You got it. I think that i am going to hit it with a grinder tonight and see what happens.

I would suggest that you grind it down vs. hitting it with the grinder. I think it works better that way. Sorry I couldnt resist.

Hitting it with the grinder worked. I got the engine in and put on all of the tin. I also rebuilt the progressive carb I am going to run on the engine. I cant wait to hear this thing run. I am going to tie up loose ends tomorrow and fire this bad boy up. I am also going to get the tags for the car tomorrow. If everything works as planned i am going to get it inspected Saturday morning.

I know you all are like me and like to see pictures so here is an update.

keep the pics coming. looks great Andy

Sweet bug!

hurry! debut it at the show and shine on the 13th

Well good news and bad news. I got the engine running but it wont run correctly. The progressive carb ended up being a bust so i put a 30/31 on it. That carb is also giving me trouble. I now have a 34 pict (Thanks lostcauses) that i am going to rebuild and try. Hopefully it will be running this evening. If so, tomorrow is inspection day!

Still not running correctly. I have tried everything I know to do. I think that it must still have an intake leak somewhere. I runs poorly anywhere under about 30 degrees of timing. I am going to drag it up to work and mess with it there Thursday evening. I managed to make the neighbors mad Sunday so I figured I should work on it elsewhere.

See I told you shouldnt hit it with a grinder. You done pissed off your car Sorry to hear that it just isnt running well. Hope you get it sorted soon.