Dave, That stuff sucks to deal with, but we all have to at some point in our life.. My mother inlaw has dementia and is in a rehab recovering from a seizure she had about 4 weeks ago. It is really ruff on my wife dealing with it. I am trying to support her and take care of my little girl.

Race cars seem trivial at times when life and death come into your life!

 

Thanks man. I have about 5 copies of it lol.

 

Agreed man but they also make a nice distraction to get us out of lifes funk at times....while creating more when **** don't work!! LOL

 

Too bad you didn't have the ability to take advantage of the optional support braces for your LPW cover. They'd only be 5 or 6 inches long if you did

I'm using them on my 'bird, but then again I'm a big risk-taker with the 10 bolt

 

If that's still the same rear as when i had the car, it came out of a low 8 second s/c stang. It shouldn't have any issues.

 

The 8.8" rear end has been great so far. Taking almost 3" off each side will help some. But the only thing I wish I would have done was the sos axle housing brace. It is a simple setup using a short tube with rod ends on both ends. One end mounts to the pinion area of the housing. It has wide wings made into the casting and it is pretty thick here. In fact. My housing has holes already drilled here were it might of had them at one point maybe.
The other end of the rod goes to a set of tabs welded to the front side of the axle tube. Then line up the holes and drop bolts in them. Easy on, easy off..

I can always go back and put one on next year. But if it lives through this year it should be good. It is going to get pounded with the spray once I get a grip on the tune up. I'm hoping for mid to high 1.2 60'.

 

Little update.

I have been fitting the rear seat panels to the newly fattened wheel tubs. I had to cut into the rear back wall piece. And the arch of the side's do not match the wolf tubs. I got the back wall and bottom piece fitting decent but I will have to modify the side pieces that cover what little bit you can see of the wheel tubs.

I fixed a leaky fitting on the catch can.

I finished up the fuel lines at the tank and pumps. And got the lines secured.

I got screwed on the drive shaft. The guy cut it and it is about 1/2" to long. It will have to be cut again.

I put the headers and starter and diaper back on. The motor is ready for the intake and hook the fuel and nitrous back up.

 

Guys, I'm trying to decide what to do about my cooling problem...
I have a stock F body radiator with two perma cool fans and not shroud or air dam. The fans pull air really good. Some times it does great just driving around my area. But in heavy traffic on a really hot day it will get really hot.

It got super hot on the true street drive in BG KY.

I did block off the air around the rad. But I have been told that the air dam will fix this problem. And someone else said to get a lt1 radiator. Said it had more capacity.

Or should I look at getting one made? I can get one made for about $250. I can also buy a aftermarket lt1 for about $130 new.

Or try a air dam for about $25?

 

The stock airdam in place on my buddies notch with ls swap and it never heats up driving around. You car doesn't have a large surface area in the front to let airflow into the radiator besides that airdam. I'd definitely pick it up first. Also those perma cool fans are junk compared to a big spal setup, I had perma cool then switched, the difference was amazing....but they're very pricey for the good ones.

 

Sub'd, my mom has told me to go to bed like 10 times while reading this lol. That is one bad fox! I'm thinking about a H/C/N 6.0 Fox now..

 

Thanks man. Now get your *** to bed and listen to your momma..

 

I started fitting the rear seat delete panels back in the car. I had to cut inward about 2" per side to get it to fit in between the wheel wells. I had to cut the bottom piece also. The wheel arch pieces will not work at all. Scott rod fab is making me new ones.
I had a rear package tray made to get rid of the carpet panel. I got it fitted and in place also.

 

That looks nice Jeremy. This might be a weird question, but are you worried about any glare issues from the panels while the car is moving? Probably me just being overly cautious...

 

That looks outstanding. The quality of work on your car is very nice.

 

That looks killer J!! OMG i was sooo close to scrapping this project to do another notch by returning this one to stock and keeping the 402 and trans to run in a notch! I just missed buying a running driving 88 4 banger with a rebuilt motor/trans for $1000 that i would have picked up just to use as a DD until i thought things through yesterday but it sold! Maybe for the best!! LOL

 

Will the GTO oil pan work for this swap?

Sorry to thread hi-jack, but I need an answer ASAP and since I only haunt the LT1 section on here, this is the only ls1 thread I really follow. (Awesome car!!!)

 

No Scott. It is fine. Besides, I don't drive it looking out the back lol.
Thanks. I try to do things simple and or clean.

I dunno about the GTO pan. Pick up the GM retro fit pan kit. In the book it says 55-57 chevy. $147.00 and it literally comes with everything for the swap. Pan, gasket, dip stick, bolts, windage tray and pick up tube.

 

There are a lot of notches for sale around Indy pretty cheap. I know a guy who has one that is ready to go 9's with a 347 ford and a vortech T trim. Been 9.60's like it is. Can be had for $12,000. The guy has $30K in receits. No labor. But it is a GT hatch car. Which I don't like myself.

I know were another hatch is that has a 383 sbc/th400, 6 pt bar, new drag lites, new silver paint. $8000. No title. He built it for a bracket car and now lost his job. Everything is brand new. He only raced it a hand full of times.

So they are out there..

 

Looks good JR, I wouldn't worry to much about the 8.8 there are tons of guys going very fast in the NMRA series with them.

 

Yea i was looking but i'm going to hold off and at least enjoy this til winter returns! I've been without a car for too many years to start a project this close to spring!