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First engine swap and wire tuck

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First motor swap and wire tuck
 

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General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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A little more info on your build would be nice. That wiring stuff can be daunting.
 

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Looks interesting. Give us a bunch of details.
 

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It's a 408w stroker victor jr. heads and intake, demon 750 blow through, scat crank, h-beam rods, je pistons, scat flexplate, built c4, shorty headers, bassani offroad x pipe, flowmaster super 40's, holley blue, tci bellhousing, ford racing 9mm plug wires vortech ignition/boost controller, 200 shot and 373 gears.
 
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General karthief said:
A little more info on your build would be nice. That wiring stuff can be daunting.
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Ask about the access panel on the firewall.
 

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CarMichael Angelo said:
Ask about the access panel on the firewall.
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i was going to buy scott rod panels but i have started welding holes and not to shabby at fab work. what would you suggest on the access panel? i want it to look as clean as possible
 

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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Thats a bunch!
 

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CarMichael Angelo said:
Ask about the access panel on the firewall.
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ok mike, let me think on that,
nope
 

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General karthief said:
ok mike, let me think on that,
nope
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Looking at the engine in place, it doesn't even look like you could get the heater core out even with an access panel.
 

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02 281 GT said:
Looking at the engine in place, it doesn't even look like you could get the heater core out even with an access panel.
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I used convertible mounts cause I got a cowl hood already on the car wonder if drop mounts would give the room needed?
 

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Bet not.
 

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Bburns25 said:
It's a 408w stroker victor jr. heads and intake, demon 750 blow through, scat crank, h-beam rods, je pistons, scat flexplate, built c4, shorty headers, bassani offroad x pipe, flowmaster super 40's, holley blue, tci bellhousing, ford racing 9mm plug wires vortech ignition/boost controller, 200 shot and 373 gears.
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Why do you have a blowthrough carburetor on a N/A engine?
A blow through carburetor will be a big fat super rich pig on a N/A engine,...You might want to consult Holley about that.
 

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CarMichael Angelo said:
Why do you have a blowthrough carburetor on a N/A engine?
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CarMichael Angelo said:
Why do you have a blowthrough carburetor on a N/A engine?
A blow through carburetor will be a big fat super rich pig on a N/A engine,...You might want to consult Holley about that.
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I have it on here just to get it running it's only going to idle until I can get another carb and just in case in the future I want to put a procharger on it nothing crazy but right now I want to just get it fired up and idling
 
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