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Installed the new gaskets and oil Pan today..maybe not nessesary to use gasket sealer under and over the rubberparts.... Lets post some more pics torq the bolts tomorrow when i have the tool.
Last edited by Oldsragger; April 14th, 2015 at 11:47 AM.
Cool, got my bolts today, seems like im talking to my self in this thread, but i Keep going anyway
Inntake bolts,header bolts,waternippel and plugs,carburetor and flexplate bolts, i guess i Will use some locktight on the flexplate bolts, any know how much torq i should have on the flaxeplatebolts?
Better than it was, still dirty around on driverside cause of Oil leak with the years, but again it have protect from rust. And get the rust away from the tranny cooling lines too. Just some fast work.
Today i removed some wires in engineroom.. And took off the short type waterpump and installed watertemp and alternator bracket... Continue tomorrow.
Look at this ****!? The servo pump brackets and pulley dont fit at all with the other pulleys how ever i try, so i install it like it was on the 307 engine, the spacers is not use at all, the pump is to much in front but in same time crash in the aluminum alternator bracket on top..it eating up the alternator pulley over time with one v-belt only.
Maybe i will weld a new alternatorbracket to get the alternator more back.. When i see my friend buick lesabre with olds 307 i see how the setup was with thev-belt and same alternator bracket And it work fine.... And with me all just crash, bleeeeh. Stupid brackets.
Anyway the engine is ready to go in the car again.
Last edited by Oldsragger; May 11th, 2015 at 12:54 PM.
Seeing as the A/C isn't fitted and the brackets you have are wrong, why not mount the alternator on the passenger side?.
The alternator should be driven from the water pump pulley only, sounds crazy I know but that is how it is designed,belt slipping is a common problem if the A/C compressor belt is removed.
Yes i know it should be like that, i see that setup on my friend buick with 307,but with same alternator bracket And on same side, the point is the car have not a/c and the 307 is not the orginale engine for the car but a 350ci after the diesel engine, lol. and i dont know what brackets and pulleys old owner have used on the 307 before.
The alternator v belt should be on the outher grove on the waterpump pulley, and the servo belt on the middle grove and around the crank pulley to servopulley, but i will try to remove the alternator bracket or cut it thinner, cause the servopump crash in it from behind, so maybe i can get the servo pulley more back and have own rope on it.. and maybe make a new bracket for alternator on the other side, cause this make me so confused, lol. Same as the lower alternator bracket dosent fit at all... maybe the servo bracket is wrong too..or i will modify it, would be the best.
At least i have no slipping problem with the only 1 v belt drive i have used the last months, but it eating up alternatorwheel. So i need to find another solution on this mystery..
Last edited by Oldsragger; May 12th, 2015 at 06:56 AM.
The hearth is in and tranny assembled to block and some tubes. The headers i have is for sbo, it fits ok on the driverside but build to much up to the crossover for tranny ... But i will buy the hedman headers instead since it follow with gaskets etc...and sell these one.
Connectes more stuff today, hooses, choke wire, i found it hidden behind the hydroboost, and it fit perfect, just need to find a spring to use for the throttle cable return
Looks like the air filter will go under the hood too
Last edited by Oldsragger; May 16th, 2015 at 12:40 PM.
New pair of hedman 58150 arrive today, passengerside fits perfecto, driverside i need to move the rearest pipe a little forward cause it crash with the gear shift linkage and are to very near the firewall.
And today i picked up a Nice tool from my work for my new garage build.
Thanks Eric,
just hope for no leakage and easy start-up about the engine, maybe the disturbutor are 180 degrees wrong, but piston #1 is on top,but i dont know if its the exhaust Or inlet valve is opeN, Well i Will find it out i guess...
Finally done with the headers part.. Modifying the tranny crossover next, isolated the starter cables as well from exhaust heat, and Will install a heatshield on the starter too..,
Need to burn of the black coat when startup cause its only for rust protect, will go over with heat resistant paint after.
Last edited by Oldsragger; May 23rd, 2015 at 04:43 PM.
New videoclip, today i set the timing on idle about 12 degrees advance before the cable on the old timing gun fall off...bleh... and adjusted the idle, no nessesary to use the choke now, starts up right away too and works ok. Good engine.
Will doubble check the timing after i have fix the cables.. But think i will begin on thw exhaust now since it at least runs ok.
Think the car have been a little more lower in front now with the bbo engine,, and headers /exhaust are a little nearer to the ground,..hmm thinking to buy in the heavy duty springs,, but maybe the car will be to high then
Blowed out the passenger side exhaust gasket here one day, but got new tomorrow, have did the car ready today cause im going to american car meeting from friday to sunday and will sleep in tent,
got ready the oilfilter gasket with locktite gasket sealant liquid, oil and gasoline resistant,will install tomorrow when it have dry more.
Hope the engine will act normal all the time.
The flag u can see its very popular here with american cars and rockabilly style btw. Dont misunderstand.
Last edited by Oldsragger; June 17th, 2015 at 02:23 PM.
Some weeks ago i picked up some parts, extra hood, nice to have if i want to make scoop, extra trunk, a little better than my own, some rubber seals, rear bumper without holes, lol, now i have dissasemble it for overhaulin. And i got some other parts, right servo pulley wheel, steelpipes for the engine room, etc.
Long time no see, the th350 is trash, i have an TH375 tranny (th400 with 350 output shaft) with driveshaft im overhaulin now,have been use behind a torquemonster of a 455 before for Drag pulling,anyway i wanted to inspect it and replace gaskets,bushings, new clutch pack in Direct drum oilpump inspect with bushing replacment etc. the clutch packs was in good condition in the centersupport and forward drum,(just bad seals in forward drum) very cool and interesting work to do with, some before and after pics,have many more pics but upload just few now... Direct and forward drum.
Last edited by Oldsragger; February 21st, 2017 at 05:17 AM.
Some more random old updates, the car have now 245/60-15 in front on 8x15" 4bs and 295/50-15" on 10x15" with cutted and welded bs from 4 to 5" so the tire comes under the fender,fits perfect.
I found out the engine wouldn`t start, found out that the gas hose back with the gastank was very bad and suck air..
Collected some parts a year ago from another delta88, so got a good rearbumper without holes, removed rust and painted the frame of the bumper and the lower chrome chassie inside, now its only this two parts left. Surfing on ebay today and order wentshades,weatherstrips in and outside etc.. cant wait to test it.
Last edited by Oldsragger; February 27th, 2017 at 04:41 AM.
April 14th, 2015, 11:43 AM
torq the bolts tomorrow when i have the tool.
