Thanks for sharing! Keep us updated.

8/18 UPDATE

Finally had a free weekend to get down-n-dirty. Before I get into Saturday's and Sundays activities though, I realized it has been nearly 2 years to the day, when I started my Pro-Touring build. So to commemorate the occasion, here's the Cliff's notes on this build thread.

Suspension
-Began by completely gutting the stock suspension and drum brakes.
-Installed Global West solid body mounts
-Front Suspension is Global West control arms, ATS Spindles, Hotchkis Sway Bar
-Rear Suspension is Gobal West leafs with del-a-lum bushings.

Brakes
-Manual Wilwood master cylinder
-C5 Corvette brakes front and rear

Body
-Paint will be last...primer is a liberating experience.

Engine
-Put Pro-Topline heads on my stock 327, but it was still puking antifreeze into my oil after 2 gasket changes
-Screw it, had Rex Hutchison Racing build the solid roller 355 I had in my head for years. Could have gone with more ci, but I like the "more with less" approach.

Driveline
-With the engine swap, I also converted from the TH350 to a TKO
-Aluminum flywheel
-Centerforce clutch
-3.73 rear end


Okay, now that we're one the same page, this weekend I slid the 355/TKO into my car.

Here is the assembly all bolted up, ready to go into the car. (In the background, that's my brother's 70 he just got for high school graduation)
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...IMG_0166-1.jpg

The first time around, I forgot the throwout bearing...DOH!

Just the tip:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...IMG_0170-1.jpg

Almost there:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...IMG_0172-1.jpg

In!
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...IMG_0175-1.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...IMG_0177-1.jpg

Along with the engine install, I cut the shifter hole, tightened down some brake fittings, cleaned up some wiring, and installed some of the clutch linkage. Shouldn't be too long now!

Very nice combo! Tell your brother to join up and post some pics of that '70!:thumbsup:

Very cool.:thumbsup:

Nice drive train should be a sweet ride . Tell your brother he has a nice car too ...

I am months behind on my updates...so here they are en masse!

Hi all, long time no see. The last time I worked on the car, I had a terrible weekend, so I decided to skip on an update. What I encountered last time is in grave detail here but it can be summed up in this picture:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_0197.jpg

I decided to abandon my effort to run clutch linkage, and go full hydraulic. This weekend was the 5th time I had my engine in and out. Between myself, my dad, and my brother, we can pull the engine/tranny in ~5 minutes and re-install in about 15...we've had lots of practice.

Having never encountered hydraulic clutch setups in my life, I was a complete newbie. After reading many threads and talking with many helpful people on this site (special shoutout to Frank at Prodigy, for talking me through my problem even when he had nothing to sell me), I had come up with the following components for my install:

Keisler hydraulic clutch kit (minus the throwout bearing), which includes Wilwood 3/4" MC
Mcleod 1400-30 slip-on throwout bearing (for my Ford input shaft)
4ft of -4AN steel braided hose
Misc. earl's fittings...

Here is a picture of the main components:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_0241.jpg

You can see on the MC that there is a machined billet base, which is what Keisler provides to align the MC pushrod to the clutch pedal holes. Nice jobto Keisler for a quality setup. Just make sure that the master cylinder pushrod doesn't kink during pedal travel. I had this problem and had to drill another hole lower on the pedal to prevent binding. It's 3/4" lower than the other hole, so it should not increase pedal effort too much more.

Next, the throwout bearing. Here it is on the input shaft.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_0243.jpg
Setting up the proper length was super easy...there's a threaded sleeve that slips on the input shaft first, then the TO bearing threads onto the sleeve. Just turn it on the threads until proper length is achieved.

Here is a picture of the two hose ends from the TO bearing out of the clutch fork hole, bleeder end goes on top:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_0263.jpg

Lucky for me, I didn't have to redo any of my brake lines. With a little encouragement, everything seemed to just clear and turned out to be a pretty compact arrangement:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_0267.jpg
Gotta love the increasingly prevelant blue/red fitting look!

With my clutch problems solved and the engine and tranny in, I believe it's all downhill from here. It's now just a matter of getting the engine ready for its first fire. Hopefully in early November.

Thanks for staying tuned!
Steven

Hi everybody. For the most part though, I've been doing nothing car-related...as I popped the question to my long time girlfriend, Jackie. As of December 5th, we're engaged!

Ok, back to car stuff. Christmas week (this week) I have off, so I will be getting a lot done.

Today (tuesday) was an epic day: the first ignition of my new 355.


I was losing hope that this day would ever come...I am still partly in shock that car is running.

As a side note, I also installed my prototype for my clutch pedal stop. It is a rubber foot sandwiched between washers, with a screw through it, a couple nuts for pre-tension, a threaded sleeve for adjustability, and another flat screw. I came up with this setup because it will work with the Modo pedal covers I have.

It doesn't look super strong but I think it will get the job done...I am going to try it out and see if it holds up.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_0633.jpg

And here it is installed:

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...o/IMG_0640.jpg

Check back soon as I will be working on the car today, tomorrow, and Thursday. Should be picking up the new driveshaft, installing the radiator, water pump, power steering, and bleeding the clutch. Trackday may just be on the road soon!

Thanks,
Steven

It's almost ready...

:thumbsup: Looks Great :thumbsup: Schedules suck, just build it :cheers: