{"id":5592,"date":"2015-09-29T12:35:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T19:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/?p=5592"},"modified":"2016-04-29T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T18:58:11","slug":"2015-fall-winter-progress-reports-on-our-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2015\/09\/29\/2015-fall-winter-progress-reports-on-our-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Fall-Winter Progress Reports on Our Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated April 29, 2016<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

We will be posting progress reports here as we do upgrades and maintenance on our cars during the off season. With four cars in our stable, it will require the cooperation of the entire team to get what needs to be accomplished completed.\u00a0– Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

‘71 Chevelle Wagon:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

September 28, 2015<\/span>: Modified roller lifters to provide improved oiling to the top of the 406. This will\u00a0improve the life of the pushrods, rockers, lash caps and valve springs. Chris tested the valve springs and they are good to go for 2016. [Improving the oiling to the upper end of the engine has helped, we have 13-hits on the engine and have NOT had to adjust one valve thus far]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

October 6, 2015<\/span>: We’re also going to make an intake manifold change from our Motown manifold to the Edelbrock Super Victor and see it that improves the power: [We have not seen any performance increase with the Super Victor thus far, but the car has been very consistent with the new manifold early in 2016]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Motown<\/a>

Motown left, Super Victor on Right<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Runners<\/a>

Runners are higher on Super Victor on the right<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

October 11, 2015<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

We fired the motor with the new Super Victor intake on the car today which Chris matched-ported, and we picked up 200+ RPM of stall over the old manifold so it’s looking promising! With the lifter modifications we also have plenty of oil on the top end of the motor. Front Strange<\/em> shocks are on the way for installation.\u00a0 – Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

October 16, 2015<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today Chris got the new Strange<\/em> double-adjustable shocks installed in the front of the car. Now to get the rear shocks back to Aldan<\/em> for rebuilding and the Chevelle will be ready to go for 2016! – Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

December 5, 2015<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today Chris pulled the rear shocks off the Chevelle to send them back to Aldan<\/em> for rebuilding. The right shock is dead. – Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

January 28, 2016<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today the rebuilt Aldan<\/em> coil-over shocks are back on the Chevelle!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>

New Strange double-adjustable front shocks<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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February 6, 2016<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today we installed the valvetrain on the Chevelle and fired it off:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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