Okay -- I'm confused -- you show an LSx motor -- and then some pictures of an MSD distributor... Are you going to run a distributor on top of it being carbed??

Kool project by the way!!

I like the "flat" colors people are doing now... so as a painter - let me ask this - cause people I've talked to with flat paints HATE them now... they say they take more work to keep looking good than nice shiny paint... and most say they wouldn't paint their cars like that again. So I was thinking that maybe the flats are too "open"? What's your thoughts about this??

Killer project. I am also curious about the "flat" paints. What kind of extra care is involved in keeping them looking good? And how does that care differ from a "glossy" paint?:cheers:

nice build you have

lookin good

Thanks for the kind words guys. Greg, my photobucket is VERY unorganized! Haha that dizzy was for the old powerplant. I'm using the msd6010 box. As far as flat paint goes. It isn't any more open than regular clear. You can actually buff it to a shine if you wanted to. The main issue with flat is that it really shows oily and water spots. Since there isn't any gloss to reflect anything around, these spots really stick out like a sore thumb. I think hand prints are the worst. The oil from your hands sticks to it like all paint but it's just more noticeable since there's no reflection to distract the eye! You also must concider that it isn't glossy slick and has a very fine texture to it. This also allows stuff to "stick" easier. As far as care. You cant wax it so I prefer to just use nice car soap and water. You gotta pay to play!!

got the motor stabbed in today.. took a few select cusswords, a couple of pry bars and a small head ache but all in all its in!:cool:
(sorry about the large pics, my work comp wont do the thumbnails)
(oh and sorry about the quality of pics, my phone lense was dirty)

i decided i would go ahead and tackle the task of building a lift plate. now this thing is purely function over beauty so dont knock it! it took about 1.5hrs start to finish. plamsa, hand grinder, welder and a drill press.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...b/27ec44a9.jpg
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went ahead and put the knock sensor plate and intake on as well.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...b/69841f13.jpg
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HAHA i cleaned my camera lense on my phone for this pic. ill have to keep my eye on that a little better! :lateral:
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Very cool. Keep us posted please.:thumbsup:

well i fabbed up the trans crossmember. being a 4L80e on top of setting the engine an extra inch back posed quite a problem. i read some where that i could modify a factory TH400 crossmember and it would work, so i bought a "factory" th400 crossmember from a member on this board. well im not saying that it wasnt bolted up to a th400 in a previous car but this crossmember wasnt what i would call stock as the mount had be relocated. i went ahead and used it just for convienence. im working with limited tools and rescources (mostly only hand tools) so i make due with what i have.
the crossmember may be a little over kill but i think it will also help support the chassis. win win. anyways here are the pics.

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it ended up working out pretty good. the carb flange sits a zero level when on the ground:captain:

i had about 10 minutes to waste before i clocked out so i went ahead and mocked up the coils to tease myself...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...b/8ffb332b.jpg