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I got more work done to my 86 Allegro, and started the 454 again to let it idle. I replaced the clearance lights. They still are not working. I installed new headlights, headlights plugs, a painless headlight switch, and painless windshield wiper switch for the passenger side windshield wiper...

I know my Allegro project isn’t as exciting as my Torino project. But getting this rolling apartment moving is one large accomplishment in itself. I installed a new Quadra jet carburetor. That one part completely fixed several problems. Now the idle has leveled out. The motor is running like a...

I used the money from the Torino to help get some work done on the 86 Allegro. I know some people would not use the money that way. But the Allegro is meant to serve a extremely important purpose I need it for. Not just to live in. I already got two new ac on top and done a lot of work on it...

I had a combination of both bad and good luck since November. I got burned by my job and had to leave. I been bouncing around part time jobs since January. My mechanic friend is getting a divorce. So his shop is closed down, and I have nowhere to work on the Torino or the 351 Cleveland. I have...

I traded my CZ Hsmmer coach gun for this monster! This is one of the funnest guns I ever fired. Savage Renegauge Security. Balance is great. I can carry it comfortably. Even carrying it with one hand. The rubber butt stock padding make it’s very easy to shoot. Hold six in the tube. I’m still...

Some contexts. I live alone, there is deer, coyotes, wild hogs and I found evidence there is or was cougars out here. So, I almost always keep a gun on me when I am outside or walking. I don't keep my dog tied down because there is no shade where I am parked and don't want her to be defenseless...

The carburetor, water pump is on the Cleveland and painted. The dipstick fits both Cleveland and Windsor. But I’m going to ditch it. I also managed to find the missing hash marks too. I also ordered the water neck and the robertshaw thermostat. I was going to post this last week. But it felt...

Okay, the patch of land I’m living on is rented out to me. My landlord is about to move her cousins out here on top of me next month. Then she is moving more later this year. They are pretty cool people. I have nothing bad to say about them. They aren’t evicting me. But having 4 RVs placed on...

I finally got the pushrods, rocker arms and intake installed on my 351 Cleveland. The pushrods were out of stock for a while so I had to wait. They are now in. I have the rest of the parts in my cart. Hopefully I will have it running on a stand soon. I went with a HEI distributor because I had...

I finally received the correct Cleveland exhaust manifolds. And some of the parts I need is finally back in stock. I’m going to order them this week. This week I am going to take some parts to the local machine shop for cleaning. I took apart the F350 351W air cleaner I bought last November. I’m...

I finally installed my brand new ac. 15000 BTU rooftop ac. I replaced most of my vent lids and vent covers with blacked out ones. Just to find out I incorrectly attached one of the hinges. I have one more left. My bedroom rooftop ac is a dinosaur. I have no idea how old it is. But it still...

Okay, I experimented on the Allegro generator. Like the 454 it will not fire up. It’s not sucking fuel out of its shared gas tank. The good news it’s not frozen. I do need to replace its battery cable. I decided to build a new motor for my rv it and will keep a eye out for a more modern...

My 351 Cleveland is almost done. I was measuring for pushrods but had to stop. I been way to busy to finish up. I’m going to try to visit a local salvage yard for parts. I dropped off some parts at a machine shop just morning. But I might have to take a break to focus on my Allegro. There is...

I got the heads on the 351 Cleveland! I will measure for push rods Monday! I’m finally on a down hill slope for this build. The compression ratio should be around 9:1 give or take. I should be able to run on pump gas. Hopefully have this thing running soon. Using ARP bolts.

I got the Allegro 454 kind of running. I can pour gas into the carb and it will fire up. But its not pumping gas even though I got the electric fuel pump working. I made a harness and wired in a relay just for the electric fuel pump. It was not that much of a challenge. It took longer to run the...

I been very busy for the last month. I actually moved into my Allegro after my last thread. A very comical yet frustrating situation caused me to wash my hands with my fifth wheel and just move into my allegro. Amazingly the person that sold me my motorhome also was willing to let me rent the...

I just bought myself a 1986 allegro. It’s in solid condition. Just need some work. I’m going to remodel it anyway. So the work it needs doesn’t bother me. I’m going to take it to a mechanic friend of mine to have everything looked at and repaired. Then I’m going to get a carpenter to work on the...

The heads are finally back. He did pretty good work on them. They were in pretty good shape to start. He added studs, replaced a valve and cleaned up the rest and replaced a valve guide. He added the parts I provided. I kinda had the rug yanked out from under me. So I don’t know when I’ll get...

I went to do some early Christmas shopping today at a mall. Had some time before I had to my parts guy. I decided to make a random trip to a salvage yard to kill some time and maybe find a gift for a friend. Found a falcon, Ltd, galaxy, some mercs. There some cars with that still have their...

My brand new CZ Coach Gun. I mentioned having a side thing going on in one of my Torino threads. This was it. I am very happy with it. I would have got it out of layaway a while ago. But all my money was going towards my car. I shot off a few shells. This gun is not for the faint of heart.