EFI straight eight Buick

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#150
February 03, 2010, 03:54:21 PM
I've been wondering what was up with you guys.  Looking forward to the rebuild, and wishing you much success.  Did the crank clean up okay, or did you have to source another one?

Chris
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

GH

#151
February 04, 2010, 05:40:22 AM
MM, the crank was ok but if we needed another one, we have a spare engine I bought some time ago.

1 fast evo 2

#152
February 05, 2010, 07:28:18 AM
I don't know if I'm on the rite track with the problem your having with the throttle bodies, but if it is that you can't control the throttle actuation well enough due to the large area of the throttle bodies then what you can do to help with this problem is make a cammed throttle linkage. This allows much smaller throttle increments to be feed in by your foot instead of uncontrollable throttle activation.
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GH

#153
February 05, 2010, 11:20:45 AM
Yes, we have talked about that solution to our problem.

GH

#154
March 09, 2010, 09:54:18 AM
We started the engine assembly yesterday, got the short block alltogether.

GH

#155
March 09, 2010, 09:55:31 AM Last Edit: March 09, 2010, 09:57:15 AM by GH
More photos. The third photo is the patch we made to cover the hole where the rod went through last summer.

landsendlynda

#156
March 09, 2010, 10:43:00 AM
Good luck with that rebuild Gary!!  Looking forward to seeing you on the salt...Barney says hi!   :-D

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Milwaukee Midget

#157
March 09, 2010, 03:23:46 PM
This is great news, and great pics.  Man, oh man - that is one L O N G crank.  What are you using for a vibration damper on the front?

Best of luck, Gary.

Chris
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

GH

#158
March 10, 2010, 06:38:37 AM
MM, we are using the ATI Super Damper. They don't make one to fit the straight 8 Buick, so we bought a shell only and had a hub machined to fit.

64avanti

#159
March 11, 2010, 10:16:56 PM
By the way ATI will machine a hub for you at a reasonable price.  Just give them a drawing of what you want.

GH

#160
March 15, 2010, 11:17:58 AM
Mike came out this AM, we installed the oil pump, pan, bellhousing, flywheel, clutch and head and he took it home. Probably next week we will put the engine in the car and finish assemblying everything. He ordered an Enderle bug catcher to put on top of the 6-71 blower.

GH

#161
March 23, 2010, 02:58:06 PM
Yesterday we put the engine in the Buick and started hooking everything up. Today we did some more and are real close to starting it up.

GH

#162
March 28, 2010, 02:10:06 PM
We got the Buick started today. Started right up after we rapped on the electric fuel pump, it had been sitting for a year. Sounds great, we have a few things to do before we go to the dyno.

Milwaukee Midget

#163
March 28, 2010, 02:57:04 PM
Excellent news, guys.  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

GH

#164
March 29, 2010, 06:00:31 AM
The Enderle Bug Catcher is working real good, it will be a lot easier to drive than it was with the two rectanglular butterflys in the old injector housing.
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