It's been a while but my ALH is finally back on the road and FINISHED.... for now.
Built 5spd with cryo-treated gears/shaft and Pelonquin LSD built by Scott Dewitt, DC stage 4 clutch from Aaron, and a Colt Stage 2 cam are now all installed along with a new head gasket/ARP studs.
Before it got all put back together, it sat in a field for almost 3 months. While sitting there, things started to rust. When we got it all together, it wouldn't start. Battery and alternator failed. The alternator got some corrosion on the inside and it was toast.
New alternator and battery (battery was original so I guess it was only a matter of time). The thing runs beautiful now. It is very fast.... took a few days to get used to the LSD, but I love it now.
JUst my luck, the day I got it back, I hit a HUGE pothole at 5am in the fog.... Bent the hell out of the strut, bent the lip of the rim slightly, and threw off the alignment real bad. The next time I drove it, I blew a tire (on a different rim) on the way to work... Got it plugged and it bubbled bad when filled so I had to order a new tire.
New strut, new tire, and an alignment, and she's good as new. Just the unexpected $$ I had to spend pissed me off but what can you do... it is what it is.
So yesterday I secretly dynoed it! I am still waiting for the dyno sheets to be emailed to me so I can post it. I am pleased with the dyno. Everything stayed together through 4 pulls.
I did feel a difference in power with the cam... Also, it smokes less and EGT's are actually a bit lower. It never saw over 1500 degrees on the dyno, and that was 6000rpm in 4th gear.