^^GothBox, Well put!

This car is Amazing!

 

wow that is awesome! great post.

 

Very true,From what I saw everything is easy to get at.At least easier than working on the S-10 I had the dist. was a Bit<h to get to on that.

Scott

 

Wow, seems like somebody forgot their Prozac today...
That's quite a heated response for some pretty basic comments on my part! Where did you read all the seething hatred in my words??? Wow, you even gave me the old "" ! You read something there that actually sounded like fighting words to you???
The things I said were just some observations from somebody who's both "been around the block", and has been there before. Yes, the feat of stuffing a SBC into a Toaster is quite a job, and the guy is to be commended for pulling it off. I'm sure from a younger guy's point of view, it just looks cool, amazing, etc., but having seen dozens of these "hybrids" over the years, I can honestly say that very few of them are ever truly "finished" so that they look as good as they (sometimes) go, or any attempt to finish them up is even made at all. Regardless, if what I said came off as harsh, that was not my intention.
My comments about the firewall and trans tunnel were not that they'd been fabbed, but the poor work that was done on them. It doesn't take a close look to figure that out. Is he planning to finish it? I hope so - if he does, great! In the meantime, my comment stands. Its not "talking bad" about it, just another honest observation.
As for the Chevy/Ford discussion, if you'd grown up with these engines and their point-fired distributors, you'd know why it's such a big deal! The points require constant replacement and subsequent adjustment of gap and dwell angle, in addition to condenser replacement, especially if you're driving it hard. Even most of the electronic retro-fit kits are prone to regular failures, depending upon who you're talking to. Being able to access the distributor IS a big deal, regardless. My point was that some folks are so set on their personal feelings about Chevy being better than Ford, that they refuse to use something (Ford) that actually would have worked better in their application.
I noticed you didn't mention the ridiculous use of 4-lug wheels on a car with that kind of horsepower - what's the matter, too moronic an idea even for someone standing up for the car?
Bottom line is the guy's got an incredible project there that he deserves a great deal of credit for. I sincerely hope the guy finishes the car.
Can we at least agree on that?

 

Not sure about the firewall, but if you read through the club xb post he does state the interior was removed only for the fab, he will be re-doing the carpet to finish off the cabin. I'm guessing he'll also redo the firewall plugs, but I'd certainly want to make sure it runs first before going through the trouble of doing all the finish work. I'm just supercharged and my engine bay looks worse I'd love to find a better way to pretty up wiring besided convoluted tubing without doing a full rewire.

 

i feel sissy-fied.