Cool; Pro, I think you're like me. The building part is the most fun for me. Wish I had your skills and tools; you build some unbelieveable parts.
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Cool; Pro, I think you're like me. The building part is the most fun for me. Wish I had your skills and tools; you build some unbelieveable parts.
Yup, the fun is building. Speaking of which, I made a little more progress. I put the ol' foam mock up engine in it to make sure I get the angles right before going too much further.
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/236...ckup102709.jpg
Some good looking duct work!!! but It's good you have that intercooler cuz I don't think that block is gonna take the heat real well!!!!!
I love the windshield wipers---but it has been raining a lot in Coal City lately
I'm heading to pick this up today. Found out it's a pretty rare oddity; a FJ-8 Fleetvan. Only about 5,000 produced that year for the postal service. I'm thinking 70's retro; white, a set of Cragar SS or SST style wheels with big meats out back, sidepipes, new ice cream truck decals, and Van Halen's "Ice Cream Man" playing over the PA speaker.
Just think of all the space to work on an engine, not to mention in the body for other "cool" stuff
Hope you can handle RIGHT HAND DRIVE !!!
Piece of cake; I had a right hand drive mail jeep years ago. Always wanted to put a big block in that thing but a leaky fuel line caused it to burn to the ground in my driveway.
Yeah, I'm curious to see if the old 232 that's in it will run. Looks like it's been many moons since it was started. I'll try it this weekend and what happens. if not, I know where there's an Olds 455 with a TH400............:rolleyes:
Hey guys first hope all is well been working and tinkering some . Put the A on ebay and way low bids figure I wll get it going and then put it back on .
Well changed out the engine mount to the bar mount from Speedway . There mount holes where a inch shy at 16 and my SBF being 17 . 3 engines here and all measure out at 17 so its the bar that is off .
Set it deep and still have 8 inches to the oil pan and about 7 3/4 to the trans pan .
Before I cut it
http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/43...425x425Q85.jpg
Clearance after it was set in and tacked
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Set down in the rails
http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/45...425x425Q85.jpg
Looks good Bobby, should work out fine!!!!! Know what ya mean on the low ball bids on eBay, things are really bleak right now!!!!!