My 409 build

[dm62409]

Love the steelies and dog dish. Are those 17" wheels? I'm really impressed with your air/fuel ratios, & was wondering if you would be willing to share you carb size, and jetting?

 

[Kevin Green]

Yep...17" wheels from Wheel Vintiques. The carbs are 500 CFM Edelbrock carbs, as far as the jetting I'll have to get back to you on that. I have all that out in the shop but it sticks in my head that I'm around 16% leaner than how the carbs came.

 

[Jim Sullivan]

That looks great!!!!!!

 

[Kevin Green]

Thanks Jim !

 

[yellow wagon]

Looks really good!

 

[Kevin Green]

Thanks Jason...I'm pretty happy with it !

 

[brushwolf]

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   OK... So you took an aftermarket mini-starter that was for both 153 and 168 tooth applications and it already had the 4 vertical holes in the aluminum block - but only the outboard bolt hole lined up. You used the original location outboard mounting holes on both starter and engine block, and removed the material between the 2 inboard vertical mounting holes on aluminum starter block creating a slot where the inboard bolt will then align with the factory inboard tapped hole on the block?
   
   Did it need to be shimmed or the aluminum block on starter have to be taken down on surface where it meets the engine block mounting surface? Has it given you any issues to this point?​

I am working on trying to put a T56 behind a 348 and hoping to stick with the original LT1 bellhousing, pull type stock clutch wiht 153 tooth aftermarket flywheel and ran into this unexpected starter problem. Another member posted a pic of your starter and some comments from this thread.

1. Thanks, Mike
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[Kevin Green]

That is correct on the aluminum block

no shims and no machining were required to get the starter gear to align with the flywheel for my application and it has worked flawlessly so far Mike !

 

[sshamu]

That's soft porn right there!!!!!

 

[Kevin Green]

It has been a while since I have been here but I have been busy to many things other than cars

 

[david montanbeau]

I love your project. Would you mind if I share your pictures on my FB 409 page? Take a peek at it. Thanks Dave
https://www.facebook.com/groups/406019856199113/

 

[Kevin Green]

I love your project. Would you mind if I share your pictures on my FB 409 page? Take a peek at it. Thanks Dave
https://www.facebook.com/groups/406019856199113/

Be my guest Dave...it would be an honor !!

 

[skipxt4]

Great Looking Car, Kevin. Where, did you find a rotor Backing Plate?

 

[Kevin Green]

Great Looking Car, Kevin. Where, did you find a rotor Backing Plate?

They was included in the conversion kit that I bought from " The Right Stuff "

 

[Kevin Green]

Pretty happy with how it all turned out...it took A LOT longer than I thought and truthfully I'm still not done! I still have to run down the 2 wires that the factory gauge used and see what is what!

 

[skipxt4]

Very Nice, Custom Look, Kevin.

 

[63 dream'n]

nice work Kevin.......it looks fantastic.......

 

[benchseat4speed]

Man I like the way those 'steelies' look, with or without caps! Never thought I'd pick those over cragars but in this case I would!

 

[pvs409]

Kevin,
See what I just posted on a gas gauge in my 62 Impalas on changing the ohm resistance of the tank sending unit.
Does your new gauge match the tank unit ?
link
http://www.348-409.com/forum/thread...ge-clock-etc-for-60-impala.35777/#post-353818

Paul

 

[Kevin Green]

Kevin,
See what I just posted on a gas gauge in my 62 Impalas on changing the ohm resistance of the tank sending unit.
Does your new gauge match the tank unit ?
link
http://www.348-409.com/forum/thread...ge-clock-etc-for-60-impala.35777/#post-353818

Paul

Yes it does. AutoMeter offers to change the resistance on there gauges. They took a 0 to 90 and changed it to 0 to 30 and no I didn't Paul but I am going to check it out right now!