My 86 442: update 11/11/14 Auto Gear M22Z

[gharris79]

Re: My 86 442: update 10-5-11

Great tread and awesome looking 442!!! It answered alot of things that i've been wondering lol. Keep up the good work 😀

 

[86-blk442]

Re: My 86 442: update 10-5-11

Thanks for your input! Any questions feel free to ask, lots of helpful people on here, I've had tons of help along the way.

 

[oldsofb]

Re: My 86 442: update 10-5-11

WOW! Great pics of your build. You really did a nice job! Keep them coming.

Hutch

 

[littlerascle59]

Re: My 86 442: update 10-5-11

Wow! Your car looks awesome!

 

[86-blk442]

Re: My 86 442: update 10-5-11

Thanks guys! Been working on the car a little bit, I'm in the process of swapping the heads now...

Heres some pics:

 

[86-blk442]

Re: My 86 442: update 1-3-2012

Almost done with the head swap, finally got her running on the Q-Jet. Now its time to swap to the Holley. Still need to tidy things up under the hood in terms of wiring. I also have wire looms coming from R&M Specialties. Here's some pics...

 

[lg1200]

Re: My 86 442: update 1-3-2012

thats some awesome work on the 442. you doing the damn thing. how much did the suspension upgrade (upper/lower front and rear control arms) hit you for? i'm doing that after i finish this motor/transmission/rear gear upgrade..

 

[gharris79]

Re: My 86 442: update 1-3-2012

Looking good!!!! Keep it up...

 

[dave1978]

Re: My 86 442: update 1-3-2012

What's wrong with the Q-jet. I like the valve covers they look sharp.What type of headers are you running? Are they tough on the starter?

 

[86-blk442]

Re: My 86 442: update 1-3-2012

Thanks guys!

The suspension cost me around the 2 grand mark. But I did upper and lower in the front and rear, along with front and rear sway bars, and springs all the way around. I went with spohn pieces, everything fit absolutly perfect.

About the Q-Jet, there actually isnt anything wrong with it besides the fact its from a 1980 truck. I did a quickie rebuild on it and the car runs good on it. I just decided to try something different. Headers I'm running headman, they fit pretty well didn't have to modify anything to make them fit. As for the starter I haven't had any real problems. When these motor is hot it cranks slow sometimes. But that could be due to high compression or my timing (i still need to check it out). Thanks for the comment on the covers. I actually got the idea from fe3x clone, and theyre far from perfect. Just thought it was better than bare cast aluminum since the covers are very old and weren't in the best shape.

Heres some more pics: