Recent content by spud

As noted by Fred - ergonomics are crucial. These cars were often designed to minimize frontal area and mass, and often had zero crush space ahead of the front axle. So there's literally no wiggle room inside if you stay true to the original design. Depending on your stature, that could be a...

first off, a good 427 can make 600+ hp without anything remotely exotic. Second, as above, the motor you reference is built for boost, and you'll need 60+psi of it to get to 2500 HP. Thus the billet crank, super strong rods, and pistons that are not only strong, but have the top ring lowered...

yes, that will definitely fit - it has small block dimensions basically (though mounts are different). But given the build, I'm guessing that they optimized for NA, with high compression and tight ring gaps. Not sure it would play well with forced injection. Though NA, depending on cam, this...

No personal experience with this but...1) timing chain will have shorter service life, and be more subject to catastrophic failure 2) crank more likely to break in use 3) idle will probably be slightly lumpier, and low speed drivability may impaired slightly. I think dirt track sprint cars run...

do you want some angular deflection on the gear lever? Sometimes I forget what gear I'm in, and the angle of the lever narrows it down :^)

I don't think lower GC would result in a different optimal roll center location - CG is still above the roll center typically used on a high performance chassis. Sway bars would likely get softer for a given grip level.

hard to understand how a guy dropping that much money on a roller would look at a $15K "windfall" as worthwhile, in light of the reputation damage in the community, as well as 100% lack of access to Superformance for any future maintenance/support on the chassis etc.

Ben, saw your fabulous 40 on Saturday afternoon, and got to hear you move it around the park, what a terrific machine. Congratulations!

not sure what you are referencing, but guessing you might use a turn buckle fastened to the shaft lever and the mounting point of the slave.

piggy backing on this thread, what about if you have pedestal mounts for the rear body work, but no side latches?

Nothing a little JB Weld won't fix.

I'm curious if anyone as insight on maintaining memory in a stock GM ECU when utilizing a battery isolator. I'd like to maintain long/short term fuel trims when I isolate the battery. I know I can plug into the OBD2 port with a 12V source, but have no idea what current draw will be. Has anyone...

Not any substance to add here, but if Cushman is this abusive when there isn't a problem, imagine how he will get when there IS a problem.

Absolutely no connection with this seller so I have no idea if this person is on the level but...seems like a good price for an authentic Ricardo Tranx...

one metric regarding the Mark 6 - wheelbase is 92", vs 95" of a GT40 or T70.