Projects United Pacific 5W Deuce Build

I'm afraid the sound will be too loud to actually drive even a short distance.

 

I've got a baffle for each port and some metal angles to bounce the sound waves around inside the chamber. Hopefully it won't be too loud.

 

Those pipes look good but they are going to get that paint dirty... You have a great looking car...

 

Glass & Steel. Had a lot of fun in both!

 

Aluminum door panels are made made, exterior door handles installed and windshield is in...

 

Only having the Rod on the road for a short period of time and I had to rethink the exhaust. Too loud and not even a nice loud... Cut the top off and added some deflectors and some stainless steel pot scrubbers in each chamber seems to have helped with the noise problem. Tidied up a few other details to get it sorted. Didn't realize how hard these are to drive with the blind spots...

 

Nice ride from Fort Sask usually hit cruise on 137 ave on fridays building a 1952 Mercury pickup hope to see yours in person some time

 

From my experience stainless pot scrubbers in headers don’t last long at all and blow out. Very cool car.

 

A new friend took some photos of my last outing...

 

It gets boring when you can't work in the garage so I brought the hood in to paint Deadpool character... View attachment 5904858

 

Warmer weather finally allows me to resume a change. Had to move my foot perch further back and add to the size...

 

Wow - just caught up to date on this thread - thank you for taking the time to document this great build, it is very helpful.

 

Finally got the paint on...

 

Slots have been cut in the buckets to slip the seat belts through...

 

Hood sides got two coats of black to tie them into the car. Cut the extra length off seat belt material ...

 

Making great progress!

 

Small details. Cut 2 1/4" off shifter handle. So much less flex and ball is placed in proper position and throw is comfortably less.

 

Thanks for sharing your build.

 

My temp gauge kept spiking from 180 to 210, 220 degrees with my 180 degree thermostat. I finally added a bypass hose like I should have in the first place. I also added a 160 thermostat and the temperature stays right at 170 degrees and doesn't move past now. It's not pretty but it works ...

 

Where does the bypass route to? I see it coming out of the water pump, but I can’t tell where it goes to from there.

 

There is a 3/4" NPT hole for optional temperature sending unit between the #6 & 8 cylinder. Don't know why there is such a huge difference for cooling but hat's how I'll run it with the Zip's water pump riser...

 

Zips riser blocks the standard sbc bypass hole (see pic), so you need to ‘invent’ a bypass or follow the instructions that came with your zips riser and do what you have done.
Some get by without a bypass, but best to heed the good folks/engineers at Chevrolet that felt a bypass was necessary. That and the added air bleed, will see you much happier with your cooling system.

 

Would this help with bypass?
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/vta-706001-vcq

 

Have you reviewed this thread?
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...-i-did-use-the-search-function-first.1260188/

 

Thanks for directing me to this thread pprather.