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89 Fox 351 said:
Roll bar. But if I'm actually going to track the car id need to swap in a race seat for safety sake. Any kind of accident would kill me with the stock seat and harness
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A lot of those cars got wrecked when they were still new, and the drivers walked away. Don't worry about it that much. Think high speed stupidity and 80s tire technology :LOL:
 
The maiden voyage was a success. Suspension wasn't so bad because of the stock seat, but watching the video that fucker is STIFF going down the road. The McLeod RST clutch feels like stock. No chatter, smooth as fuck. Absolutely thrilled with it.

Known issues at this point.

One AF gauge isn't working.

Rear brakes are "moaning" when I'm in reverse, not sure of the culprit.

Speedometer was not working. I believe I've corrected that issue.

I'm not entirely sure because I was too excited but I think I was hearing a grind/clunk when upshifting a couple times.

Also, I'd definitely like to have the clutch engage closer to the floor but I don't think that's an adjustable thing?

Other than that, hard to discern where rattles or miscellaneous noises were coming from, and if they are normal. I have all heim joints for my suspension, no bushings on that fucker.
 
I'm not sure what to check next. Pull and cut the oil filter? Check plugs? Mess with carburetor?

All the bolts i checked were still tight and ready to go! Fan kicked in and kept 175 degrees without a problem.
 
Taking your time and using good parts pays off man, I knew you'd be having very few problems. (y)

I'd probably change the oil and check the filter,
 
Also, no stumbles or surges. Held rpm on flat ground no problem. Half throttle quick pulls to 4k rpm showed low 13's high 12's afr.

Sometimes when I dropped into neutral and coasted the a/f would spike to 18+

Also noted a high idle once warm, in the 1200 range. Which is strange because cold idle wanted to be around 800.

Cold idle around 14.3 a/f
 
Sounds like you're good to go!! Enter the NPK at Empire this weekend!
 
why is she *ahem* clearing her throat at me, again?
 
89 Fox 351 said:
Also, no stumbles or surges. Held rpm on flat ground no problem. Half throttle quick pulls to 4k rpm showed low 13's high 12's afr.

Sometimes when I dropped into neutral and coasted the a/f would spike to 18+

Also noted a high idle once warm, in the 1200 range. Which is strange because cold idle wanted to be around 800.

Cold idle around 14.3 a/f
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Does it feel like that 289 is making some power?
 
CompNut said:
Does it feel like that 289 is making some power?
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Honestly..

No.

But I really have not given her anything more than half throttle at most. Maybe less. Throttle is very snappy though.

I have no idea what I'm looking for with this carburetor. I'd really like someone to sit in the passenger seat and walk me through it, otherwise I'll probably be too scared to really rip on it without knowing what I'm looking for
 
re-torque your nutz....
 
89 Fox 351 said:
The easiest option would have been to cut your hair to lower the helme
89 Fox 351 said:
The maiden voyage was a success. Suspension wasn't so bad because of the stock seat, but watching the video that fucker is STIFF going down the road. The McLeod RST clutch feels like stock. No chatter, smooth as fuck. Absolutely thrilled with it.

Known issues at this point.

One AF gauge isn't working.

Rear brakes are "moaning" when I'm in reverse, not sure of the culprit.

Speedometer was not working. I believe I've corrected that issue.

I'm not entirely sure because I was too excited but I think I was hearing a grind/clunk when upshifting a couple times.

Also, I'd definitely like to have the clutch engage closer to the floor but I don't think that's an adjustable thing?

Other than that, hard to discern where rattles or miscellaneous noises were coming from, and if they are normal. I have all heim joints for my suspension, no bushings on that fucker.
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For the high clutch pedal, you can either buy an adjustable clutch pedal stop or make one. I made a bracket that is attached to the floor with a bolt running through it that I can adjust clutch pedal release by screwing the bolt in or out. Some attach to the pedal itself.

As for cutting the hair. Not a chance.
 
Take it out and cruise it around for an hour or so. Rip on it a time or two. Come back and pull the plugs and look at them. If you're not too lean then go drive it some more. Drive it until you enjoy driving it. Then all the anxiety will be gone and you can start listening to the car and what it needs.
 
89 Fox 351 said:
Terrified. I don't want to fuck it up
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I absolutely understand, first drive drive in my MGB this week with it's upgrades (everything above shortblock) I got a little valvetrain noise, worried, gonna check it out Sat. (ran good though). Agree with Raidmagic on getting comfortable.
 
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