Here are a couple of pictues of where I put my catch can and fuel pump.









And here is my favorite picture of the car so far.....



~Jim~

 

Hey Jim what type of rad did you put in there,what are the measurments
Nice job on the car buddy
Tony

 

It's a Griffin Radiator. It's 27.5 wide 15.5 high and 3" thick.

I cut the upper rad support so that I could get the rad in completely. I put a new lower rad support in to make the whole thing a little cleaner. Some have made use of the stock one.

Here's a link to where I got a bunch of info for upright radiators.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...icle-here.html

~Jim~

 

This build is amazing!!!! WOW!

 

Amazing Build.Keep it coming!!!!!

 

what Intake are you running?

 

Its a Brodix single plane. I cant remember exactly which manifold it is.

Thanks for the support guys!

~Jim~

 

I have a smallblock in a 96 firebird with the same kmember as your using and still has the windshield wipers and everything. I wanted to use a carb scoop for like a blow through carb setup but didnt want to spend the hundred plus dollars on one and with hood clearance being such a issue I made one out of the throttle body scoop for a 2000 s10 blazer and it fits very well. I still have to make some sort of cold air induction for it without making something that looks retarded. I know that what I made will never fit a 4500 series carb but its just a suggestion. Maybe I will send some pics this afternoon of what I am talking about. By the way beautiful car.

 

Can't wait to see it finished, and see some numbers.

 

great build

 

Well I got it started last week and this engine shook the rafters. It sounds real good and it should be a strong runner.

We had a few problems as we were warming it up. The radiator, water pump and gas tank were all leaking.. the radiator and gas tank leaked because I had work done on them and the welders didn't do a great job. The water pumped leaked cause it was junk (used proform).Regardless, I got all that taken care of and everything is back in the car. I'm waitng on some Meziere fittings for the water pump before I can hook the cooling system back up.

I got the drive shaft ordered up yesterday and I should have it on Friday. Lucky for me Strange is only 40 minutes down the road. I'll have the shaft in the car the same day.

I finally got around to finishing the rear brake lines using Earl's pre-made lines and banjo fittings. All I need to do is locate new bleeders for the front calipers and I can fill the system and bleed it.

I got working on the shifter yesterday and I'll finish it the next time I work on the car. Things are really coming together fast and I'm hoping I'll get on the road before the first salt/snow.

I'll have some new pictures up over the weekend so stay tuned!!

~Jim~

 

Sharp looking build.

 

Sorry I have not updated in a while but I've been bus getting this thing back together.

No new pics yet but I got the whole front clip assembled and the carb tuned tonight. I still have the new carpet and interior to put in but thats something I can do first thing this spring. I'm trying to iron out a few little gremlins but other than that it looks like this thing is ready to go.

I'll try and get some pics up on weds.

~Jim~

 

damn nice car!! Turning out REAL nice man, good job! Pretty similar to my build also, im gonna guess its a MWC 9"? And you did exactely what i wanna do with my gauge cluster for the speedo/tack/gas etc. Youll have to shoot me some tips on mounting that aluminum plate in there solid.

 

nice i like it

 

Yes it's a MWC. Its an Iron center section, spool and 3:70 gears. I got most of the upgrades. Tow hooks, drain plug, pinion support etc...

Mine may be more like your then you think. I've been throwing around the idea of adding a F1R Procharger. I'm going to hold of until the spring when I get some solid N/A numbers but that could be in the not so near future so stay tuned for that.

If you have any questions PM me and I'll try to help you out as much as I can.

~Jim~

 

Alright I finally remembered to bring the camera when I went to work on the car. these were taken today.

It's a little dirty but shes whole again.


Still missing the air cleaner but thats on the way.


Another engine photo


Engine from underneath


And Another


More on the way.

~Jim~

 

Cage and interior


A dash shot


Another dash shot plus shifter


Rear Brake lines


Front brake setup


Front brakes again


A few more on the way.

~Jim~

 

Check out my bumper support!!!


Heres a shot of the rad and trans cooler


What do you think. Do I have the space for a Prochager?


Thats the latest guys. I got everything running and set now I just need to chase down a few small gremlins and then hopefully I can bring it home this weekend. Been over a year of work but it's finally about ready to come home.

Thanks for all the support guys. I am now counting down the days till spring!!!!

~Jim~

 

Looks awesome! I love it! you plan on going to any of the Mount Prospect area cruise nights? like to check this out in person