Pulled the Old Gal out of the garage to sweep out the dust bunnies  underneath. 

Bonus...no fluid puddles on the concrete 👍

Nice weather for a drive

Wow

 

Edited July 12, 2024Jul 12 by moelk

11 hours ago, Captain Obvious said:

Which car is that? 200lbs is good! Are they like that all the way across?

Yup. They are all 200-210, and I'm pretty happy with that.    

That's the motor I have been building (for way too long!) for my 77 280Z. It went around the big country block yesterday!! Then that compression test was when I got back. Looking good so far! I got one cylinder running cooler than the other five, and I'm not sure yet what's going on with that, but I'm pretty happy.

I haven't opened it up WOT yet on the road yet. Want to give the rings time to seat without making anything angry.

That must be up in the 10:1 CR range, right?  Have you calculated it?  Flat tops with an N42 head?

I did calculate it as I designed the concept, but I don't remember the number. I'll dig up my notes and see what I was thinking.

I don't think it was in the 10's. I think I was aiming for mid to high nines. I probably should have had that info handy before I posted that pic. Sorry.    

So I went back and found my notes. I was aiming for about 9.4 compression ratio.

I'm running an F54 block with stock flat top pistons and a P79 head that has been shaved .040.

I believe this is what @Zed Head refers to as "hooning" Did I say that right?  

 

We had a club drive to a BBQ place and later to a winery. The GZC refers to this as a wine & swine drive.

Here are some photos from before the drive and at the BBQ place. With temps in the 90's, I opted to return home after lunch.

I almost forgot to mention that @Tirnipgreen was able to join the festivities with us, though he skipped the initial drive.

Edited July 13, 2024Jul 13 by SteveJ