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I like the "made 4 u" line of retainers. I've used their plug wire separators and retainers for transmission cooler lines, but have also been thinking of using them on my current project for tidying up the wiring: https://www.made4uproducts.com/cart/proddetail.php?prod=30-895 Sorry, no pics at the moment.

canfield 195 heads *2.055 intake/1.60 exhaust valves *65 cc combustion chambers *200cc intake runners comp cams 12-770-8 extreme energy mechanical roller: *RPM Range: 2,200-6,200 *Int. Dur. @ .050 inch Lift: 236 *Exh. Dur. @ .050 inch Lift: 242 *Adv. Int. Dur.: 274 *Adv. Exh. Dur.: 280 *Valve Lift with Factory Rocker Arm Ratio: 0.564 int./0.570 exh. lift *LSA: 110 degrees comp cams roller lifters, high-tech pushrods, springs, retainers arp 12-point poly locks canfield guideplates silvolite keith black hyp. pistons *0.30 over, 3.48 stroke, 4.155 bore crane gold 1.5 roller rockers arp bolts throughout (engine kit plus head bolts, main studs, flexplate bolts, converter bolts, oil pump stud, etc.) summit stage 2 5.7 rods chevy cast 350 crank (welded up and turned back down for the 400 block) weiand team g intake manifold (rated for 2800-7200 rpm) holley 3310 vaccuum secondary 750 cfm (silver finish with black metering block kit) cloyes hex-adjust true roller timing chain melling m55a high volume oil pump milodon oil pan (with windage tray, oil baffles) milodon timing cover march performance serpentine kit For exhaust: s&s headers, modified to be tri-y's by tim240z magnaflow mufflers

No update on paint, but started tearing into the motor today. This is the 377 that used to be in my 240, but it was having a strange problem with pressure in the cooling system... after the car sat after driving it any distance. I was concerned that either I had a head gasket problem or a head problem. It appears from the teardown that it was a head gasked problem, likely due to some of the lower headbolts not being to torque spec. Checked a few bearings and they still look good. Some carbon in the combustion chambers, but that was expected due to how rich it was running before we pulled this motor. The motor is nasty on the outside, but looks great on the inside. I still love these heads. I bought several cans of gunk today and some paint to start cleaning up the block. I'll start cleaning up the heads and intake manifold during the week. We'll do some more work on the motor after DNI.

still some more paint to be sprayed, and lots of sanding, but it's looking good. these pictures don't do it justice.

This car is about to get sprayed:mrgreen: All the rust has been repaired properly in the doors and door jambs. Holes on the firewall and inner fenders have been filled in. And the rear bumper holes were taken care of by welding in new metal. Side skirts and rear valence have been put on. I haven't seen the car in a month due to the move, but a good friend has been keeping tabs on it for me. The work has been superb in his eyes and supposedly there have been several offers made for the car as it sits in primer. I knew this guy was good... I hope to see the car next weekend and will post some pics.

Dang, sorry to hear it. My 200-4r in my silver car did very similar several months back. I barely got it home and in the garage. It's parked until I can pull the pan to see what's going on. For mine, I think I may have lost my original TV cable setting when I swapped some parts on my carb.

Well, life has it's way of throwing you one. I've been renting in the same house for about 6 years now (horrors me that it's really that long). The landlord and I have had a good relationship and things have been smooth. I work on my projects in the garage and he doesn't care as long as I was clean about it. He currently lives in another house with his wife and kid and they are in the process of building a new house. He does that sort of thing for a living. They put their current house on the market and it sold really fast and the new owners want him out by the 16th. He called to let me know last week that he and his family are going to by my new roommates. Then he called a few days later to say that they don't want roommates when they move back in. So, I have notice to move by mid-October. And I have two cars in the garage in various stages and the black car in paint. And I've been in Hawaii for the past 9 days. Perfect timing. I'm looking to move the 2 cars in the garage into a storage unit this weekend while looking to buy a house. The first time home buyer's rebate expires at the end of November. It's time I buy a house of my own anyway and should take advantage of the $8k check for buying a home. So, sadly, no updates at the moment. Car is still in paint jail and the painter is actually out of town at the moment. He did take the doors off to fix the bottoms that had cancer spots. I haven't talked to him since that update, unfortunately. I may ask him to slow down a bit, depending on his progress, so that I can sort out my living arrangements. I actually already have a local house in mind that's on the market. I hope this all goes smoothly.

I have s&s longtubes on my 240. The ones msa sells are also s&s. They do sit really low with the jtr setup. I don't have a pic of that, unfortunately.

Got mine today, too. I agree on the excellent packaging and instructions. Thanks very much!

Very nice.

awesome!

very cool and well documented!