Thanks for good word on the motor. It is going to take alot of engineering to get it to work in a street car. Plus, I just found out that my block is no good. It's not an easy motor to find parts for.

Not really alot going on with the car yet. Still waiting on some parts to show up. I though I would throw out a teaser picture I had draw last June. I made a few cosmetic changes to the car, I think it really changes the whole attitude. I wish I could take credit for it, but it is heavily influenced by Bill Thomas and his "bad bascom" of the early sixties. A really sweet ride. Probably the first guy to fuse a corvette and a nova. Mechanical fuel injected 327 and IRS.

A few progress shots. Motor will set really low in the chassis. The headers may be a little snug...

Looking good!


OK, now bring more pics of the suspension Pete!!!

Lead.

(Hey did you check out John's "Novanutcase"' -little- project? Wear a Diaper before doing so (trust me here :faint: )... if you haven't seen it yet!!!!!!!!!!!)

:thumbsup: Awesome choice of engine. I also wanted something small displacement that revved to the moon but I quickly realized my budget doesn't agree. I can't wait to hear this thing making some dyno pulls.

Leadfoot, I have seen John's thread. I try not to look at it too often, it takes too much effort to wipe all the drool off of the keyboard.

I attached some photos. The rear shocks are in the old configuration. I don't have anything new yet, Chris is still working on the rockers.

Jason-

Wow! I just finished looking at your post. Really sweet. I thought briefly about doing the suspension work myself, but quickly chickened out. Luckily I found Chris at Activepower (check out his website: http://www.gtreproductions.com/Default.htm) who had the exact vision I did. Something I can drive the snot out of! I was actually set on the northstar motor for my car until I found some Aurora parts on ebay. The last photo is my worst fear for it, though.

Thanks for the plug Lead!

P_call thanks also for the words of encouragement!

I'm wondering, if the aurora block is bad(Sorry to hear!) and you've entertained the idea of a Northstar engine, you really need to talk to Rodger at Ironworks. He is doing that very thing right now on a project that he has going!

John

WOW, that is one big hole. What are your power goals?

Sorry John, I should have been more specific. I'm not concerned about the block I have, but about punching a hole in a new one racing it. I have been working with a race shop in Indy, and they are confident it will be ok.

I actually took a northstar short block with me to Chris's shop in december and we were going to build to that motor until I found the Indy block. It is so much smaller than the northstar, a 20" cube. The northstar is 3" longer, 7" wider, and 5" taller. With the way we have set up the front frame, it wouldn't even fit now. The really cool thing about the Indy motor is that we have the front of it set back almost to the centerline of the front wheels - with minimal loss of foot room to the driver. Which will allow us to put in a X-member to tie together the upper and lower CA mounting points (like a cobra).

I am planning on 500hp from it, which the shop says should be easy to obtain naturally aspirated and on pump gas. And it will rev to 10K!

WOOHOO!!!! Nice!!

John

:thumbsup:



<------is excited to hear this monster run