Collateral Damage- My 70 Chevelle site build

[dhutton]

Originally Posted by camcojb

Funny you mentioned that. I've been debating moving it back, there's advantages and disadvantages. I have the Dirty Dingo sliders so it'd be easy to slide back. My buddies 72 is in the same position and rides and handles just fine.

The reason I had it forward was "street car" so the difference in weight balance wasn't a major concern to me. Plus I wanted a simple coil relocation setup, I like the looks and fit of the ADE brackets. It also gives me more room at the back of the engine for EFI wiring, and access to the bellhousing bolts.

Moving it back gets me better weight balance, and more room between the radiator and engine. Might also be the difference in not having to trim the inner hood for intake clearance. But now I have to find a spot to mount the coils (not a huge deal). Turbo position should work but will be closer to the inner fender. Will have to re-do my upper radiator hose, and the rear fuel line into the intake, but minor stuff. IF I'm going to do it now is the time.

Bottom line, it was easier to do it the way I did, but since when are these cars supposed to be easy?

Since we are critiquing your build do you have any concerns about exhaust heat cooking your fan motors? It looks close in the pics. I know you can wrap the pipe but the insulation is not perfect. That being said I don’t know chit about building a turbo engine

Don