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Leroy on October 11th, 2011

Happy to have the 455 home! I got straight to work on it starting with wirebrushing and painting the outside of it. Then, I installed the freeze plugs. I used Permatex 80019 Aviation Form-A-Gasket #3 Sealant to make sure that each plug is sealed and that no leaks form around them. I also made sure [...]

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Leroy on June 30th, 2011

January 22, 1971. That is the birth date of this block. Pretty crazy to talk about it in those terms, because if it doesn’t work out well as an engine, or the day it goes south and gives up will be its departure date. Definitely seems to have a life of its own based on [...]

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Leroy on December 1st, 2010

With the racing operation successfully transplanted to eastern tennessee, I’m ready to dig in and have some fun. This is where we have been trying to get for a while now and we have finally arrived. Now it is time to enjoy life watching our kids grow up and doing the things we enjoy. For [...]

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Leroy on April 5th, 2010

With the manifold temp, water temp, driveshaft rpm, engine rpm and other internal sensors all wired up and fired up, we hit the record button on the new racepak system while the car was in the garage. Unfortunately, I had failed to put the terminator cap on the VNet line and so we saw nothing. [...]

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Leroy on February 4th, 2010

Since our most recent dwelling doesn’t have an attached garage, it is very difficult to warm the building and/or work in the building during the winter. With the “storm of the century” bearing down on us, I’d have to leave all my heaters on for two days to get it comfortable enough that my back [...]

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