# 54. "IT IS ALIVE"

[BLACKWOLF]

FINALLY AFTER 3 YRS. OF BUILDING IT. IT STARTED TODAY. OH AND DOES IT SOUND "BAD ASS". I QUIETED ALL OF THE BIRDS AROUND HERE FOR 3 BLKS. ONE PROBLEM THOUGH, MY # 2 EXHAUST PORT HAS WATER COMING OUT OF IT JUST BY PUTTING WATER IN IT WITH THE ENGINE OFF. AND I ALSO, HAVE WATER COMING OUT AT THE BACK OF THE HEAD ON THE SAME RT. SIDE HEAD. OTHER THAN THAT THIS THING IS GOING TO SCREAM!!!!!!!!!

[RD]

congratulations!  pull out the head stud and coat it with silicone.  the rear of your head is probably the small freeze plug.  slap in a new one and you would be good to go.  get a vid of that puppy screaming would ya!

[BLACKWOLF]

WILL DO ON THE VIDEO. I'M TAKING IT TO A MACHINE SHOP TOMMORROW. THEY ARE HAVING A OPEN HOUSE AND THEY ARE GOING TO DYNO A BRAND 440 FOR THE HPAC MOPAR CLUB.

[RallyeMike]

Cool. What track, where, how long, dirt or asphalt, what kind of rules..... I'd like to hear some details.  Did I see a shot of your truck sitting at a show in Mopar Action this last month?

[BLACKWOLF]

YES I HAD IT AT THE TOPEKA SHOW. I AM GOING TO RACE IT I-70 SPEEDWAY IN ODESSA, MO. 1/2 MILE ASPHALT LIKE BRISTOL. WHEN I STARTED IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE A CUP CAR.