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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16767457" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>Hello Geoff. The official answer is No sir, I have not taken it on its first official test drive yet. I have not had a chance to fix the alternator and I'm worried that if I drive it the battery will die and leave me stranded.</p><p></p><p>Also, since I went to pick up the T-Bird last weekend I did not mess with the 65 on Sunday last weekend (only fixed the brakes and P/S leak on Saturday).</p><p></p><p>This weekend I did remove the alternator from the 65 and had it tested at the local O'Reilly's. Test results confirmed the alternator is not working properly. So, I'm going to a starter/alternator rebuild shop today to see if they can rebuild mine. Otherwise I'll have to just buy a new polished one online.</p><p></p><p>Now, the unofficial answer is before I picked up the T-Bird I drove the 65 around the block twice on Saturday. Once during the day and once at night.</p><p></p><p>I took it around the block to check my brakes and P/S leak issue during the day (good to go) and I tested all my lights during the drive around the block at night (good to go). Now, I did "NOT" give it a test "hit" or do anything crazy. Also, my around the block is maybe a quarter mile.</p><p></p><p>Here are my initial thoughts:</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Love</u></strong></p><p></p><p>The sound (awesome having rear and side exit)</p><p>The stance</p><p>The rack and pinon steering</p><p>The LED headlights</p><p>The Speedhut gauges</p><p>The 5 speed transmission</p><p>The back-up camera</p><p>The E-Stopp emergency brake</p><p>The fuel injection</p><p>The suspension</p><p>The feel of the car at slow speed</p><p>The gearing</p><p>The fact I have "NO" rubbing or funny noises (to include no exhaust leaks, no rear-end noise and no suspension noise)</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Not sure of</u></strong></p><p></p><p><u>The manual brakes</u> (Still feels like it takes a lot of foot effort to engage them, but could be because of what you mentioned.)</p><p><u>The tune</u> (idles up and then drops to normal when engaging the clutch/shifting between gears. That doesn't seem right to me. My tuner did say to call him when I drive it so he can make adjustments while I drive. This could also be because the car was "NOT" up to operating temperature too.)</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Hate</u></strong></p><p></p><p><u>The clutch</u> I put a hydraulic throw-out bearing in it thinking it would improve my engagement effort, but the clutch feels like a damn dump truck clutch. VERY heavy effort to push the clutch pedal to the floor and takes a lot of effort to hold it there and bring it back up slowly for engagement. Don't know if it's my dual disk clutch not being broken in or if my clutch pedal to hydraulic cylinder is off/not long enough for the proper stroke (i.e. not enough leverage built in) or what. I installed everything as per the instructions from American Powertrain. So, I'm stumped. I will drive it like this for a little while to see if it loosens up while the clutch gets broken in (Or I at least get a good leg day workout LOL), but it shouldn't be that damn hard to push that clutch pedal in. Now besides the hard @$$ pedal the clutch is VERY smooth and engages nicely and it shifts great.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Overall</u></strong></p><p></p><p>I'm VERY happy with how it turned out and how it's running for a practically from the ground up build. Pretty cool to have something that was up on blocks for 5 years go to moving on its own power after 2 years of work. And besides the clutch feel everything else seems to be pretty good or really good LOL.</p><p></p><p>Now I just need to get the alternator fixed, get the car up to operating temperature to make sure my electric fans come on and the cooling system operates properly. Then I can give it a good official test drive and get it up to highway speed. Then I'll know if I have any unwanted vibrations or other "bugs" and I'll be able to test the power to see how much more it is compared to the 347 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite17" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" />...</p><p></p><p>I am busy for the next 2 weekends (this weekend is the Kindig visit. SWEET!), so the official test drive may happen towards the end of May........... Stay tuned...........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16767457, member: 70025"] Hello Geoff. The official answer is No sir, I have not taken it on its first official test drive yet. I have not had a chance to fix the alternator and I'm worried that if I drive it the battery will die and leave me stranded. Also, since I went to pick up the T-Bird last weekend I did not mess with the 65 on Sunday last weekend (only fixed the brakes and P/S leak on Saturday). This weekend I did remove the alternator from the 65 and had it tested at the local O'Reilly's. Test results confirmed the alternator is not working properly. So, I'm going to a starter/alternator rebuild shop today to see if they can rebuild mine. Otherwise I'll have to just buy a new polished one online. Now, the unofficial answer is before I picked up the T-Bird I drove the 65 around the block twice on Saturday. Once during the day and once at night. I took it around the block to check my brakes and P/S leak issue during the day (good to go) and I tested all my lights during the drive around the block at night (good to go). Now, I did "NOT" give it a test "hit" or do anything crazy. Also, my around the block is maybe a quarter mile. Here are my initial thoughts: [B][U]Love[/U][/B] The sound (awesome having rear and side exit) The stance The rack and pinon steering The LED headlights The Speedhut gauges The 5 speed transmission The back-up camera The E-Stopp emergency brake The fuel injection The suspension The feel of the car at slow speed The gearing The fact I have "NO" rubbing or funny noises (to include no exhaust leaks, no rear-end noise and no suspension noise) [B][U]Not sure of[/U][/B] [U]The manual brakes[/U] (Still feels like it takes a lot of foot effort to engage them, but could be because of what you mentioned.) [U]The tune[/U] (idles up and then drops to normal when engaging the clutch/shifting between gears. That doesn't seem right to me. My tuner did say to call him when I drive it so he can make adjustments while I drive. This could also be because the car was "NOT" up to operating temperature too.) [B][U]Hate[/U][/B] [U]The clutch[/U] I put a hydraulic throw-out bearing in it thinking it would improve my engagement effort, but the clutch feels like a damn dump truck clutch. VERY heavy effort to push the clutch pedal to the floor and takes a lot of effort to hold it there and bring it back up slowly for engagement. Don't know if it's my dual disk clutch not being broken in or if my clutch pedal to hydraulic cylinder is off/not long enough for the proper stroke (i.e. not enough leverage built in) or what. I installed everything as per the instructions from American Powertrain. So, I'm stumped. I will drive it like this for a little while to see if it loosens up while the clutch gets broken in (Or I at least get a good leg day workout LOL), but it shouldn't be that damn hard to push that clutch pedal in. Now besides the hard @$$ pedal the clutch is VERY smooth and engages nicely and it shifts great. [B][U]Overall[/U][/B] I'm VERY happy with how it turned out and how it's running for a practically from the ground up build. Pretty cool to have something that was up on blocks for 5 years go to moving on its own power after 2 years of work. And besides the clutch feel everything else seems to be pretty good or really good LOL. Now I just need to get the alternator fixed, get the car up to operating temperature to make sure my electric fans come on and the cooling system operates properly. Then I can give it a good official test drive and get it up to highway speed. Then I'll know if I have any unwanted vibrations or other "bugs" and I'll be able to test the power to see how much more it is compared to the 347 :ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:... I am busy for the next 2 weekends (this weekend is the Kindig visit. SWEET!), so the official test drive may happen towards the end of May........... Stay tuned........... [/QUOTE]
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