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Old July 7th 2009, 15:02
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So far so good! A lot of that stuff looks familiar so I'll let you in on a few issues I ran into.

-The CB pump works awesome but make sure there's a good seal between the pump and the block or it'll leak.
-The sump tank in the car is mounted too high (guess how I know) but I see you have a manual valve on it. It will gravity feed into the block and fill it if you ever forget to turn off the valve. I don't think I need to tell you what happens if you forget to turn it back on. I thought about doing the valve setup like you but found it easier to lower the tank vs adding procedures.
-The power pulley is way small, like really, really small. I ran into charging problems and dead batteries because average (read: non race speed) driving wasn't turning enough revs to charge the battery. I swapped to a new pulley (had to turn down the back face of it 1/8 inch) and used a spacer to clear the dry sump pump.

BTW, fenders are looking great! What wheels do you have in mind to fill them?
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