driveshaft loop (and the driveshaft I scored on here
) The zip ties are my bubba way of holding the driveshaft somewhat in place, I don't have a 1350 yoke yet, got one on order from summit. All I had was a 1310 from a TH350 so that has to do for mockup.
Next problem is getting a big exhaust fit under here, biggest obstacle in getting a Y system is the trans mount and the TQ arm mount, so nothing left to do but move the tranny mount. I fabbed up my own little bushing mount and relocation bracket (will add gusset), the bar on the left of the pic will go, it's there to keep the tranny up for mockup only. The exhaust will fit nicely along the tailstock of the trans there and meet up with the other side into a Y mergo to a 4" pipe.
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Got my metco arms on. Seriously nice stuff!!
Also, put my fab yer own headers project on hold, no use using the mockup block for that gives that the actual engine is a tall deck.
Anyone know what the shallowest wet sump pan is for the front section? Engine is a little low in ther, have clearance probs w/ the center link. I don't think the corvette bat wing pan would fit.
Got the inner SFCs/trans mount and otherstuff combo done. All welded up, ready for the powdercoater to redo it. These parts like the SFCs all come with junk coating, simply coated over the mill scale and everything and no primer coat. My coater blasts, primers and top coats. Much much more durable that this junk. I installed the same type of SFCs under my gray iroc and the coating is flaking off and there's surface rust under it.
Woohoo
Major step ahead! Soon I can start building the rest of this engine. Still got tons of stuff I need though and headers to fabricate
A little fuel pump w/ pre and post filter. -10 fuel lines. I may end up running the pressure regulator in the back and using a dead headed line to the carb. Don't feel like running 2 -10 lines to the front. I can run 1 through my pass side SFC
