New gaskets went in without much hassle. Didn't even fight with the bolts that much now that I've done it twice. Had to cut up the gasket because I couldn't get the header off the studs. Removing the studs was my next option but they go into water jackets and I didn't have a real good way clamping on to them anyways. After a lot of though I came up with this solution. I cut the gasket up into the 3 sections and created a loop for each stud. It seemed to seal fine. I heard a tiny faint ticking but I'm sure if I get in there and give the bolts a bit more love it should totally seal. These soft aluminum gaskets are supposedly the last gasket you'll ever need to buy. We'll see.
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Wasn't able to use the fan shroud after all. It's a real shame because I cleaned it up and painted it to match the radiator while I waited for the package to arrive. If I take the cover off the water pulley I may have enough space to run it if I do run into cooling issues down the road. Buuuut the new fan is in and centered this time because I have the room for it.
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Crawled under the car and moved the shifter cable back a bit. I hoped that this had solved my issue with not hiving park but it didn't. I removed the chock block and the car tried to run away from me. I had to yell for help because of course I tossed the damn block just out of arms reach. I should've just let it roll away.
I removed the straight pipes and just have my mufflers on the back of my collectors now. It sounds so good but it's definitely not staying like that. Not sure I'll have the time to take it to a muffler shop on Friday. Can't say I'm willing to try either since there will be no one around to rescue me if something happens. Probably gonna have to try if I want to race on Sunday. I guess we'll see how tomorrow goes. Once I have park again, it should be ready for some shakedown runs.
Wasn't able to use the fan shroud after all. It's a real shame because I cleaned it up and painted it to match the radiator while I waited for the package to arrive. If I take the cover off the water pulley I may have enough space to run it if I do run into cooling issues down the road. Buuuut the new fan is in and centered this time because I have the room for it.
Crawled under the car and moved the shifter cable back a bit. I hoped that this had solved my issue with not hiving park but it didn't. I removed the chock block and the car tried to run away from me. I had to yell for help because of course I tossed the damn block just out of arms reach. I should've just let it roll away.
I removed the straight pipes and just have my mufflers on the back of my collectors now. It sounds so good but it's definitely not staying like that. Not sure I'll have the time to take it to a muffler shop on Friday. Can't say I'm willing to try either since there will be no one around to rescue me if something happens. Probably gonna have to try if I want to race on Sunday. I guess we'll see how tomorrow goes. Once I have park again, it should be ready for some shakedown runs.