Recent content by racerjoe

The only way I'm doing that is if the other 5 studs have pointy colored lug nuts.

Those should work. I like a lot of the XXR designs, but can't stand the double drilled bolt pattern. It wouldn't be so bad if they made plugs for the holes that aren't in use.

I'm using a Northern LS swap radiator. I realized after I replied that mine likely has the connections further out than that vertical flow radiator.

I was going to try a stock upper LX hose and a Gates 20608, which is off a 1980ish Ford Econoline van with a 6 cyl for the lower.

There was a bunch of plastic casting flash and other random things on it. I just sanded them off with a die grinder with a roloc disc and did some final smoothing on those spots with some plastic filler. Valve covers, and intake are painted with Cerakote.

Smoothing the intake and making things color match go a long way with knocking the ugly off. I always do my best to hide wires and hoses. When they can’t be hidden, I try to run them in a neat manner. But to answer your question, yes it does look good. It looks huge in there. Can see the ground...

Thanks! It's been quite the journey if you start all the way from the beginning!

It's just an orange motor in a black car.

I got the headers, clutch, bellhousing, and starter on since this picture. Still lots more to go. I'm going to get a buddy to help with the trans. That thing is heavy! My worn out shoulders don't care for awkward overhead lifting anymore.

It's in! All that's left to do is everything.

I have to say the HDK sure made things easy to go in. I originally had the engine mounts set to have the engine all the way back. This proved to make things very tight on the firewall and also made the head contact my already shortened steering column shaft. I decided to pull the engine full...

Funny how the easiest tasks always make the largest visual impacts. It's the small things that take forever and go unseen. I got the frame rail sprayed and figured I'd shoot some cerakote too. I may have mentioned I was able to find the same size radiator with inlet/outlet on the same side made...

Nice! Lots of space in there. Interesting that the pilot bearing failed. Has it gotten harder to shift?

Not much to update that is picture worthy. I did get the wife to come out to the garage to help me ring out my engine harness. Happy to report I didn't screw it up! I did get the frame rail primed and sanded a few times. It's masked and ready to paint. Hoping to get this done at some point this...

I like those also. I actually like the CF5V more, but they are only available in 19" & 20"