This is the last picture of my rebuild before it was running again.  It was starting to look pretty again.  I couldn't stand it anymore.  I brought it to a mechanic to finish it off.  He had to build some parts for it.  But when I picked it up, boy did it sound sweet. ($1200)

Off to the mechanic

When I got it back it ran well for the first couple of weeks.  Then it started to act like the timing was out. I brought it to a speed shop and had it professionally tuned by people who know what they're doing.  They got it working but after a couple of weeks it died.  I brought it back to them and they discovered that the $15 brass distributor gear that I bought was only to be used with certain roller cams.  It had been entirely chewed up and the pieces clogged up my oil pump. $420 later it was finally finished.

More powerful than a steaming locomotive. (Well the train hasn't steamed in 50 years but you get the idea)

At the park near my house.

In my driveway.

Here's the finished engine.  I replaced the old Accel 8.8's with their 300+ Race Wires.  I also swapped my MSD coil for my old Accel SuperCoil when I had starting problems.  (problem was the distributor gear, I thought I burnt out the coil from excessive heat)

About a month after it started running again. I replaced the back bumper with one I had shipped up from Atlanta. $200 for the part, $200 for painting and $80 for installation.

Ready to take on all comers.

Next step is to get some Centreline AutoDrag wheels and some tires, subframe connectors, new rear end, transmission rebuild, etc., etc., etc. 

Homepage
Part I: the strip down
Part II: the engine rebuild
Part III: The engine in
Part V: Summary of the Changes
Part VI: Links