BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted October 6, 2018 5 hours ago, JamieK said: Thank you for this amazing thread on these amazing builds!! I'm building a 408 fastback and there's a ton of stuff I can learn here! thank you. I still appreciate the comments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viperpete 36 Report post Posted November 1, 2018 So whats that yellow stuff all over the underside of the car. It looks like you painted it gray but then there is all this yellow stuff. I don't get it? Shouldn't the paint fill in any scars or pits? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted November 1, 2018 8 hours ago, Viperpete said: So whats that yellow stuff all over the underside of the car. It looks like you painted it gray but then there is all this yellow stuff. I don't get it? Shouldn't the paint fill in any scars or pits? the gray/silver was raw metal after blasting/sanding. the flat black was two coats of reduced DP90LF Epoxy Primer the yellow stuff is a lightweight body filler (Rage) epoxy is a sealer so it's about 1 mil per coat. a typical primer/surfacer is about 1.5 to 2 mil per coat. there are heavy build primers available. when imperfections are deep (say 20 mils), it can take a lot of coats of primer (which is expensive) to fill those imperfections. I've seen countless cars at shows where you can see they likely blasted the parts and then painted and they show all of the damage left by the rust and just doesn't look good to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viperpete 36 Report post Posted November 1, 2018 Im planning on replacing my entire floor pan from the firewall to the tail lights. I am glad i won't have to do all that extra work. Still your work is amazing. Keep it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted January 4, 2019 a few status updates.... engine has been at the shop since mid November. the pistons were spec'd out and made very quickly which helped. It looks like it will end up in the 13 to 13.5: 1 range as hoped. A lot of the machine work on the block and work/balancing on the rotating assembly is finished (need to rework crank snout/modify damper). he is working on things like clearancing pushrod holes, etc. I think it's likely to have the engine running in a month or so. a lot of work to get the undercarriage and trunk into the first coats of primer.... started hanging the panels to see how bad things are (not too bad). The original hood is just to help align the fenders, then I will put on the teardrop. 2 Grabber70Mach and Ridge Runner reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted January 4, 2019 Outstanding work there. Top shelf for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangstofear 608 Report post Posted January 4, 2019 Looks like you can run a fairly wide tire in the back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 7:09 AM, mustangstofear said: Looks like you can run a fairly wide tire in the back. they are 295/55 (28x12.5). not a huge tire, but given I don't have it jacked up in the back, it's pretty much maxed out for a Falcon considering worst case suspension travel (e.g. full compression on one side) and the fact the housing has about 1/4" clearance to the floor. …..also a few more engine pics if anyone is interested..... 1 Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangstofear 608 Report post Posted January 6, 2019 That's considerably wider than a Mustang if you didn't tub it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted January 7, 2019 How good was your Dart block out of the box? Did you purchase through Summit, Jegs, etc. or through a local shop or Dart directly? The car is look great and is really fun to watch come together! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted January 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, SWPruett said: How good was your Dart block out of the box? Did you purchase through Summit, Jegs, etc. or through a local shop or Dart directly? The car is look great and is really fun to watch come together! thank you for the comment. the block seems fine. you'll need to finish the decks and bores . I changed to main studs so he honed the mains. I'm confident that they would have verified those regardless though. I bought it from summit. 1 SWPruett reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted January 25, 2019 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 engine is somewhat on hold. the shop is having Cometic modify their head gasket design for the oil return holes. but i'm guessing they will turn that in a reasonable timeframe. but the shortblock is done. also modified and set of the fender emblems and had the valve cover decals made (very easy and cheap process)…. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69RavenConv 286 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 The badges are great! Nice touch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machspeed 219 Report post Posted April 11, 2019 On 8/24/2018 at 11:02 AM, thegizmo said: This is my favorite build thread and I often thought Buckeye should somehow self publish this thread as a book. I'd buy a copy. Especially with all full blown glossy pictures. Awesome indexing as well Mach1! Thanks for that. I suggested that a year or so ago, but Buckeye expressed no interest in it. Fully understand, as it would be a lot of work and he's working on another project, which btw is also impressive. As stated by another, this build is the best! It's a dang shame some of the pictures are missing from it. Well, I stand corrected......I see the pictures are back. I was just looking at this thread the other day and was really bummed to see some of the pics missing. Buckeye, thanks again for posting up your build. I don't think I speak for myself when I say that it is an inspiration to all. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted April 11, 2019 18 hours ago, Machspeed said: I suggested that a year or so ago, but Buckeye expressed no interest in it. Fully understand, as it would be a lot of work and he's working on another project, which btw is also impressive. As stated by another, this build is the best! It's a dang shame some of the pictures are missing from it. Well, I stand corrected......I see the pictures are back. I was just looking at this thread the other day and was really bummed to see some of the pics missing. Buckeye, thanks again for posting up your build. I don't think I speak for myself when I say that it is an inspiration to all. X2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted July 4, 2019 over 4-month delay for head gaskets. people running victors, gliddens or GV2s at least will have a proper head gasket from now on.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted July 14, 2019 Finished and home. Run, sounds and smells like an animal (well, smells like corn alcohol...) 1 Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bryonbush 85 Report post Posted July 15, 2019 So what power did it make? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted July 15, 2019 7 hours ago, bryonbush said: So what power did it make? 750 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted July 15, 2019 Yep, that's a beast! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabber70Mach 107 Report post Posted July 15, 2019 Definitely a beast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted July 16, 2019 This was an earlier run on the shops 850 carb on 110 race fuel before switching to the 1050 and E85. Later rev'd it to 7800. 2 SWPruett and mikee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted July 17, 2019 How'd she do on corn? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeDemon 211 Report post Posted July 17, 2019 3 hours ago, SWPruett said: How'd she do on corn? 750hp/595ft-lbs Power was inline with race gas until the point the 850 was just limiting the motor which from memory was down around 6000 rpm. Ran the engine initially on the shops carb with race gas because they knew it worked and didn't want to potentially fight carb unknowns during initial power up/breakin. Tune is really conservative on the e85. Power was above my goal and it wasn't worth the extra tune time to me... 2 SWPruett and mwye0627 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
