SAAC Forum

Quote from: SHELB66 on July 24, 2019, 09:17:04 PM
Great news!  Half the battle is finding a reputable shop that you can trust.  It makes sleeping at night much easier!
Keep us posted on the fire-up.

Craig R.

+1 and the other half is for finding an engine builder that you feel confident about.
Although I still have sleepless nights with all the what if questions...
The engine came with a dyno sheet so at least I know it ran before it was shipped out.
Will update as things develop
Clarence

Just an Update. Found a shop, Campbell Ford Performance.
So far so good on getting my new engine in place. 
Just need a few more parts put in place, some engine bay organization
and it should be ready to fire up early next week.
My thanks also to BluePrint Engines for working with me to build what I was looking for.
Clarence

Hi Bob,
Thanks for the information. We can always count on you to help us out when needed. The distributor currently in the car is a dual point. As mentioned it has been there for the 38 years I've had it. Who knows how many years it was running before that. I've replaced the internals over the years as needed, thought about pertronix but never pulled the trigger. Maybe the least expensive option is find a shop to do a professional rebuild on it?
Clarence

Quote from: roddster on June 02, 2019, 11:12:48 AM
  Sub issue:  The 67 GT 350's Hi-po 289 did not come with a vacuum advance distributor.  So, I'm wondering this;  was there an advantage to using the V/A distributor in this set up?
  There are more learned Paxton experts here.  I am not on that list.

My point exactly. The company that is building the engine builds all engines standard with a V/A distributor.
I would have to upgrade to a Pro Series Distributor and whatever I need to drive it. I would like to keep the engine looking as close to how it was bought/built as possible. I emailed Craig C but he has not answered back either.
Clarence

The engine I built for my GT350 38 years ago is finally at retirement age. It s burning a little too much oil and runs hot in stop and go traffic.
I am looking to have a engine built to do a swap. The engine comes with a vacuum advance distributor. My problem. I also have been running a paxton that came with the car and which Craig C recently rebuilt for me. I would like to use it again on the new engine.
Question. Can the paxton be hooked up with a vacuum advance distributor in place? \My current distributor is not so I am not sure how the hose would hook up with the carb enclosed. Would I need a plate under the carb housing? Would that work? The alternative is to pay extra for a non vacuum unit and MSD type box to drive it.
Any help and advice on this is appreciated.
Thanks,
Clarence

Reaching out. The engine I built 37 years ago is tired and wants to be replaced. It runs hot in bumper to bumper traffic and is starting to burn oil. Friends, family, co-worker car people, I've come up empty finding a shop in the Santa Clara County area that I would trust to do the job right at a reasonable price. If any one has some ideas of shops that I could reach out to it would be appreciated. I miss the open track sessions, car shows and just driving it to work.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Clarence