The engine is not fine...

[Jason Porter]

4.37 R & P, 1969 stock ratio gears, heavy duty side plate, super diff. It doesn't miss a beat, especially running the Swepco. I can match rev it to 4200 and shift into 1st at around 25MPH, and it just tears the floor pan off almost. I only did it once, and it torqued everything so hard it snapped my stainless alternator strap in half!!! The guy I got the strap and the replacement from said he'd never heard of or seen that happen in his life. Now I run 2!

As for an update on the status of the whole deal, I took the head over to my machinist, and he just laughed. He said it'll be under $1000.00 to fix, and he'll get to it for me by the end of this week. Which is fine, since I'll be driving this for the week! If you are interested in this very clean car by the way folks, just let me know. I'll make sure you get hooked up. He might possibly take a little less as long as knows it's going to a good home. Don't count on it, but ya' never know.

[Eddie Brown]

Who did you take it to Jason??... I deal with European motorworks in Hawthorne...


That's ridiculous. $1000.00????? No way. Are you getting rid of your bug because of this?

[Jason Porter]

LMAO...I meant $100.00

And while Itrust European (that's where I got the heads, I wanted the best guys I know of to make this repair.

[Scooter311]

Hey Jason,
the car you're driving in the meantime - it's like deja-vu all over again!

Mah baby, before 'extreme makeover'

[Jason Porter]

It does look better now, but you started with a good base huh?!