I did it!

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Originally Posted by Bobcat

Steve .... congratulations !! You`ll have a ball . One suggestion since you live where you do . Get the heat shields for the primaries .... your feet will appreciate it . Also , if you get the oil cooler , have them put a Canton oil thermostat/regulator on it or you`ll never get your oil up to proper temps . There was a major thread on that a while back . I`m in SC and my ambients are in the mid 90`s to low 100`s recently . Last summer , I barely got my oil to 160 degrees ... now 180 to 200 depending on how hard I run it .
BTW , a friend I grew up with used to have a black `57 Fuelie . Then he got his clock cleaned by a three deuce , Dontov camed , solid lifter Belaire , so off came the fuel injection and on went the three dueces , Dontov cam and solids . I got to drive that car everytime he lost his license ... which was on a regular basis . He still has that car , but it`s a Fuelie again .

Bob

Great suggestions Bob, thank you. The heat shields are already ordered.
I saw the thread about the oil cooler/temps. I will get the guys to add the oil thermostat.

That's really cool that your bud still owns the '57. I've only had mine for four years, but I do enjoy it. The Fuelie option his has makes it pretty special. Even though it's slower without the mods it was probably a wise move to revert back to original in the long run, if he ever decides to sell.

Steve