Been a long time...heres what happened back in april
 

well one day after some adjustments i decided to take it for a ride and once in 3rd gear at wide open throttle there was an empty moment where i didnt hear anything...then all of a sudden i saw smoke out the exhaust and hear a rattling noise from under the hood......i was able to coast 3 miles before i had to park it and walk less than a 1/4 mile home.....once i got it home and took it apart i found this...

and here is the progress from the past 7 months...


welp...here are some pics of the progress over the past 7 months..

some forged pistons and h beam rods
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0296.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0295.jpg
forged crank
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0302.jpg
assembled lower end
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0320.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0321.jpg

rebuilt Dart iron eagle platinum 200's with race valves and Howard dual valve springs that are a little stiffer than the last ones.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0299.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0300.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0301.jpg

engine in the car...slow progress
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0327.jpg

i picked up a tko 600 that had some shifting issues...here it is apart on my bench
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0005.jpg

also picked up a lakewood bell housing
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0027.jpg

transmission is rebuilt...(400.00 in parts)...had to replace the blocker rings and the 1-2 +3-4 synchro sliders along with and and 3rd gear.....LIbertys gears was excellent with getting me the correct parts.....


heres the trans installed
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0032.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0029.jpg

fabbed up the waste gate dump tube back into the down pipe
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0017.jpg

here it is finished
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Photo0018.jpg

i also had to pick up a new turbo since the t76 turbo ate quite a few piston peices.....should have the completed engine bay pics this week

It's coming along nicely! It will be better when it's done!

yeah im hoping so too.....once the body is redone then ill have the rest of the interior to finish

Nice. Mine's been at the bodyshop for the last 5 weeks. They are taking their time and it's not even getting completely done. lol