It's alive !

[JDP]

Fired the R2 project today and she fired right up. Jeff and me looked it over, tightened a couple of weeping fitting and ran it for maybe half hour total. Zero surprises, wheels go round and round on jack stands, life is good. BTW, I included a pic of me so some of you can put a face to the name in case we meet up in person. For those that know me, you may notice I lost something like 60 pound dieting. (The yellow valve covers are on while waiting for the plater)






JDP/Maryland
64 R2 GT cost to date $55046.57
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
63 Lark 2 door
58 Packard HT
56 Golden Hawk
52 Starliner
51 Commander
39 Coupe express
39 Coupe express (rod)

[mbstude]

Cool deal, JP! What a nice car. [^] (Well, we knew THAT already, didn't we? )

No fair, I want something with a supercharger! [}]

Matthew Burnette
'59 Scotsman
'63 Daytona
Hazlehurst, GA

[mbstude]

Cool deal, JP! What a nice car. [^] (Well, we knew THAT already, didn't we? )

No fair, I want something with a supercharger! [}]

Matthew Burnette
'59 Scotsman
'63 Daytona
Hazlehurst, GA

[PackardV8]

Congrats, JDP. Of course, none who know you had any doubt your engine would fire on the first effort and run smoothly.

Also, good you gave us warning of the personal makeover. Add a clean t-shirt, an expensive haircut, and you now look like a guy who could afford to spend $60k on a GT restoration

thnx, jack vines

PackardV8

[PackardV8]

Congrats, JDP. Of course, none who know you had any doubt your engine would fire on the first effort and run smoothly.

Also, good you gave us warning of the personal makeover. Add a clean t-shirt, an expensive haircut, and you now look like a guy who could afford to spend $60k on a GT restoration

thnx, jack vines

PackardV8

[Dick Steinkamp]

Congrats, JP! Always a great day when you start them for the first time...no matter how many you have done before. []

[Dick Steinkamp]

Congrats, JP! Always a great day when you start them for the first time...no matter how many you have done before. []

[JDP]

Dick, as you probably know, it's a mixture of anticipation and raw fear. When you put together that many parts, no matter how many time you double check, you still fear some bad news. Other then a quarter turn on a couple of fitting, it was pretty boring I found out the guy had the wires swapped on the ammeter so it showed a charge with the lights on, and a discharge running, so I fixed that. All the gages are working except the tach even the clock. (I suspect a wiring error on the tach) I'll toss a used bucket seat in her, put it on the ground and take a spin in a few days. Then I'll have to work on something else until the chrome comes back.
Any inda if any of the vendors sell a seal for the accelerator pump or how to make one ? The supercharger forces gas out around the plunger on the restored carb.

JDP/Maryland
64 R2 GT cost to date $55046.57
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
63 Lark 2 door
58 Packard HT
56 Golden Hawk
52 Starliner
51 Commander
39 Coupe express
39 Coupe express (rod)

[JDP]

Dick, as you probably know, it's a mixture of anticipation and raw fear. When you put together that many parts, no matter how many time you double check, you still fear some bad news. Other then a quarter turn on a couple of fitting, it was pretty boring I found out the guy had the wires swapped on the ammeter so it showed a charge with the lights on, and a discharge running, so I fixed that. All the gages are working except the tach even the clock. (I suspect a wiring error on the tach) I'll toss a used bucket seat in her, put it on the ground and take a spin in a few days. Then I'll have to work on something else until the chrome comes back.
Any inda if any of the vendors sell a seal for the accelerator pump or how to make one ? The supercharger forces gas out around the plunger on the restored carb.

JDP/Maryland
64 R2 GT cost to date $55046.57
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
63 Lark 2 door
58 Packard HT
56 Golden Hawk
52 Starliner
51 Commander
39 Coupe express
39 Coupe express (rod)

[bige]

I think you can get the seal from edelbrock, they are used on Marine carbs. I had one come in a repair kit!

ErnieR

quote:Originally posted by JDP

Dick, as you probably know, it's a mixture of anticipation and raw fear. When you put together that many parts, no matter how many time you double check, you still fear some bad news. Other then a quarter turn on a couple of fitting, it was pretty boring I found out the guy had the wires swapped on the ammeter so it showed a charge with the lights on, and a discharge running, so I fixed that. All the gages are working except the tach even the clock. (I suspect a wiring error on the tach) I'll toss a used bucket seat in her, put it on the ground and take a spin in a few days. Then I'll have to work on something else until the chrome comes back.
Any inda if any of the vendors sell a seal for the accelerator pump or how to make one ? The supercharger forces gas out around the plunger on the restored carb.

JDP/Maryland
64 R2 GT cost to date $55046.57
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
63 Lark 2 door
58 Packard HT
56 Golden Hawk
52 Starliner
51 Commander
39 Coupe express
39 Coupe express (rod)

[bige]

I think you can get the seal from edelbrock, they are used on Marine carbs. I had one come in a repair kit!

ErnieR

quote:Originally posted by JDP

Dick, as you probably know, it's a mixture of anticipation and raw fear. When you put together that many parts, no matter how many time you double check, you still fear some bad news. Other then a quarter turn on a couple of fitting, it was pretty boring I found out the guy had the wires swapped on the ammeter so it showed a charge with the lights on, and a discharge running, so I fixed that. All the gages are working except the tach even the clock. (I suspect a wiring error on the tach) I'll toss a used bucket seat in her, put it on the ground and take a spin in a few days. Then I'll have to work on something else until the chrome comes back.
Any inda if any of the vendors sell a seal for the accelerator pump or how to make one ? The supercharger forces gas out around the plunger on the restored carb.

JDP/Maryland
64 R2 GT cost to date $55046.57
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
63 Lark 2 door
58 Packard HT
56 Golden Hawk
52 Starliner
51 Commander
39 Coupe express
39 Coupe express (rod)

[bige]

Edelbrock# 1471 includes seal and pump.

[bige]

Edelbrock# 1471 includes seal and pump.

[FAK]

Congratulations JP! (not only on the successful rebuild, but also for the 60 lb weight loss!)

FAK

[FAK]

Congratulations JP! (not only on the successful rebuild, but also for the 60 lb weight loss!)

FAK