I
have the six between the rails and it fits real good with the exception of
the firewall, I had to cut some of it away. I am going to make a new
complete floor pan so I might as well make a firewall too. The rocker
boxes and supports are gone so instead of trying to make a near stock
floor pan I am going to do a little customizing to the rocker area and get
rid of the chrome strip along the bottom. I had made new motor
mounts but messed up the machining so I have to make new ones. I had
hoped to get it running and driving by June 2005 but I may not make it,
oh well so much for the best made plans. I purchased a new Painless
wiring harness and I am glad I spent the money, I don't have to cut apart
the one I robbed from a 1977 Dodge, what a pain that would have been. The
blower I got from my brother is in pretty good shape and it should not
cost too much to refurbish. I will have to make a manifold for it which
may or may not present a problem, I am thinking of using a Hyper-Pak long
runner style but the aluminum tubing that I have found so far has square
corners instead of round ones this is not usable for intake runners. I
will probably have to make the runners out of formed and welded channel to
make a tube but I can form standard seamless tubing but I don't know how
well welded tubing will form, at this time it is not important since I am
going to use what I have for now. I have noticed that all manifolds
for the slant are single plane and I have designed a dual plane manifold.
I don't know how well it will work until I build one and try it. I need to
go work on the Desoto so I will add more later.
- "Keep the shiny side up." Mike M, Gear Head
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