276 stroker from 35 years of parts

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by Als48

Looking good Gary! I see Woody is hanging around watching.

Thanks Al, you can see in post 555 that I screwed him onto the searchlight right through his ring fingers and now he looks like he married well. This morning I installed the fuel pump and carb and made a detour around my new crossmember with the exhaust. I have a lot of new and used 2" exhaust fittings as well as ample 1 1/2" pipe fittings to fill in where needed.Only took about four pieces to route around it and end up back at my same muffler. When you see it you will recognize that I was heavily influenced by the works of the late Dr. Suess. Ok, that gal's new bed isn't gonna build itself.....

[GB SISSON]

Starter in, along with some better exhaust brackets. I made a shifter from a 5/8" tapered alignment pin. I took the new copper core plug wires from the 221 to adapt to this distributor Might need to come up with a longer wire for #8. No problem, I have 35 years of spark plug wires too. I plan a napa run in the morning. Can someone tell me the diameter copper tubing for oil filter? I have the top and bottom fittings. Top has restrictor. Are these compression fittings to 1/8" pipe? Same question for vac line between carb and dist. Can't really make out the seat in there. I tried a 1/8" compression coupler and with the cap and ferrule removed on one side it threaded in nicely. Maybe need some sealant. My little napa store does not stock fordnuts, at least they have never heard of them. Might try to light this thing off tomorrow afternoon. If not, then Sunday. Should I add some MMO to the crankcase maybe some to the gas? Share your 'break in' tips. I'm all ears.