Just need to get the bobweight stuff done and take both cranks down there and see what's what

Before you worked on it, did your engine have the original heads? The shock tower (or "GT") heads have their own bolt pattern than the rest, lower ports and only bottom bolts on the two end cylinders, and the two end upper bolts don not line up with the center ones. There are actually two different sets of Fairlane / Comet Hookers, one for the GT type heads and another for the Cobra Jet style. I have a '69 Ranchero GT with the 390IP engine, and the previous owner had "installed" the CJ type type headers, using some hacking techniques to get them bolted up, and they do NOT fit well. The CJ style also has some tubes going under the A-arms, so ground clearance is a little iffy. I don't think they make the CJ-type headers any more. And they are NOT the race headers, they are the small-tube style

I like it , or find an old Dove TW and do a all Dove build! But for the money the TF is was above average.

Gee, look what I have! Kinda like to keep the 660's but not married to them

So I headed over to Sears Point last Sunday, they had a TransAm race along with some Historic stuff, including the Historic Stock Car Racing Association. Some friends have a Joe Gibbs/ Bobby Labonte car, and I was buying a Vertex from one of them. They had a 12 lap Stock Car race in the morning, and another as the last race of the day. Some pretty good iron around, a Petty car, Dale Jr., Ricky Rudd, Bill Elliot t-Bird, and the "Cole Trickle" car from the movie. In the morning session, I hear the announcer, several times, say "Bill Elliot picks up another position". What? Who? The Elliot Bird is not passing anyone, near the rear. Saw a car with a different paint scheme, but #9- and it's moving. Passed 2 cars in the hairpin Turn 11 to take 2nd. I head over to my friend's pit and ask, what is that a different Bill Elliot, or ? No, it's The Man, he's right over there! He's killing all of us! I head over there, there's a cluster of 6 cars being fussed over, including the off-color #9, that turned out to be a Chase Elliot car from 2010. One of the old Birds is on display. A golf cart pulled up next to me, and it's Awesome Bill himself- hey, how you doing? Just one of the guys, checking details and getting his game face on. So the last race started, and this time he's on the pole. 1st lap he has a 6-second lead, 2nd lap about 15 seconds, 3rd lap, the announcer says "and Bill Elliot is... gone". Lapped his 1st two cars on Lap 8, a couple more the next lap, lapped half the field in 12 laps- think that 70-year old can't still drive? He put on an incredible show, fast and smooooth

Woke up this morning and still felt good- 70 today! 

The Chinese can produce good stuff- if you pay them to. They build stuff to the price point they are paid for- which is usually "cheap". South Korea produces some VERY nice stuff if you pay them to- I have a Korean 6-speed transmission in my Indian, the castings are very nice, very quiet, absolutely no leaks, shifts excellent- just a nice piece

Depending on the layout of the dyno cell, one could also try some Bassett boat headers. I have a set for a jet boat that are 1-7/8 with 3-1/2 collectors but no tight turns. Also have a set of stainless V-Drive big tubes similar to the race Hookers, IIRC they are 2-1/8 and 4". Not too easy to find, but if they would fit the cell, they should work pretty well. Also very serious boomers, they will drown out several 454 Chebbies with ease lol

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