propeine Posted March 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 HOLY HELL! I've not seen that before. Looks like he moved it back that far to clear the oil pan. Talk about weight distribution lol. Thank goodness my distributor still sits in front of my firewall. Thanks for the pics though it actually does help somewhat looking at the inside pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 that engine sitting closer to center of gravity of the car is better.better handling and the car wount see a change in weight if there was any added.I'd much rather have an engine closer to the center of the car rather than closer to the front of the car.Also makes a shorter drive shaft :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 holy god,why? Hope the dist never needs maintenance or spark plugs needs replacing you cheby owners.... I guess some people would rather sacrafise a little for some real power.It would just be way too easy to put some slow 302 in there and make it a daily driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kenmarrow Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 I can only imagine what the interior looks like. But I guess if you want a drag car and run it for kicks, because I doubt any sanctioned organization will let this car in it. I wonder if it ever was finished...Just a thought.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star_V8_Quest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 holy god,why? Hope the dist never needs maintenance or spark plugs needs replacing you cheby owners.... I guess some people would rather sacrafise a little for some real power.It would just be way too easy to put some slow 302 in there and make it a daily driver Don't let the little 302 fool ya'and you have to remeber,that is a chevy,it will need work done on it :wink: and mine is sitting back in the engine bay alos,but not so far back inside the cabin.short driveshafts? mine is 20 inches long.I bet that one is smaller. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 dang only 20 inches....lol....ill bet his is 2.... jk, it is kinda a hacked up job but hey, he got it in there no bs...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propeine Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I'm hoping for a little cleaner look than all that lol. We'll see how that works out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESIrType? Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Failure, you're going to fail Tom. :lol: You know that R6 engine you have sitting there would have been easier to stuff under the hood. I'm pretty excited to see it done. Give me a call sometime and I'll give you a hand over the weekend. Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propeine Posted March 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 SHUTUP SHAWN! For what its worth the engine and tranny are in place. I'm going to be fiberglassing my trans tunnel and welding in braces next week if it warms up a little. For the trans tunnel I'm using the cardboard sandwich method. We'll see how sturdy it is as I've never done glasswork like that before. If im not happy Ill just weld it up out of stainless like I was originally planning on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESIrType? Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Tom, I've worked with fiberglass many times. It's not hard. I think there are some better options for you. Let me know if you want a hand. Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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