Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Hopefully my old eyes are seeing it wrong.
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I hope so too. I think I should be ok. I am going to run a Unilite distributor, and they are pretty compact. I took the one my Son is going to use in his 455 out of the box and measured it. It is right under 5 inches in diameter. So that would be a radius of 2.5 plus some clearance room. I have about 4 inches from the center of the distributor hole to the firewall, so I SHOULD be ok, but I have had the same thoughts you did. I probably should go ahead and order my distributor and make sure before I mount the body. I can still slide it back if needed.

Good thought, and thanks for the nice words from everybody.


Don

WOW!!!! I just joined this forum and spent my lunch hour (ofcourse) going thru all 17 pages and i am very impressed at your craftsmanship. Keep up the good work and I vote for the large headlights..

Paul
in St. Paul

Why of course we only do this stuff on our lunch hours.


Ok, that's 3 votes for big headlights, so that's what it will be. Welcome to the forum, and thanks for the nice words. Hang around, this place is lots of fun and I for one have learned a lot from the really smart people on here. ( I'm just pretending)


Don

Don
it looks great, i need to get some guys like you cutin on my ol dodge..
i weld for a living so i know the smell of bacon all to well
thanks
Harmon

looks really good Don, keep up the work and thanks again for keeping us posted

thanks
Harmon

Originally Posted by CHEVYBOY

looks really good Don, keep up the work and thanks again for keeping us posted

thanks
Harmon

Thanks Harmon. Is it getting cool yet in Pa at night. That's the one thing I really miss, those cool nights for sleeping with the windows open.


Don

Don
I see you still have the Stick trans in your car. I have never seen one on a car but they use them on trucks Air Clutch. You just push a button on the gear shifter to disingage the clutch. NO PEDAL . It may be a big hassel but just a thought.
Charlie

Yeah, I guess I should get that stick pulled out of there and put the dummy 350 trans in place until I get the real one. The shifter is starting to get in my way also when I am working in there, so I guess it's time to pull it.

I had a very funny thought the other night when working on the car. I noticed a whole lot of foot room for 3 pedals on the RIGHT (passenger) side. The wheels started turning and I wondered how the car would look with right side steering. I thought "nah, stupid idea", but then I took a second look at it, and actually dug around through my other steering boxes to see if there was one that could be turned upside down to work on that side. For about 5 minutes the idea actually appealed to me (maybe it was because it was late and I was beat). I figured just having right hand steering would set the car apart from the pack, but then I started thinking about shifting with my left hand, and trying to keep the car in my lane going down the road, all that small stuff.

Finally my better judgement took over and I scrapped the idea. When I told my Son about that idea he kind of gave me that look that makes me think he might be wondering what Assisted Living Home he is going to put me in.

I think I will start looking for a reasonable turbo 350 this week.


Don

Don
its getting down in the 60s.. its nice to be out in the shop workin i put in a late one too, built a cold air intake out of an rice burner muffler (on a budget) like i said tryin to get some pic of the ol girl for everyone....

thanks
Harmon

You mean it isn't going to be a 4 speed?

I was think it was all this time - I guess I should read the posts and not just look at the pictures....

No, it was going to be the 3 speed that is in the pix, but the first time I got to sit in it I realized there was no room for 3 pedals. I'm kind of bummed about that, but life goes on. I really wanted the car to be a stick, but T buckets are so tight, especially this one with the engine higher than normal, that it just wasn't to be.

Oh well, I'll put a turbo 350 in it with a shift kit and stall convertor and be happy with that, I guess.


Don

Yeah, they were, and I even thought of my old bug eye Austin Healy Sprite. There was very little room in that footwell too, but they got 3 pedals in there. I even was going to reengineer the shift linkage and move th shifter over more to the passenger side, but I can't see any way to do it and be comfortable What has done me in on this one is the lowness I wanted to achieve. It put everything down low and the transmission in my lap.

The 350 won't be too bad, and with the tall tires and automatic rear axle I'm using the gear ratio will probably work out better. That was another concern, with the stick my final drive ratio was going to be really high.

Plus, now that I am freeing up some space I will have room for the air conditioning and DVD player with plasma TV.


Don

What no "kitchen sink"?

Don---What the heck "roadster pickup incident" were you talking about????

That was just a joke Brian. Just welcoming some new fellow Canadians to the forum.


After all, what happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas.


Don