Racerboy1a

We did the 1st startup of #99 today and I'm a happy camper. It was almost anti-climactic as we primed the fuel system (old school carbadrooler) with a primer bulb from an outbooard motor fuel tank, fixed a couple of minor leaks, gave it a couple of good accelerator pump shots, and she fired right off.

The Wheeler Power 347 sounds pretty stout (dyno'd @ 425HP/430lbs-ft @ 5000rpm. I think this thing is going to be scary fast.

No gokarting as the brakes weren't quite ...

We had another productive day yesterday. Finished the final engine wiring connections, finished the temporary gauge panel, tested the circuits, filled the engine with oil and primed it, hooked up the battery and spun it over with the starter! It's showing signs of life. Now to put coolant in it and see if it leaks, add fuel and start it up.

We did find that the Odyssey battery only had a charge of 11.6 volts (about 25% according to the owner's manual) and it did not want to take ...

11-8-11 This is my first blog post and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do here but I thought I would recap who I am and how I got into building a 33HR.

As my profile says; I'm a lifelong motorhead. I got introduced to drag racing at the tender age of 14 and was hooked. I spent many happy Sundays at the now defunct US 30 dragstrip near Gary, IN watching and eventually racing there. Those were the days. 1965....run watcha' brung factory cars....match racing....altered wheelbases, ...