thanks
 

guys

thanks for the encouragement...im trying
built the evap case mounting bracket before i shut things off for the night..
i will build the compressor brackets this weekend..i have some template from a guy on ls1 tech...head starts are nice...

EVERYTHING on this car has been modified...OH MY LORD... .I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO !
it takes so much thinking and effort to get a final result its incredible.

TO ALL OF you PRO BUILDERS...HATS OFF..

RADRAMBLER

Tom, is there enough room to run the intake in reverse and plumb the inlet tub to the wiper area?

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anthony

i asked myself that question also.
i have no room for the throttle body on the stock intake turned backwards...
i thought about running a edelbrock intake with an elbow and t.b. turned torward the hole in the firewall..
intake and rails would cost 6-7 hundred more dollars. i just dont know it its worth it.


radrambler

Well that's a tuff call! It is something that can be changed later...so I would say no, not worth it today....just keep moving forward!! :thumbsup:

Tom,

This was done to an early Buick to pull fressh air from in front of the radiator:

http://www.55buick.com/During/Assemb...May9%20009.jpg

http://www.55buick.com/During/Assemb...ay28%20018.jpg

http://www.55buick.com/During/Assemb...May4%20001.jpg

You could build a similar nose on your throttle body and run a custom intake from your wiper hole to it like the one attached. (Not my best artwork, but a suggestion anyhow :_paranoid )

Mal

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4ofakind
did you see what i already did?..if not run back a page or so and let me
know what you think..
.i used a mandrel best 3 1/2 inch 180 degree tube and it ponts right to the hole..

radrambler

Tom,

I saw that. I was under the impression that you weren't quite satisfied w/ the basic tube bend. My suggestion is kinda a hidden intake / engine cover that would go over the black composite LS intake and then spread out at the firewall to cover the wiper hole and facilitate the air inlet.

The turn at the throttle body will be sharper but it may free a little more room not only between the motor and the radiator, but also between the motor and the hood. Just a thought. The car is awesome so far. :thumbsup:

Mal

ah
 

4ofakind

ah . i see what your saying....im trying to figure out what i will do for coil covers/engine covers...the idea anthony suggested was turning the intake backward and that way id have a shorter tube going to the hole.the throttle body wouldnt allow it ..so thats where we were talking about options .i could have done what you showed pics of .very cool...
real reason is i didnt want to have a old/large wiper motor on the firewall . to close that hole off would be massive metal work because the cowl & firewall come together there and i figured id use it as i air inlet kinda like the racing aircleaners that they cut open the cowl and picked up air from the cowl....
im always open for suggestions...thanks for you input..

radrambler

redrambler how about an ovel piece of exhaust pipea 180 going up to the top of the manifold from round to oval then straight to the fire wall it will take less room than round and if big enoygh will flow well? I'm no fabricater.

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guys

im going to move forward with what i have started on the air intake ..thanks for the ideas..


radrambler