Progress Thread Tanner's "there's Probably A Name For This Illness" Builds Thread

So I think there's been a bit of a change of plans. Weird, I know.
Here's how the car sits now.

Now that I tracked down a badass hood and got a good price ($850 if anyone is interested)
I kinda realized how much I like the stock hood. It's already the right color, it's already in my possession and I think these cars look great when they're kept simple.
Now before you think I've just cheaped out, this route won't save me a cent at a glance.
I'll have to sell off my super victor, eddy rail, 4150 combination because it just won't come close to clearing a stock hood.
The only thing I can switch to that's even comparable IMO will be a FAST 102/102 setup. Which isn't cheap in the slightest.
I still think it will be a small downgrade in performance but one I'm willing to live with.

At least that's what I'm kickin around now.

Somehow I managed to forget to roll the windows up before I started gutting


But the coupes safely home. And if you play a little "I spy" there's an entire car on the ground and shelves

Looks normal again and I got to keep my painted mirrors that I actually like.

A5literMan said:

What kind of rear axle are you planning on using? If I remember right you were talking about a 5 lug/spool/4.10 in the other car. Are you going to step up to 35 spline? Also you're still running the LS and I'm wondering how you're going to fit that under the hood if you're not going to run with the cowl hood.

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The rear going in will be the sn95 axle. It's got 5 lug 28 spline "mosers" and a mini spool in the stock carrier with a 4.10 gear. The axle length is the reason I'm carrying it over as it will work better with my wheel spacing. Otherwise I hate it as I don't think it's going to survive long at all.
When the time comes I'll putting the fox axle in with 9" ends, full spool and 33+ splines.
the way it should have been done the first time.. This will require I change the wheel back spacing. I'd like to shorten the tubes about 1" and do a 15x10 5.5 BS for more dish


As for clearance, nothing is set in stone until the motor is in but I'm 99.9% sure that although it sits very low, this combo won't fit at all. And 100% it wouldn't with a filter anyways.

So I'll be going to a FAST intake
the newest 102 will work well on my combo and should give me plenty of room under a stock hood. They also come with bosses for a direct port nitrous setup.
The downside is for the 102 with a 102mm throttle body, fuel rails and a throttle cable bracket I'll be looking at $1,600. Twice the cost of putting a cowl hood on it (unpainted of course)

madmike1157 said:

I got one of those in my driveway. Only mines sitting on jackstands.

How did you get the body outside?

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Someone would steal the jack stands so I saved them the satisfaction.

I had an old tonneau off the f150 that the towing company just tossed in the parking lot. Flipped it upside down, under the chassis and pulled it out with a strap like a sled. It actually worked brilliantly.