Project: 1967 Firebird 326 Rebuild

[Lucky SOB]

very nice Fred....how excited it your mom? Its her car if I can remember right

You are correct sir! She's getting pretty antsy. It has to be ready for the dream cruise

[Lucky SOB]

Got some more odds and ends taken care of. Pretty much ready to fill with fluids and bleed the necessary things.




And I seem to have a spare part... Anyone know where this thing goes by chance?




Also, not sure where this plugs in to. I didn't label it on the old harness like every other wire, so I'm lost...

[JoeliusZ28]

I'll have to stop by sometime. That wire looks very familiar to me, but i cant for the life of me remember where it went. Seems like it attached somewhere on the back of the intake manifold?

[c0ncEpT]

Did the dualz give you as much trouble while putting the motor back in as they did taking it out??

Looks great Fred!

[Lucky SOB]

Yeah there's about 3 or 4 connectors like this. Oil filter, transmission, something else, blah... But yeah feel free to come by!

[Lucky SOB]

Did the dualz give you as much trouble while putting the motor back in as they did taking it out??

Looks great Fred!

curse those duals!

[hoogiesngrinderz]

The bracket bolts to the rear of the intake manifold to hold the plug wire retainer clips.

The wire might be for the blower motor?

[ryanwarby01]

Everything looks really great and by great I mean perfect! Nice job!

[Gregs_gsxr]

Hey Fred, is everything all buttoned up and ready to go?? Woodward is in 7 days !

[Lucky SOB]

Ehh close (I know I keep saying that). Painted the air cleaner last night

To do list:

1. Get some washers for the valve cover bolts and bolt valve covers on
2. Paint fan shroud and install
3. Fill with oil, water and trans fluid
4. Bleed brakes and power steering

5. Turn key and pray
6. Put hood and hood insulation on

Hoping to do all this Sunday morning and cruise woodward Sunday before the sun goes down!

[Lucky SOB]

The bracket bolts to the rear of the intake manifold to hold the plug wire retainer clips.

The wire might be for the blower motor?

You were right on the blower motor! the connector was hidden under the fender. Still not sure on the bracket thingy, but I don't think it's crucial right now. I'm gonna chalk it up as weight reduction

[hoogiesngrinderz]

You were right on the blower motor! the connector was hidden under the fender. Still not sure on the bracket thingy, but I don't think it's crucial right now. I'm gonna chalk it up as weight reduction

It looks like a plug wire holder/bracket. It should mount using the rear two intake manifold bolts, should be a bracket for each side.

[bri2203]

Ehh close (I know I keep saying that). Painted the air cleaner last night

To do list:

1. Get some washers for the valve cover bolts and bolt valve covers on
2. Paint fan shroud and install
3. Fill with oil, water and trans fluid
4. Bleed brakes and power steering

5. Turn key and pray
6. Put hood and hood insulation on

Hoping to do all this Sunday morning and cruise woodward Sunday before the sun goes down!

-It would be smart to prime the engine before starting it up
-I would suggest using a break in oil for first 500 miles with an additive or a high zinc oil
-be prepared for the heater hose connetions to leak

[Lucky SOB]

It looks like a plug wire holder/bracket. It should mount using the rear two intake manifold bolts, should be a bracket for each side.

Already have the 2 bracket guides bolted in... Not sure what this thing is for

-It would be smart to prime the engine before starting it up
-I would suggest using a break in oil for first 500 miles with an additive or a high zinc oil
-be prepared for the heater hose connetions to leak

Can I prime it by turning it over without the throttle linkage hooked up or how do I do this?

I did pick up a bottle of zinc additive for the oil so I hope that suffices.

Should I expect the hoses to break in after they see a few heat cycles and water?

[OIF1VET]

Looking good Fred!