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It's taking shape! Funny, talking about just tack welding stuff... I, too tack stuff, then go back and weld, but sometimes it turns out to be a lot of welding...it adds up. I'd like to see someone run a turbo on a I6. It seems to me that it wouldn't be that much of a stretch. There is a lot of space to configure the plumbing, etc, and with the sequential firing order, I bet it would really sing. We had a 292 that had a aftermarket spread bore intake and a quadrajet on it. Is was a torque monster in a 68 GMC truck. One of those Pontiac OHC I6 would be a good candidate. Different, anyways.
 
fletcherson said:
It's taking shape! Funny, talking about just tack welding stuff... I, too tack stuff, then go back and weld, but sometimes it turns out to be a lot of welding...it adds up. I'd like to see someone run a turbo on a I6. It seems to me that it wouldn't be that much of a stretch. There is a lot of space to configure the plumbing, etc, and with the sequential firing order, I bet it would really sing. We had a 292 that had a aftermarket spread bore intake and a quadrajet on it. Is was a torque monster in a 68 GMC truck. One of those Pontiac OHC I6 would be a good candidate. Different, anyways.
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If this wasn't my first car, I would probably go ahead and final weld, but being the maiden voyage with everyday a new adventure, I better not....
 
Made some minor changes this morning but I think make a big difference. Moved the body back 3 inches. Moved the mock up roll bar to the inside but can still remove the body. Also, shortened the nerf bar up.
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Loose the nerf bars. JMHO
 
Lake Modified said:
Nope.. supposed to represent a dirt track car... gotta have 'em...

SM
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Lake Modified said:
Made some minor changes this morning but I think make a big difference. Moved the body back 3 inches. Moved the mock up roll bar to the inside but can still remove the body. Also, shortened the nerf bar up.
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You must have more room inside then mine does. I used every millimeter inside to try to make it comfortable for me to drive. I have a manual shift, so that complicated it some, but my roll bar will need to be behind the tub. The nerf bars give it a different look. I'm looking forwards to seeing the finished version.
 
fletcherson said:
You must have more room inside then mine does. I used every millimeter inside to try to make it comfortable for me to drive. I have a manual shift, so that complicated it some, but my roll bar will need to be behind the tub. The nerf bars give it a different look. I'm looking forwards to seeing the finished version.
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The body is stretched a few inches ...... this will also be 3 -speed manual shift...

I'm looking forward also to seeing the finished version.... :)
 
Just a thought . . . what if you split it between cylinders 3 and 4 with two collector pipes, and then ran the two into one downstream? I think would give a throatier sound and a litttle better scavenging without a ton of extra work. Anyway, it'll be cooool!
 
Longer primaries USUALLY = (or at least helps) higher torque # down low in the RPMs
 
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