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Old 08-21-2011, 08:24 PM
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Trust me on this one you are going to cut up a bracket and end up with scrap and still buy a new bracket. I am a structural engineer and have access to a cnc mill, water jet, all kinds of stuff. The beauty of the prochager bracket is the multiple mounting positions. I actually had a bracket drawn up and was getting ready to machine all the parts when I got this set up. Lets put it this way, my kit was so new it still had some blue tooling die on a couple of the parts. I am all for engineering and designing new stuff, I love that part of these builds. But if you a want bracket with some "flexibily in mounting positions" then by the procharger bracket. You will be happy you did.
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Originally Posted by jashell1562
Trust me on this one you are going to cut up a bracket and end up with scrap and still buy a new bracket. I am a structural engineer and have access to a cnc mill, water jet, all kinds of stuff. The beauty of the prochager bracket is the multiple mounting positions. I actually had a bracket drawn up and was getting ready to machine all the parts when I got this set up. Lets put it this way, my kit was so new it still had some blue tooling die on a couple of the parts. I am all for engineering and designing new stuff, I love that part of these builds. But if you a want bracket with some "flexibily in mounting positions" then by the procharger bracket. You will be happy you did.
Idk ill have to look more into it... I checked out brute speed and it seems like i will have buy the transplant bracket then transplant alternator and power steering bracket. Also i would like to run vintage air which is usually place where the transplant bracket is. And frankly, all those brackets are way out of my price range and i would probably need a different water pump... Ill have to a cheaper option.. maybe a 2010 camaro bracket... Ill still see what bob at brute speed has to say.. but thanks for all the help thus far.
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Im starting to think i should have ran a single turbo lol. Im just saying... no headaches of which brackets, pulleys, and seems to be cheaper... Oh well, hopefully everything works out.
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The engine is back from the machinists.



SLapped it all together to see what we have...







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Man that engine sure does look badass!!!
I wanted to run that same intake but noone could tell me if it will clear my hood. The sub looks great too! This will be one fine ride when your done.
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I agree, it looks great! Bob
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Originally Posted by tsnow678
Man that engine sure does look badass!!!
I wanted to run that same intake but noone could tell me if it will clear my hood. The sub looks great too! This will be one fine ride when your done.
Yeah i thought the same thing. So while the big block was in it... i used it a reference... it had performer rpm air gap and the 14" air cleaner just barely sat inside the cowl section... Then i measure the distance and new i had close to that distance... should fit... the elbow should just rise up a little inside the cowl... And thanks for the comment on the subframe... it was a ton of work....
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Originally Posted by Bob@BruteSpeed
I agree, it looks great! Bob
Thanks... cant wait till she is done...
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What are you going to do for a fuel system? Bob
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Originally Posted by Bob@BruteSpeed
What are you going to do for a fuel system? Bob
I haven't decided completely but i know i want to run an in line pump... I was thinking aeromotive pump and regulator. i have a aluminum cell also.
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what kind of power are you expecting out of this combo?
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Originally Posted by drenner43
what kind of power are you expecting out of this combo?
People with similar builds said 750-800.. depending on the set ups and fuel
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Is that FW or RW?
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Originally Posted by drenner43
Is that FW or RW?
RWHP is what the guys are saying... ill probably swap to 3.9 pulley for streetablity and back to the 3.4 for fun..
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man that thing is gonna be a beast!!! keep us updated!
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Picked up a 8x 4ft sheet of cold rolled 16 gauge steel for the firewall


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Very nice build, subscribed. Can you pm me on what to look for on those "ebay" arms? Are there any down sides to using them that you have heard of? I am also doing the LS1 brake swap on my 67, great work on your subframe, looks VERY nice. Also, are you planning on using Carshop 1" setback plates for that motor? They seem to work well with those headers...
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One hell of a build.
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Originally Posted by yonerhottlt1
One hell of a build.
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