Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2012/11/26 21:28:49

John,

Yes, Pertronix coil and I will not be adding the firewall resistor...although i did have a thought to gut a resistor and make a faux one just for looks, but just have the wire pass through...no resistance.

i was also thinking about buying some of those wire seperators that clip on. not sure yet. i like the way the wires are arranged for now, so we wil see once i start it at some point. thanks for the tip though.

Tom,

I'm hoping i get it all right before i turn it over. i already turned over the starter to test...and it cranked...no weird noises, but i didn't let it crank long.


i will need help figuring out how to start this thing without the dash in and etc. how does one do that?

i know i need to fill with oil and probably should fill the transmission too. do i have to have the generator mounted?? if i do have it mounted is there away to have it run off the generator so i don't run down the test battery i have (its an old battery and tired) gotta get the gas hooked up. i'm going to get the radiator hocked up and fill it.

i want to beable to let it run for a bit and warm up. i don't want to just pop it off and thats it...doesn't seem like thats a good way to treat a new motor. seems like i should get it to a point that i can let it run for a good little bit.

i plan to do all this with the back end up the in air a bit, cause i'd like to run the trans through the gears, but i don't want to let it loose, crashing through the wall. that would suck.

thanks for the tips guys. i've never benched an engine before so i have no idea how to start it minimally.

Hank