Rooster Posted February 4, 2013 Author Posted February 4, 2013 Well today I slid the frame out from under the body. At the risk of sounding like a kid, it was pretty cool. I have never done that before. So now I will start pulling the frame appart and maybe start some of the body work. Quote
Rooster Posted February 4, 2013 Author Posted February 4, 2013 LOL!!!Now thats funny... True but funny! Quote
Rooster Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 Picked up a carb Sunday at a swap meet, found a Quick Fuel dominator 1050. This weekend I think I will pull the suspension apart and get it ready for sandblasting and powdercoat. And the ball keeps rolling.... Quote
Mike 57 Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Need to start thinking about a cowl hood! My 4150 on a Vic Jr just fits. Quote
Rooster Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 It's going to be close... Your build is very close to mine, I hope to be able to run in the 10's also. Quote
Mike 57 Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 I am sure you will make it into the tens or better, Your ZL1 block is a lot lighter than my iron block, and your list of parts sound like they should work. Quote
waupachino Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Need to start thinking about a cowl hood! My 4150 on a Vic Jr just fits. Â This is true. I know that Sniper Jr. is a nice piece, but it's not going to fit under a stock hood, this is why I stuck with the Victor Jr. and a Induction Solutions Fogger set up. Wanted to keep the stock flat hood. Quote
CKZ03 Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Need to start thinking about a cowl hood! My 4150 on a Vic Jr just fits.  Or modifying a stock hood, here is a prime candidate in your neck of the woods. Dont get much cheaper than this, and it looks pretty nice  http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/pts/3551616346.html Quote
Rooster Posted February 17, 2013 Author Posted February 17, 2013 That is cheep. After setting the carb on the intake I'm sure it will not fit under the hood. Well today my son and I pulled the suspension off of the frame so it will be ready for sandblasting. I also discovered that the stock stereo has an 8-track player, thats cool. I think I will be selling some things like the complete air conditioning system, control arms, cruse control and the complete 402. Quote
CKZ03 Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Ya, I dont think thats going to fit under a stock hood, LOOKS AWESOME Â Sent you a PM Carl. Quote
680HPStroker Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Dominator carb with Victor Jr, or 454R and stock hood go by by. Trust me on this. I measured it and then tried it with my stock hood way back when and it wasn't even close. With a 4" cowl hood I had room for a 2" HVH carb spacer, 3" tall 16" air cleaner assembly with room to spare. Now I want a cruiser motor with a hydraulic roller cam, 850 carb, Eddy air-gap intake, heat, and air conditioning. Go figure. I must be getting old. Quote
Sam (Bones) Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 you too Greg I'm having a lot more fun with my "little" 454 i have now...go figure Quote
Rooster Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 I will be looking for a good fiberglass 4" cowl hood. I don't know if I should go with the "stock" type rear end set up or coil overs, but thats down the road. Guess I need to get the engine together first... Man, I got a lot of things to do. Quote
680HPStroker Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Glasstek will be your best bet for your cowl hood. I don't know them personally, but folks here swear by them. I have a 4" VFN bolt on hood. I wouldn't send my worst enemy to those folks for a bolt on hood. Maybe a pin on is different as a lot of racers use them. VFN wouldn't even work with me when my hood came out of the crate warped. Live and learn. Quote
Rooster Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 Thank you, that is something I want to know. I don't want to buy something that is no good. I will not be calling VFN! Quote
Sam (Bones) Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 I have nothing good to say about my US Body fiberglass hood either Quote
Rooster Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Does anybody have a brand of fiber glass hood they would recommend? Quote
Rooster Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Will the bolt on hood give any clearance for carb and air cleaner? Looks good! Quote
Rooster Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 Not sure how to feel, The good: Race season has started and we won our class Pro Mod. The Bad: No time or extra money for my project Monte. Life is a fickel beast.... Quote
Chevyss Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I would never recommend VFN. They put out some lozzy work. I know from experience Quote
Rooster Posted April 21, 2013 Author Posted April 21, 2013 Well got out this weekend to work on the car, decided that I'm NOT a body guy so I'm going to have to farm out some (maybe all) of the body work. That stinks but it will save me money, frustration, and time in the long run and I will end up with better results... Quote
Rooster Posted June 17, 2013 Author Posted June 17, 2013 Well, the wheels (in my head) are spinning again. I'm thinking about selling the ZL1 block and going with something bigger, maybe a 4.5 bore and a little more stroke. I'm not really looking to make more H.P. so much as bringing the peak H.P. down in the RPM range and picking up more Tq. I think this would give me more longevity and wouldn't have to work the motor as hard. The only bad thing is that ZL1 has kind of a "cool" factor to it, at least for me, and I would go to a iron block because of the $$$ factor. (I shouldn't have went to the track last night) Quote
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