Administrators RTz Posted December 13, 2007 Administrators Share Posted December 13, 2007 *Edit* Some of you will notice a change in vehicle. Long story short, I decided to use a '73 platform in lieu of my '74 1/2. Around 2003, I found these two cars... The '70 240 in the foreground bares a striking resemblance to swiss cheese... not worth the hassle. On the other hand, the '73 in the background, is fairly sound. They came as a package deal, so home they came. Bath time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted December 21, 2007 Author Administrators Share Posted December 21, 2007 A couple parts arrived... '95 Borg-Warner T56... . . Ron Davis Radiator... . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted December 23, 2007 Author Administrators Share Posted December 23, 2007 The grease-ball arrived this afternoon... Almost unrecognizable, its an SBC. No really, it is. Gutted from an '88 Suburban, its a Goodwrench 350 replacement. One piece rear main, but sadly, not a roller motor. Braap found humor in snapping a picture of me 'removing' a stubborn flex-plate bolt... Thanks Aaron for the smokin deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted December 25, 2007 Author Administrators Share Posted December 25, 2007 Pssst... don't tell anybody... I've been pretty torn on intake manifolds. Lots of choices. Lots of price envelopes. Lots of promises. Lots of compromises. Braap's Mom and Dad dropped by for Christmas, with his Dad's latest purchase in tow... a Holley Stealth Ram. Not sure where they got the name "Stealth", as it is anything but. Anyhow, it has my interest... . . . . . . There are some elements I'd like to see different, but overall, it appears to be functional and value packed. Hmmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted December 25, 2007 Author Administrators Share Posted December 25, 2007 Desperately trying to dissuade myself from scratchbuilt... another contender, enforcing the 'nostalgic look' and encompassing proven performance, is the Victor "E"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted February 17, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted February 17, 2008 Over the last several years, I've grown to favor the attributes of power steering over those of manual steering. I settled on a T-Bird Turbo Coupe rack. At 2.4 turns lock-lock and nearly 12% more travel, its relatively quick... a plus for auto-crossing. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted February 17, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted February 17, 2008 The battery tray was rusted out as usuall. I've found that its easier to 'sink' the battery than it is to restore its original home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted February 17, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted February 17, 2008 SBC conversions typically land weight distribution close to 50/50 with driver. I'm of the opinion that a slight rear bias should prove beneficial in a high powered car. The decision was made to offset the power-train rearward approximately 3" more than the common JTR arrangement. This will require some firewall mods to achieve... a price I'm willing to pay. To avoid highly offset brackets or mounting mid-frame, I settled on a front-mount engine bracket from Speedway... Finally settled on this motor-mount arrangement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted March 3, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted March 3, 2008 A much needed motivational prod came form viperredls1z... I dropped by this years Icebreaker to say "Hi"... and ran into Dave and his new Donovan powered Z. His latest fat fender'd beast was built in less time then it took me to write this. An exaggeration of course, but not by much. Dave gets busy... I need to quit procrastinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted March 4, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted March 4, 2008 Finished up the motor mounts today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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