Build Thread 1978 Mercury Cyclone. The pig is in the pen.
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Ho, Ho, Ho.
The Monster was the big beneficiary of the gift haul today.
He got a complete set of LLoyds floor mats. (black)
He got a set of sun visors. (black)
He got a set of Redline hood lift struts.
(He also got a rag for an oil filler cap)
He got a dome light.
I got a pair of shoes, some jammies, some sockets (to replace the 1/4 drive sockets my son, and his stoner buddies used as one hitters).
I got a storage box for the Go-Pro wannabe.
Clearly,...I was able to sneak a few hours before dinner today....Although there was nothing to fitting the floor mats,..I did manage to have to redo the lift strut mounts twice....(Would you expect anything else?).
They are vastly better than the MRT kit that pushes the hell outta the hood alignment,...but I still managed to install them wrong,...they were completely compressed when the hood was shut.
I also stripped/sanded/burned off all of the remaining orange paint and painted the G hole in high heat black. It is a mess. The entire bottom of that thing is warped to hell as a result of the building it. I thought that I could glaze the thing w/ filler back then, but it gets too hot, and it peeled off. It's painted though,..so I'll re-hang the thing on Thursday.
The Monster was the big beneficiary of the gift haul today.
He got a complete set of LLoyds floor mats. (black)
He got a set of sun visors. (black)
He got a set of Redline hood lift struts.
(He also got a rag for an oil filler cap)
He got a dome light.
I got a pair of shoes, some jammies, some sockets (to replace the 1/4 drive sockets my son, and his stoner buddies used as one hitters).
I got a storage box for the Go-Pro wannabe.
Clearly,...I was able to sneak a few hours before dinner today....Although there was nothing to fitting the floor mats,..I did manage to have to redo the lift strut mounts twice....(Would you expect anything else?).
They are vastly better than the MRT kit that pushes the hell outta the hood alignment,...but I still managed to install them wrong,...they were completely compressed when the hood was shut.
I also stripped/sanded/burned off all of the remaining orange paint and painted the G hole in high heat black. It is a mess. The entire bottom of that thing is warped to hell as a result of the building it. I thought that I could glaze the thing w/ filler back then, but it gets too hot, and it peeled off. It's painted though,..so I'll re-hang the thing on Thursday.
Secret family ingredients. Why do you think his cats try to commit suicide all the time? Trying to keep the secret from the Bush's baked beans dog has them going bonkers. They watch Mike in the garage and look for their opportunities to off themselves from the pressure.
How did thise thread erode to this level?
It's always Noobz.
I cannot imagine what goes on inside your head, Noobz.
It's like being forced to watch blue velvet.....over and over..
It's always Noobz.
I cannot imagine what goes on inside your head, Noobz.
It's like being forced to watch blue velvet.....over and over..
I knew that guy was trouble the minute I, wait maybe that was a91what, yah thats it no, wait, both of them, it's a consortium, no, conspiracy, thats it, they are conspiracy'n, both of them.
Right mike?
Mike?
Yo Mike
Right mike?
Mike?
Yo Mike
Well....What is in store for the Monster today....
He goes to get his plate. Which means that he has to negotiate traffic lights,..interstates,....and.......other drivers.
The car only has basic liability on it today for the sake of doing that, so here's hopin' that fate doesn't decide to throw his full house against my pair of 2's.
I called the DMV cause they have to inspect it. I asked what that entailed, and she said that they were only concerned with matching the vin to the title. No problem.
Except my vin dash tag is in the top drawer of one of my tool boxes.
I've gotta make a mount so that I can fix that dude in the approximate location that it was originally. Obviously, I've got no way to get a drill in there to rivet the thing back, so I'm gonna make a little bent piece of metal that will make it visible through the glass that will serve as a mount, and glue that dude to the dash.
But before I can do any of that...
Our suck ass washing machine wont drain. It is full of water, and sopping wet clothes. And because it's a front loader,.. the doors locked because of that. I gotta figure that sht out fist before there'll be any monsterin'
He goes to get his plate. Which means that he has to negotiate traffic lights,..interstates,....and.......other drivers.
The car only has basic liability on it today for the sake of doing that, so here's hopin' that fate doesn't decide to throw his full house against my pair of 2's.
I called the DMV cause they have to inspect it. I asked what that entailed, and she said that they were only concerned with matching the vin to the title. No problem.
Except my vin dash tag is in the top drawer of one of my tool boxes.
I've gotta make a mount so that I can fix that dude in the approximate location that it was originally. Obviously, I've got no way to get a drill in there to rivet the thing back, so I'm gonna make a little bent piece of metal that will make it visible through the glass that will serve as a mount, and glue that dude to the dash.
But before I can do any of that...
Our suck ass washing machine wont drain. It is full of water, and sopping wet clothes. And because it's a front loader,.. the doors locked because of that. I gotta figure that sht out fist before there'll be any monsterin'
Good luck at the DMV mike 
And .... you can drain the washing machine from the filter access in the bottom
And .... you can drain the washing machine from the filter access in the bottom
stangboy
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Mike, why don't you have collector car insurance on this investment we all call The Monster? I know you have way more into this car than what the book value is on it. I just did a fairly detailed tally of what everything on/in my car cost and I realized quickly that I was about to set the value of my car too low. My tally came up to $21,150 and that's not including little things like gasket kit, other miscellaneous knick-knacks, labor(shortblock and rearend) and the cost of the car. 
. I was originally gonna set the value of my car at $15k but I think I'm going to set it at 23k or 25k.
. I was originally gonna set the value of my car at $15k but I think I'm going to set it at 23k or 25k.
Well, the Monster is legit. He is a bonafide street car.
I decided against the personalized plate. The reason for that was simple. I did not want to have to explain a bazillion times what it meant when only the twelve of us know why it's called GMONSTR.
Other contributing factors were that the state of Alabama decided to charge me for all three years that the car has been in my possession despite the fact that it has been non-running.
So,...I paid $171.00 to license the Monster today,..when I was expecting 70.
I intend to modify the coverage I put on the Monster to include a stated value policy, But for the sake of what I wanted to accomplish today, all I needed was proof of ins.
It did drive the distance. There and back was about a 20 mile round trip. I'm starting to become concerned that what I think are 3.55's are way deeper than that. It seem that the car runs at 2400-2600 RPM at what I think is 70 MPH. I still need to properly calibrate the speedo to be sure,..but it's like the engine is spinning way to high to be in 4th gear to be a 3.55.
I'll have to look into that more.
After I got it back I removed the Autolite 65 plugs (which looked perfect,..IDK why I decided to go colder0 But I installed a set of 64's that I have had since day 1. I gapped them to .032, and then took the car for a drive.
This thing detonates so bad when you try to put your foot on the floor that had these been hyperU craptic pistons, they'd be broken by now. I'm only talkin about 1 second of that, but there is clearly something wrong.
When I roll into the throttle, as long as I keep it at about 1/2 throttle, it pings. Stand on it, and it freakin rattles.
Here's my new Auto- Hypochondriacism.
Along time ago I was building a Clevor that I intended to put nitrous on.I planned to use a open chamber 2v head. After reading and talkin to people, I learned that the lack of a "quench area" would cause the engine to detonate very easily.
Consequently,..I bailed on the Clevor thing, and just went w/ a conventional Windsor head instead. I never got to see for myself whether or not that head was gonna cause rampant detonation.
This is a pic of that chamber.
And this is the closed chamber version of that head. The flat area is necessary to promote a clean burn, as it forces more complete combustion as a result a tighter packed mixture.
Now,......this is the Monster's camber:
I'm not seeing no quench.
I knew this in the back of my head, but gave it little consideration. Now it may be that this is why the thing is rattling.
Then again,..It could just be tune related. Time will tell I guess.
If that turns out to be the case,..it'll be the death nail for any boost north of probably 5 P.S.I. as this all ties back to lack of quench being intolerant of high cylinder pressure.
I decided against the personalized plate. The reason for that was simple. I did not want to have to explain a bazillion times what it meant when only the twelve of us know why it's called GMONSTR.
Other contributing factors were that the state of Alabama decided to charge me for all three years that the car has been in my possession despite the fact that it has been non-running.
So,...I paid $171.00 to license the Monster today,..when I was expecting 70.
I intend to modify the coverage I put on the Monster to include a stated value policy, But for the sake of what I wanted to accomplish today, all I needed was proof of ins.
It did drive the distance. There and back was about a 20 mile round trip. I'm starting to become concerned that what I think are 3.55's are way deeper than that. It seem that the car runs at 2400-2600 RPM at what I think is 70 MPH. I still need to properly calibrate the speedo to be sure,..but it's like the engine is spinning way to high to be in 4th gear to be a 3.55.
I'll have to look into that more.
After I got it back I removed the Autolite 65 plugs (which looked perfect,..IDK why I decided to go colder0 But I installed a set of 64's that I have had since day 1. I gapped them to .032, and then took the car for a drive.
This thing detonates so bad when you try to put your foot on the floor that had these been hyperU craptic pistons, they'd be broken by now. I'm only talkin about 1 second of that, but there is clearly something wrong.
When I roll into the throttle, as long as I keep it at about 1/2 throttle, it pings. Stand on it, and it freakin rattles.
Here's my new Auto- Hypochondriacism.
Along time ago I was building a Clevor that I intended to put nitrous on.I planned to use a open chamber 2v head. After reading and talkin to people, I learned that the lack of a "quench area" would cause the engine to detonate very easily.
Consequently,..I bailed on the Clevor thing, and just went w/ a conventional Windsor head instead. I never got to see for myself whether or not that head was gonna cause rampant detonation.
This is a pic of that chamber.
And this is the closed chamber version of that head. The flat area is necessary to promote a clean burn, as it forces more complete combustion as a result a tighter packed mixture.
Now,......this is the Monster's camber:
I'm not seeing no quench.
I knew this in the back of my head, but gave it little consideration. Now it may be that this is why the thing is rattling.
Then again,..It could just be tune related. Time will tell I guess.
If that turns out to be the case,..it'll be the death nail for any boost north of probably 5 P.S.I. as this all ties back to lack of quench being intolerant of high cylinder pressure.
I'm not up on how that trans locks the TC or what the final drive ratio is with that trans. I will say if the speedo is correct,and the final ratio is like an aod or t5, then your rear gear is steeper than 3.55's. 2 of my cars had 3.55's(including present 86-which I swapped to 73's) and they cruised around 2100rpms at 70mph. My 73's are close to 23-2400 fwiw. That's based off my speedo vs a follow car. Not completely scientific but gave me enough info so I didn't speed unnecessarily lol.
As far as the cc shape...I think I understand what you're saying but definitely would rule out tune,octane,ignition etc before jumping into the quench area of diagnosis. If it ultimately is a quench issue any mechanical fix? I.E bowl shaping/head gasket change to create more volume to eliminate some predetonation?
As far as the cc shape...I think I understand what you're saying but definitely would rule out tune,octane,ignition etc before jumping into the quench area of diagnosis. If it ultimately is a quench issue any mechanical fix? I.E bowl shaping/head gasket change to create more volume to eliminate some predetonation?
Nope,..not from what I understand. The only cure is to not try and pound a bunch of cylinder pressure in there.
The other option,.....waaaaaayyyy down the road,...and probably NEVER......is this:
That is a sectioned pair of LS heads on a Ford 300 six banger.
The engine is longer than my 250,..so a LS bolt pattern will probably NOT work,...but the power this thing could make.
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