This is a good looking project, I love the DIY write up, very nice and informative. :thumbsup:

Nice progress and good tech!! :thumbsup:

Thanks guys!



I put together a calculation to compare my car's gearing with several of the benchmark cars I have in mind. This gives a pretty good impression of how much torque multiplication different cars are running in each gear.

The speed comparison is done at 6500rpm...obviously some of the cars here can rev further than that.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...ARING_COMP.jpg

Some of my observations:
1) The lower torque, 6 cylinder cars (GT3 and GT-R) run much steeper gearing than their V8 counterparts. Look at the GT-R coming out of the hole!

2) The GT3 has very close ratios, especially 4th through 6th. 6th is only barely an overdrive.

3) If you don't like shifting that much, get a C6 z06

4) Tire diameter is important. The 2010 Camaro SS needs to lose the SUV tires.

5) I have great torque multiplication down low...I should be able to hang with some of the big power boys until aerodynamics takes over.

cool project, I am 25 and have been working on my car for 9yrs. i have done all the work myself as well. good job.

and those are the wheels i decided for my car. good choice.

UPDATE 6/30/2009

With this latest step, the saga of my Ford TKO to the SBC I believe is finally over. The mounting pad of the transmission case had to be drilled/tapped for the chevy transmission mount bolt pattern. The Ford bolt pattern is wider than the Chevy. I marked my holes, and carefully aligned the tranny, upside-down, under the drill press. In this picture, you can see the Ford transmission bolt holes at the wider spacing.

Drill:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_5186.jpg

Tap:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_5187.jpg

Mount:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_5188.jpg

Whew! That took some cajones.

Next, I had to buy the correct throwout bearing. I had originally bought the Chevy throwout bearing, N1716, but the inner diameter is too small and won't slide on the snout of the input shaft. The Ford N1714 is the correct bearing with the larger ID. I'm disappointed though, that it doesn't fit into the clutch fork as well as the chevy does, as there's a bit of slop that's not present with the Chevy throwout.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_5182.jpg

MODO PEDALS: MONEY WELL SPLURGED

I have the Lokar midnight throttle pedal assembly, but I wanted to take it up a notch, so I ordered the 110L pedal pad setup from Modo Innovations. Shannon Odom wasy very helpful. 940-391-9002.

Here's a comparison of the Modo pedal with the Lokar pedal:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_5196.jpg

Installing the brake and clutch pedal pads to the pedals was pretty easy. The only thing I didn't like was how close to the corners you have to drill the holes into the pedal. It turned just fine though.
Here's my setup, shown with everything you need to git-r-done:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_5203.jpg

The result:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_5198.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_5205.jpg

Thanks for staying tuned!

Steven

Very nice! money well spent, those look awesome! :thumbsup:

Those look great:thumbsup:

Nice pictures and thanks for the kind words.
I try to help whenever needed.

Thanks again for your business.:thumbsup:

7/20/09 UPDATE

I made a lot of progress this weekend, inching ever closer to sliding the engine and tranny in. Did a lot of nitty gritty stuff which isn't really worth photographs. However, I took advantage of the room under the hood clean up the wiring and install my new 6AL-2 MSD ignition box.

My mounting solution for the box is inside the car, supported by the ash tray bracket. I think its pretty slick...covert, yet still easy to access when I want to play with the rev limits. Unclutters the engine bay as well.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_1455.jpg

Undo the two knobs, and you can take the box off:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_1456.jpg

Hidden:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_1460.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_1458.jpg