Is this a fresh engine build with new cam? I would hook up an oil
pressure and heat guage so you can see them from under the hood. I
would use an oil pump primer shaft to bring the oil pressure up -
rotate the engine by hand to ensure oil is going everywhere needed
while using the primer shaft. Make sure you are using an oil with
enough ZDDP for breaking in the cam. Place a box fan so it wuill
give additional cooling air through the radiator. Have water near
at hand and check coolant level several times while working out
entrapped air pockets. Be carefull when jumping up and down in glee
upon first fire so as not to land on floor tools and break your
ankle!......................Good
Luck! ........................MO..............sw iowa
----- Original Message ----- From: "Layne Grissman" <64Polara500@xxxxxxxxx
>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:15 PM
Subject: Was Tire Sizes and how to calculate(now need to know tips
on first startup aft
That actually sounds pretty good....I was looking at 285/60's and that
height was about 29.5" which should help the RPM's a bit...and Herb,
No offense taken...whatsoever....your points are well taken and
understood. If we had the "typical" restore or build, I would go
along with your ideals 100%. I will check the clearances as yourself
and Jeff suggested and see how everything goes...My Father and I are
about 2-3 weeks out from finally getting our car running...and we are
looking at all angles right now....
She is a beauty, and can't wait to hear that first startup of the
engine...
Now If anyone has read this far...lol..Can anyone give me some
pointers on startup check lists, priming the engine, What things I
should look out for and prepare for on first startup? The engine has
been sitting for a while...and I want to make sure everything goes as
smoothly as possible.
BTW, Jeff, Thanks for the Tire sizes and RPM's you are running...This
helps TREMENDOUSLY!!!
Layne
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Herb<zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It sure does make sense! Also your Polara sounds very nice!! I hope
I did
not come off to gruff and am sorry if I did! A 29 inch tall tire is
in
reality 1 inch taller inside the fender well than a 27 inch tire if
that
makes sense, and the rear end of your car is 1 inch higher off the
ground!
To tall and your headlights will need to be adjusted up to
compensate, minor
problem but noticeable at night. Looking at it that way measure
straight up
from the widest part of your tire to a clearance problem probably
the outer
fender well and figure the maximum height you can go. Also don't
forget to
compensate for the travel of the suspension. Mike posted a formula
that
will get you were you want to be with tire height but be sure to
check
clearance so the new tires don't rub.
Herb
1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361
1959 Coronet 326 Poly
1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
1970 Challenger RT 440
1999 Durango SLT 5.9
2006 300-C Heritage 5.7
2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
St. Louis, MO.
http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo42009.html
-------Original Message-------
From: Layne Grissman
Date: 6/10/2009 11:52:22 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Tire Sizes and how to calculate
${top_text_ad}
Wow, Good post. And I will agree, too many of the "Car and Tire"
Shops out there depend too much on the computer...
As for the 3.91's, well, we got the car with the 3.91's in her,
however it was not original, as the person we bought the car from
many
years ago made some very significant changes to the car. This one had
a 413 in it from a '63 Imperial, so we built it up...It was a Max
Wedge Block casting...We bored it over .030, and added dual fours to
her, new cam, new Edelbrock Performer RPM heads and Doug's Headers to
her, so she will be a performer to an extent...., it was originally a
318....as well as the 489 case and 3.91 gears, which from what we
know
were originally 3.23's....non sure grip....
This car is not stock and we are not worried about the originality of
it. Things would have been easier if we only went with original. We
are not tubbing it out, we are not making body changes, and we are
keeping it as close to stock as the day we got it, if that makes any
sense. We're just trying to work with what we have, hence the reason
I asked the question.
We were thinking about going with 29" tall to try and compensate a
little but I wanted to be sure and get a little more specific on
exactly what we needed...
This is why we are trying to figure the proper size.
Hope that all makes sense...
Layne
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person
-- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and
negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the
intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This
practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail
and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!
'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person
-- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and
negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended
recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will
protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune
the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!
'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. --
^----------------------------------------------------------------
This email was sent to: 64Polara500@xxxxxxxxx
u/?bUrDWg.cewd1o.NjRQb2xh
?p=TEXFOOTER
Back to the Home of the Forward Look Network