My 68 from 83 to present

[Purple68]

Checking the Comp T/A's out. I could have went much wider but the rims I have right now are only 8". 10" or larger is on my wish list. 

[Brock Samson]

interesting color,..  lookin mighty fine there... 

[Purple68]

interesting color,..  lookin mighty fine there... 

Thanks Brock, here's a couple of the front brakes. Unfortunately after sitting a couple years in my old garage the moisture rusted them up a bit.

[Purple68]

 

[694spdRT]

Great '68!

[tan top]

thats looks real good !! intresting color     

[elacruze]

Man, I've seen much heavier equipment held up by big blocks of wood. As a matter of fact, I think that's the preferred method for large chunks of metal (spindles, gears, train/crane wheels, etc.). Just look in any machine shop that deals in heavy equipment.

Looks like a lot of work to be done on the car. You've got more guts than me!

Troy

So it is. OSHA mandates White Oak, and you must use it with the grain in line with the load. So spake our OSHA prevention manager at the forklift dealer shop. Never seen anything crush a block of White Oak, either.

[DrHemi]

There's a show on HD Theater where they restore old tanks. They use wood to set them on.

[SRT-440]

Love the color!! 

[Purple68]

Interior done...

[Purple68]

Heres some pics of the 493 fresh from the machine shop.

[Purple68]

 

[Purple68]

  Gettin close.

[Purple68]

Exhaust installed.

[Purple68]

Well here is the only pic I have from when I had the car on the road last summer. Unfortunately I had the cam sprocket come loose and it did some damage the second day the car was running. So the motor went back to the shop and I requested a bigger cam as the first one was questionable anyways. (The alignment pin was sheared off.) Well a few weeks later I got the motor back and again it lasted 2 days. This time I lost a lobe on the cam.  So that pretty much did it for last summer. I should mention the car is about 60 miles from where I live and I have nowhere to store it so I've been doing an awful lot of travelling in the last year.

[moparstuart]

wow very nice     

[Purple68]

wow very nice     

Thanks, well it seems as though the curse on my motor is continuing. Today I fired it up for a twenty minute run and set the timing, checked for leaks etc. I shut it down and a minute later I thought I'd see how it would start after being warmed up. As soon as I started it there was an awful tapping from the passenger side valve cover. So I pull the cover and found one of the #8 pushrods out of the rocker arm. It's funny I was almost expecting this to happen after all the trouble I've had and after reading about others experiencing similar problems with the Comp lifters. This is the third major issue I've had with Comp Cams on this motor. This is a roller cam with Pro Magnum lifters btw. So I talked to my machinist and he's going to call Comp but I'm pretty much over them at this point.

I'll stay away from the car for a few days now for my own good.

[Purple68]

It's up and running again! Comp supplied a whole new set of roller lifters. It was probably a good thing they were out of lifters for a while and I had to wait for them as I'm thinking at least they should be from a new production run. After talking to Comp my machinist set the preload at .030" instead of the .004" as per there advice. At least now I shouldn't have a pushrod fall out if a lifter does stick.
Anyways I had the car out for a drive and it was great, can't wait for the weather to warm up!

[68Bbody]

Well, here's a good one.

Today is the first day I register on this website and I'm scanning thru the forums.

I see your title "My 68 from 83 to present" and think, that should/could be interesting.

I see your first pic and think....hmmmm, that kinda reminds me of myself back in those days.  (I had just bought a '70 in '84)

The 2nd pic, I say to myself, that looks like my parents house (except garage is at other end of building) but similar type construction, road type, etc.....

Then in the 3rd I see your plate!

I guess I was going the same thing one Province over, in Winnipeg.......

[Purple68]

Thats pretty cool, thanks for checking in. Now we need you to post up your story and pics!

Well, here's a good one.

Today is the first day I register on this website and I'm scanning thru the forums.

I see your title "My 68 from 83 to present" and think, that should/could be interesting.

I see your first pic and think....hmmmm, that kinda reminds me of myself back in those days.  (I had just bought a '70 in '84)

The 2nd pic, I say to myself, that looks like my parents house (except garage is at other end of building) but similar type construction, road type, etc.....

Then in the 3rd I see your plate!

I guess I was going the same thing one Province over, in Winnipeg.......

[68RT4ME]

It's up and running again! Comp supplied a whole new set of roller lifters. It was probably a good thing they were out of lifters for a while and I had to wait for them as I'm thinking at least they should be from a new production run. After talking to Comp my machinist set the preload at .030" instead of the .004" as per there advice. At least now I shouldn't have a pushrod fall out if a lifter does stick.
Anyways I had the car out for a drive and it was great, can't wait for the weather to warm up!

Just got through reading this thread. Your car is freakin sweet. I was wondering if the weather had warmed up enough for you to get it out there. Hows it running? Any new issues? More pics too please.

[tan top]

Well here is the only pic I have from when I had the car on the road last summer. Unfortunately I had the cam sprocket come loose and it did some damage the second day the car was running. So the motor went back to the shop and I requested a bigger cam as the first one was questionable anyways. (The alignment pin was sheared off.) Well a few weeks later I got the motor back and again it lasted 2 days. This time I lost a lobe on the cam.  So that pretty much did it for last summer. I should mention the car is about 60 miles from where I live and I have nowhere to store it so I've been doing an awful lot of travelling in the last year.

looks good

[twodko]

Nicely done my friend! Tell me about the wheels and tires you're running on the back. Thanks

Tom

[Purple68]

It's up and running again! Comp supplied a whole new set of roller lifters. It was probably a good thing they were out of lifters for a while and I had to wait for them as I'm thinking at least they should be from a new production run. After talking to Comp my machinist set the preload at .030" instead of the .004" as per there advice. At least now I shouldn't have a pushrod fall out if a lifter does stick.
Anyways I had the car out for a drive and it was great, can't wait for the weather to warm up!

Just got through reading this thread. Your car is freakin sweet. I was wondering if the weather had warmed up enough for you to get it out there. Hows it running? Any new issues? More pics too please.

Thanks, it's good so far. I need to do some fine tuning but I had it out today and everything is good. The weather in northeast Saskatchewan has been awful for the last month. Rain and cold. Lots of farmers here are talking about not even being able to seed their crops. Hopefully it smartens up soon.

[Purple68]

Nicely done my friend! Tell me about the wheels and tires you're running on the back. Thanks

Tom

Thanks Tom, the wheels are American Racing Wheel 200S's. They have the retro look I wanted. The tires are  295 65 15 Comp TAs. They fill the wheel wells nicely, although I have tons of room to the inside as I moved my springs in and mini-tubbed it as well. At some point I'm going to get some wider rims and tires back there.