From there we hit the 405 north, determined to make up some time. Made a quick stop at Harbor Freight for a cheapy toolbox and we were off...
It was another beautiful SoCal day and we headed north.
Ended up stopping for a break and some Ice cream at McConnel's in Santa Barbara, a must if you're in the area... Some gas, and we were back on the road.
Shorty is still plugging away fine at this point. Still idles poorly, stumbles and bogs in the low RPM. She does fine above 3K, but I don't really want to be doing 85 on the freeway lol. Around town i had been dropping into 2 or 1 just to keep the rpms up and that helps, but something is feeling not quite right...
We put some good miles in, and made it all the way up to Avila beach, just past Pismo, where we enjoyed a nice sunset, dinner and a overnight stay.
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The next morning was chilly, but Shorty fired right up. I do have to keep my foot in it after the start until she comes up to temp, the electric choke on the holley is not connected to anything...
We head off after breakfast and make good time up to Gilroy, where we stop off at Pacific Fabrication/Tilden Motorsports, (vendors on here) for a pit stop. These guys are LS swap specialists in addition to building some pretty badass rigs, from hot rods to 4x4's and especially the Ultra4 Rock buggies. They are currently building a 6.0L LS for me to drop in my 62 Impala.
Met Walter in person finally, after speaking to him on the phone numerous times when he helped me spec out my motor. He was gracious enough to give us a full shop tour, through the motor building room, the dyno, and into the fab shop. Cant say enough good things about these guys and their customer service. My motor is still in the build phase so ill wait to give feedback on that, but the service is second to none in my book.
A really sweet Longroof parked outside Pacific fab.
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The badass sheet metal fabricated intake manifolds they can put on your LS. I ordered mine in black
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