The panty dropper

[WSSix]

Woops. I had no idea it had been so long since I did an update.

I haven't done much honestly. Been busy doing other stuff. I do have a pair of older Recaros for the car now. They feel great compared to the stock seats. I can actually stay in place when going around a corner now.

I took advantage of Schwartz's discount on Tanks Inc tanks and purchased one of their EFI tanks. I welded a bulk head on the side of the tank which allowed me to run hard lines from the pump around to the side. From there, I just have a couple small flex sections to connect over to the frame of the car. I powder coated the tank flat black to hide it away as well. So far, it's working just fine. I haven't put any miles on it really though.

I got my cylinder heads and intake back from Advanced Induction a couple weeks ago. I hate having to hide those pieces away as they are gorgeous. I went ahead and bought their entire top end kit. So I'll be running a 234/242 110+6 cam in my 383. The bottom end will get built in a few more months. At least that's the plan anyway.

The big news is I have a damaged clutch. It's been making noise. I was hoping it would last until I built the engine. It just went out today as I was pulling back into the neighborhood. So the car is now sitting back on the cribbing. I'll start pulling the transmission soon. I figure I might as well go ahead and build the transmission, too. It has 180k miles on it and needs to be rebuilt as well as upgraded to handle the new engine. Any suggestions on who I should get my part from is appreciated. I was thinking I would check with Tick Performance and The Gear Box but am open to other suggestions.

I finally decided to also get off my butt and start spending some of this money I have been saving to build the car. That's honestly been a big reason this build has taken so long. I just didn't want to spend the money I intentionally saved for the project. Sounds weird I know but I've never been able to spend money like this before. I'm having to get accustomed to the idea that it's ok and I can afford it.

That's it for now. Thanks.