Updates on engine height.

Hiboy was on the rack again yesterday. It gave me a chance to really look at my suspension, clearance etc... I aso looked under the belly of several other hiboys friday night at Bob's Big boy cruise night. People must have wondered why I was spending more time lying down on the ground with my head under the cars than standing upright hehe... Anywhoo, I found that my engine is sitting lower than anything else I saw that day. Consequently when you look inside my car I do not have a transmission buldge between driver and passenger size which results in lots of leg/feet space. In short my transmission is mostly under the car compartment. I noticed I have only currently about 1/4 inch space clearance between firewall and transmission. I also noticed the bushing on engine mounts are tired. Jeff (my significant other - who is a certified Chevy tech) mentioned we could get new bushings, which will bring engine up a hair, but the transmission doesn't have alot of room to go up. I know we are looking at a triangle, so if engine goes up 1/2 inch for ex transmission will go up less, maybe I can get away with a little raise of engine this way... New bushing cant hurt anyways, right? Worth a try since Jeff can do the work himself (saves me $$).

As far as leaf springs, I thank you all for yoru warning, I do cherish both my arms and I think I'll let the rod shop battle with the springs on their own.

As far as Panhard bars, all the roadsters here have them and I can tell you from experience that not having one is making my hiboy handle very poorly when we hit potholes, especially on the freeway... The car will suddenly jump sideways, by a good few feet!! Pretty scary. Me no likey.