not an s10 but she is my GAL

[slammed isuzu]

Quote: Originally Posted by rhygin

No TV's x 3

x 4

Personally, 8-10 years ago, I would have said hell yes. Now a days, I prefer the more "clean" and "older" look, which I think you have going with the dash the way it is (obviously, it will have gauges in it, but I think the TV would kind of cheapen the look of it a bit).

Of course, that choice is 100% yours, and if everyone liked/did the same things, we would all be driving the exact same vehicles. So whatever you decide, it is purely up to you.

[illest G]

summit just shipped everything so it should be here tomorrow.

[illest G]

presents showed up today

[illest G]

got my shotgun scoop today.





and since it doesnt come with linkage and im a cheepo. i made my own

[Z06killinsbf]

What heads do you plan on running? If you stay stock, pre-71 351W heads have bigger ports than the later ones but still aren't that great. I'd recommend AFR 205's or Trickflows. What cam and intake did you get?

[illest G]

well i got kinda screwed on the heads. the car is a 69. so naturally i thought the motor was from 69. and i know alot of people like to swap 69 heads onto there 302s. so i was going to sell them and put that money towards some new heads. well turns out the motor was replaced with a 74 motor. so i have the normal shit heads. im still doing lots of research on the heads i dont really know what i want. AFRs are too expensive for me. i was actually lookin at the edelbrock performer heads and some trickflows. im hoping i can come up on some used heads though. you dont have any from your stang or friends do you?

this is the cam i went with...http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CCA-CL35-242-3/
pretty mild cam. if the car was half the weight it would probably haul ass but it weighs 4100 pounds
if the heads that i choose will allow (clearance wise) ill be going with 1.7 ratio roller tip rockers as well which will bump my lift to .542/.544
the intake manifold is the edelbrock air gap and the carb is a demon 625 double pump

[Z06killinsbf]

The Performer heads are just redesigned stock heads, Trickflows are the shiz. Look at the 190 FAC (fast as cast). Also, that dual plane is not ideal for a blown application. What are you doing for fuel system?

[illest G]

im actually not running the SC anymore. i sold it to fund some other parts

[illest G]

i would really like to spend LESS than a grand on heads. but i think m dreaming a little to much

[Z06killinsbf]

My car has garbage E7's that have had too much time wasted porting them. Check all the mustang sites; stangnet, corral.net, sbftech.com, yellowbullet. They normally have a good selection of parts. Also, checkout theturboforum.com and learn all you can about FI motors although they are mainly turbo stuff, there is some blower guys. Yellowbullet has a shit load of traffic too.

[Z06killinsbf]

Well you can shoot for mid 300hp with the parts you have, FYI. Not to shoot you in the foot or be rude but that's about it being honest. It'll still be a good running motor though.

[illest G]

cool ill check some of those out thanks. the people over on fordmuscleforums.com are ass holes and irritate the shit out of me

[illest G]

if im only getting mid 300s what do you think my weak link is?

[Z06killinsbf]

Heads and pistons. Your carb may also be undersized. To get the Fords to run you really need to have tons of exhaust flow. Sbf's also like split pattern cams. Spend some time on sbftech and read a bunch. There are guys on there with so much knowledge it's crazy.

[illest G]

i really dont know shit about engine building. im kinda just learning as i go. but what is split pattern?

[Z06killinsbf]

Yours is .542/.544 which is close to a split pattern. A split would be like .542/.555 for example. With your engine being a 74, it most likely has flat top or dished pistons which would make about 8:5.1 compression. You add that cam to it and it will drop the compression ratio turning it into a dog of a motor. Cheap and fast don't go together.

[illest G]

oh ok gotcha. do you have a suggestion as to what pistons i should put it?

[Z06killinsbf]

It would be best to talk it over with an engine builder familiar with sbf's. Or, check out fordstrokers.com and see what packages they have. I'll be honest, I'm not going to tell you the "ghetto" way to make power (which would be wrong #s anyways). Just surf that forum and see what other guys are running.

[illest G]

also when you say my heads are part of my limiting factor to mid300s are you talking about with my stock heads or with the edelbrocks?

[Z06killinsbf]

Stock. But on that motor 300 may be stretching it. The mid 70's weren't kind to performance

[illest G]

oh im definatly not going to be running the stock heads.

[Z06killinsbf]

But your dream of sub $1k heads will be shattered once you start researching unfortunately. You and I are in the same boat. You could always turbo it!!

[illest G]

whats the specs on your motor? you running a 351 or do you have something different?

well my dream of sub 1000$ heads is mainly for used heads. if i could find some vic jr or afr (even the 185s) used for under a grand i would jump on them. but they dont seem to pop up as often as s10 parts do

[illest G]

UPDATE

[J.Tallent]

That's gonna be a sick ride! My project is a 1966 Plymouth Satellite, it's getting a 360, after they're both done we should race!!!

[Dolemite]

This is an awesome project. I have a 69 Fairlane that I've considered bagging in the future... Sub'd.

[illest G]

dont really have any updates other than i now have the hood back off (just easier to work in the engine bay with it off. and the rad support is now on. also the long tubes in the pictures above did not even come close to fitting. so those are now hanging on my wall and i went through 2 other sets before i found some that fit. which are shorties off a f150. so those are now on as well.

[Z06killinsbf]

Looking good!

[illest G]

went to pick n pull today and bought a taurus efan. it fit my radiator PERFECTLY. made a bracket to secure the bottom of it to the rad. cleaned it up and painted it. then mounted it.

[illest G]

and here is the final product.



new mounting bolts for the rad and some brass barbed fittings for the trans cooler lines

[illest G]

no big updates like i would have liked to have by today. just little stuff like efan is now wired, starter solenoid is wired, power wire for alt is run, main power wire from battery to the front of the car is ran, both headlight bezels have been painted, replaced the headlights for some new ones since the stock ones had shattered internals and they are sealed beams. throttle cable is finally hooked up, spark plugs are in.

i leave for a 2 week vacation tomorrow (5 hours from now actually) so hopefully when i get back the trans will finially go in and the driveline will be COMPLETE.

[mostizzle]

Cool! Should get some vid when you fire it up eventually.

[s10kid17]

Man you work quick! This thing is awesome!

[illest G]

well since my last update i now have the trans in. the only thing i have left on the motor before i can start it is to put on the alt, the pulleys, and wire it. im guessing in 1 month from now (have to much other projects going on to work quickly on mine)

[illest G]

well the water pump and crank pulley are on. still waiting for the alt to get here and then i can put that on along with its new pulley.

[SHROP]

nice!

[illest G]

got my alternator. had to make my own bracket for it because the factory pivot bracket wouldnt work

[oomattioo]

Looking sweet man! Hell yeah!

[blazinblack]

nice man real cool!
pics of said G35 with mods?

[illest G]

the g35 is back to stock. but here is a picture of what it looked like

[illest G]

ignore the red lines on the last pic. that was me showing someone where i routed my wires to hide them a little better before i did my full wire tuck

[baggedout81]

What kinda powder coat gun is it?I picked up a cheap oven an cleaned it up.Im using a craftsman powdercoat gun.It works great.Only problem i found is that the dam powder thats over sprayed goes everywhere.My buddys rafters are candy blue nom lol

[Criticalbeatdown95s]

Well it's been over 6 months...any progress pics???