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*R.A.D* · 06-08-2012, 07:18 AM

very nice............. enjoy your vacation

ERASER5 · 06-08-2012, 07:56 AM

VACATION! Nooooooooooo! ( head on desk weeping)

shrunken66stroker · 06-08-2012, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Those look fantastic! Well played my friend.
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Thanks Frizzle!

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Originally Posted by R.A.D

very nice............. enjoy your vacation

Oh, I will!

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Originally Posted by ERASER5

VACATION! Nooooooooooo! ( head on desk weeping)

Yep, gotta take the fam and get out of town.

laynrockers · 06-08-2012, 10:47 AM

You got serious skills dude.. Keep it up..

Strodder · 06-08-2012, 11:45 AM

Looken good Greg.

Have fun on your vacation. Where ya goin?

stepside83 · 06-08-2012, 01:23 PM

cool build i just read all 39 pages took a lil while but this is a great build kepp it up and the pics flowing

shrunken66stroker · 06-08-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by laynrockers

You got serious skills dude.. Keep it up..

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Strodder

Looken good Greg.

Have fun on your vacation. Where ya goin?

Thanks, Dennis. I'm taking the fam to Florida to lay on the beach and maybe go to Disney World. Should be fun witha 3 year old.

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Originally Posted by stepside83

cool build i just read all 39 pages took a lil while but this is a great build kepp it up and the pics flowing

Thanks. I'm already anxious to get back and work on it and I haven't even left yet.

jhrusk · 06-08-2012, 04:05 PM

Progress is looking good,Ive been watching this one for a while.Good luck in Fla.My family and I went to Disney in April and it sure was packed but I guess you have to expect that,If I have one piece of advice it is to get there when the parks open in the morning.Be safe.

Dinos63 · 06-09-2012, 03:24 PM

those mounts are trick !! always always such nice work

shrunken66stroker · 06-10-2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Dinos63

those mounts are trick !! always always such nice work

Thanks Dino. They came out nice but I seriously worked on them for almost two days. I'm slooooowww at this stuff.

chad64chevy · 06-10-2012, 12:10 PM

the truck is looking good! when you leave for vacation??

shrunken66stroker · 06-10-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by chad64chevy

the truck is looking good! when you leave for vacation??

Thanks. Mentally I'm already there.

*R.A.D* · 06-10-2012, 06:54 PM

i thought you were...........

daverod · 06-11-2012, 12:10 AM

Did you leave yet?

It's all clear lets jack this thread.

Have fun on vaca.

Strodder · 06-11-2012, 09:56 AM

Hijack???????? How shocking would that be?

*R.A.D* · 06-11-2012, 08:02 PM

theastronaut · 10-01-2012, 12:59 PM

Shrunken, I'm going to be using an LS2 and No Limit's R&P on my '66. Do you think there would be any interference issues with notching the crossmember to drop the engine/trans lower?

From this pic it looks like there's room for maybe a couple inches? I imagine that it would be tough fitting headers around the frame rails if it was dropped any more. Thanks in advance.

wutnxt · 10-01-2012, 01:06 PM

Dude...
As always great work....one of the best 64-66 threads there is....you have great vision

hotrod1 · 10-01-2012, 01:12 PM

move the engine back to get away from the cross member and get a different pan. Better weight distribution and center of gravity. You will need to deal with your firewall though.

Autokraft has a nice pan for an LS. http://www.autokraft.org/products/

chad64chevy · 10-01-2012, 08:08 PM

wow its been almost 4 months since we got an update, he must be busy taking pictures or forgot about us!!!

McMurphy · 10-01-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chad64chevy

wow its been almost 4 months since we got an update, he must be busy taking pictures or forgot about us!!!

Probably just now cooling off in Nevada enough so he can touch it. Last time we saw it, it was all brushed steel yes?

*R.A.D* · 10-06-2012, 07:14 PM

damn i hope everything is alright!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shrunken66stroker · 10-09-2012, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by theastronaut

Shrunken, I'm going to be using an LS2 and No Limit's R&P on my '66. Do you think there would be any interference issues with notching the crossmember to drop the engine/trans lower?

From this pic it looks like there's room for maybe a couple inches? I imagine that it would be tough fitting headers around the frame rails if it was dropped any more. Thanks in advance.

Astronaut, the problems I see with lowering the engine might be prohibitive. Ultimately it's up to you but here goes. You'll have to custom fab the engine mounts and headers or cut the frame rail to squeeze headers in. You will have to get a shallower pan than the "muscle car swap" pan I have, which is about flush with the bottom of the crossmember. The f-body pan should work. I don't have the accessory drive yet, so that's a variable that I can't give you any insight on.

Notching the cross member won't be a problem, you just need to leave enough room to get to the nuts to tighten the rack mounting plate inside the crossmember. You might have to reroute the brake lines that run along the rear of the crossmember. Also, address the usuals stuff like drive shaft angle, length and shifter location. A couple inches probably won't affect flow between the block and radiator, right?

And after all of that, when you're done the engine compartment might look half empty. I don't know if it's worth the trouble, honestly. You're already taking a ton of weight off the front end with aluminum block, heads and no boat anchor steering box. Are you planning on racing autocross with it? If you are, go for it. If it's a street truck then I wouldn't bother with an inch or two either way. I hope this ramble helps. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by wutnxt

Dude...
As always great work....one of the best 64-66 threads there is....you have great vision

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by hotrod1

move the engine back to get away from the cross member and get a different pan. Better weight distribution and center of gravity. You will need to deal with your firewall though.

Yes, good advice. If you move it back more than two inches the fire wall will need to be addressed.

Autokraft has a nice pan for an LS. http://www.autokraft.org/products/

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Originally Posted by chad64chevy

wow its been almost 4 months since we got an update, he must be busy taking pictures or forgot about us!!!

I've been lurking a little and definitely didn't forget. I haven't gotten much done over the summer because I've been busy with work and family. Business is getting better... Finally!

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Originally Posted by McMurphy

Probably just now cooling off in Nevada enough so he can touch it. Last time we saw it, it was all brushed steel yes?

And it still is!

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Originally Posted by R.A.D

damn i hope everything is alright!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All good, just trying to pay some bills. Thanks, guys.

ERASER5 · 10-09-2012, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

All good, just trying to pay some bills. Thanks, guys.

Paying bils! Are you maskerading as a responsible adult or something?

theastronaut · 10-09-2012, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

Astronaut, the problems I see with lowering the engine might be prohibitive. Ultimately it's up to you but here goes. You'll have to custom fab the engine mounts and headers or cut the frame rail to squeeze headers in. You will have to get a shallower pan than the "muscle car swap" pan I have, which is about flush with the bottom of the crossmember. The f-body pan should work. I don't have the accessory drive yet, so that's a variable that I can't give you any insight on.

Notching the cross member won't be a problem, you just need to leave enough room to get to the nuts to tighten the rack mounting plate inside the crossmember. You might have to reroute the brake lines that run along the rear of the crossmember. Also, address the usuals stuff like drive shaft angle, length and shifter location. A couple inches probably won't affect flow between the block and radiator, right?

And after all of that, when you're done the engine compartment might look half empty. I don't know if it's worth the trouble, honestly. You're already taking a ton of weight off the front end with aluminum block, heads and no boat anchor steering box. Are you planning on racing autocross with it? If you are, go for it. If it's a street truck then I wouldn't bother with an inch or two either way. I hope this ramble helps. Good luck!

Glad to see that all is well with you, and thanks for the detailed reply! It'll be a street truck that will occasionally see autocross action. Most of the things you listed will be things I'll be doing anyways (my own engine mounts and brake lines, move shifter forward, aftermarket baffled oil pan) so it may not be that much more work other than the headers and chopping the crossmember. I'd like to keep the stock low hump floor if possible so dropping the engine would help gain clearance for the T56. Rob at No Limit posted that guys do extra work to lower the engine even fractions of an inch when possible for track cars so 1-2 inches should be worth the extra work.

This is definitely one of my favorite build threads, can't wait to see what's next with it!

06-08-2012, 07:18 AM	#1
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