jawmarq

Well some progress and some set backs. Ended up trying to fire it up today, after a little bit of cranking without start, spun the distributor a bit, and got it to fire up. That was a very short lived win, as within seconds of getting up to 2000rpm, the flex fan apparently grew a bit in size, hit and broke the shroud, sending shrapnel into the radiator, causing a few leaks. Shut down with less than 30 seconds running probably. Ordered new rad and electric fans, praying the cam will survive.

So I've got the cam installed, everything else ready to go on, ended up getting hooker comp long tubes, and I'm on the fence about getting aluminum heads for it before I gasket/bolt everything up. If I were to get AFRs with correct springs and rockers, any idea how much gain would they see over the stock C9OE heads,with this cam?

Started on it today. Didn't make too much progress but did a few things. Spun the crank to make sure motor was free, removed the power steering and installed the manual steering adapter, and ordered high energy 268 cam,weiand stealth intake, 600cfm carb. Once I get the parts in/on I'll see what needs to happen with ignition. Will be doing the arning drop as well. It currently has the stock log exhaust manifolds on it, but no other exhaust parts. I'm leaning towards long tubes, only because I see them highly recommended for that cam. Also, most of the interior will probably be coming out, as it's pretty janky.

Thanks, that is probably a good idea. This is a 2v, and looking at some of the top end kits, I just figure an extra 150+ HP with just the top end being done wouldn't be a bad deal. I currently have some time off work, which is a rarity, so I'm trying to get as big of head start on this as I can.

Brand new here, looking for advice/ confirmation on my plan. Have a 69 fastback that I'm looking to bring back to life after sitting for the last almost 50 years. My step father parked it after it burnt a valve in '75.It has been on jack stands since. It has approx 60k on it, a close ratio 4sp pulled from something else at a junkyard. Id like to put a fresh and performance top end on it to ger it going again. Ideally keep the stock bottom end for now, mostly to get it on the pavement before my old man kicks the can. Ideally built to be a tire fryer with less than 10% freeway use. Possibly stroke it to a 392 in the future if the top end isn't enough. And as always, best bang for buck. Not necessarily cheap, but don't need absolute best either. Thinking AFR or TF 190 heads, 56cc ish, weiand stealth intake, maybe Howard retrofit hydraulic roller cams, ( I need to do more homework to figure the numbers) , can I use a non hydro roller cam in the AFR heads and upgrade later? Then after I figure out cam figure out roller rockers. Also have to figure out exhaust. It does have msd ignition of some sort on it now. And I believe a 650cfm carb. Will upsize carb if needed. Does this sound like an alright plan? Seems like this place has some guys that really know their stuff, and I could certainly use some tips on this.