! Now, go get some audio/video of the open headers.
WTG Kat!! Now, go get some audio/video of the open headers.
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
I'm waiting for the video. The couple that came over to help with the headers (car club folks), the wife brought her camera. She's going to email me the video of first start up and then I'll post it.
It didn't take too long to get the headers on. We unbolted one of the motor mounts, jacked up one side of the motor and slid the headers on, repeat on the other side. It took longer to figure out the firing order and why it was different than the diagram for a 302 in my haynes book. Get this... it had firing order for a 351! :wtf I have a 302, or so I was told. Interesting. So I started questioning if I do have a 302 or if I was told wrong and actually have a 351. A phone call later...we figured it out. It looks like I have a 351 cam and that's why the firing order was for that. Now I know what cam I have. Mystery solved!
Today started out really crappy too. I was debating on whether or not to sell Gert. I have no job anymore as of Friday (no profit coming in so couldn't afford to keep me working there), so I started feeling upset because that means no play money to build Gertrude. So I called up a lady friend in my car club (she has a 79 camaro - we like to called ourselves the She-Beasts because we're the only 2 ladies who build our own cars) and she and her husband came over and helped get the headers in and get it started.
Sitting in Gert, listening to her run was just what I needed to lift my spirits. Yeah it sucks with no extra money to put her back together with, but oh well. It's just going to take longer and a lot of patience to get her finished.
"silverblueBP" said:
I'm waiting for the video. The couple that came over to help with the headers (car club folks), the wife brought her camera. She's going to email me the video of first start up and then I'll post it.
It didn't take too long to get the headers on. We unbolted one of the motor mounts, jacked up one side of the motor and slid the headers on, repeat on the other side. It took longer to figure out the firing order and why it was different than the diagram for a 302 in my haynes book. Get this... it had firing order for a 351! :wtf I have a 302, or so I was told. Interesting. So I started questioning if I do have a 302 or if I was told wrong and actually have a 351. A phone call later...we figured it out. It looks like I have a 351 cam and that's why the firing order was for that. Now I know what cam I have. Mystery solved!
Today started out really crappy too. I was debating on whether or not to sell Gert. I have no job anymore as of Friday (no profit coming in so couldn't afford to keep me working there), so I started feeling upset because that means no play money to build Gertrude. So I called up a lady friend in my car club (she has a 79 camaro - we like to called ourselves the She-Beasts because we're the only 2 ladies who build our own cars) and she and her husband came over and helped get the headers in and get it started.
Sitting in Gert, listening to her run was just what I needed to lift my spirits. Yeah it sucks with no extra money to put her back together with, but oh well. It's just going to take longer and a lot of patience to get her finished.
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Anonymous
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Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Nothing abnormal about having the 351 F.O. Kat, my 289 has it.
Nothing abnormal about having the 351 F.O. Kat, my 289 has it.
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Sacbill
Hard Swinger
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Congrats! :thu
Congrats! :thu
classicdoug
Member
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
The firing order is that way because you have a late model H.O. engine. All H.O. engines have that firing order, which as you found out, is the same as a 351.
Congratulations!
Doug
The firing order is that way because you have a late model H.O. engine. All H.O. engines have that firing order, which as you found out, is the same as a 351.
Congratulations!
Doug
Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
Try not to laugh at my reaction. Wasn't expecting it to be that loud. :roll
http://s904.photobucket.com/albums/ac24 ... CF0169.mp4
Try not to laugh at my reaction. Wasn't expecting it to be that loud. :roll
http://s904.photobucket.com/albums/ac24 ... CF0169.mp4
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Anonymous
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Re: Gertrude runs again!!!!!!
That's pretty funny Kat. It's always great to fire up a new engine! I'd post up some video of mine from back in 03 if it wasn't packed away somewhere. I was jumping for joy in that one.
That's pretty funny Kat. It's always great to fire up a new engine! I'd post up some video of mine from back in 03 if it wasn't packed away somewhere. I was jumping for joy in that one.
and another video....
http://s904.photobucket.com/albums/ac24 ... CF0171.mp4
http://s904.photobucket.com/albums/ac24 ... CF0171.mp4
Ponyman66
Yak, yak, yak
Big CONGRATS Kat!! :thu :thu :thu :thu :thu
Why'd you cover your ears?! That's beautiful music!!!
You'll be doing this: :steer soon enough.
Why'd you cover your ears?! That's beautiful music!!!
You'll be doing this: :steer soon enough.