Dave-I have to admit when you said your going to mod the openings,I thought you where going to destroy the look of a classic 57.But what you did looks really good. Nice job,Dave.
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Dave-I have to admit when you said your going to mod the openings,I thought you where going to destroy the look of a classic 57.But what you did looks really good. Nice job,Dave.
Whenever I make a change in the configuration of something (radius wheelwells, chop, section, french taillights, etc.) I usually shoot a picture and photoshop the changes on the computer. Have you done that, Dave? I'm anxious to see how this will look...:confused:
Nope, wouldn't even know how to began..... I just look at it, decide what I want, and go to work!!!! I use posterboard and make a lot of templates, tape them on the car, stare at them for awhile, then decide if I like it or not!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Robinson
Falcon, thanks, having fun with this build, for sure!!!!! Probably going to leave a lot of people scratching their heads, got me scratching my head to figure out how I want to do things!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
and...sometimes I just listen carefully and let the car tell me what it wants!!!!!!
"Put the FORD in, put the FORD in................ I can hear it whisperin now!" :)
You got it...:LOL::LOL: A nice little 427 Windsor on steroids..and dont lift the hood to show anyone..hehe..:eek::whacked::whacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
Or better yet, run it without a hood so Everyone can see!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by lamin8r
Yeah,good idea..Upset them all at once..:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Well, that would certainly take care of the last two chebbie guys around here that still speak to me!~!!!!!!!!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
Ford 427 engine.:HMMM: Well if you cut the fins off it that would save how many pounds??.:rolleyes::LOL::LOL:
Cut the fins off a Windsor 427:confused::confused: silly me, I didn't know a Windsor engine had fins!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by 1gary
Yeah.I wasn't very clear on what I meant,was I??.:whacked::LOL::LOL:
Well, one fender roughed in, then I shot some primer on it to get a better look..... I'll leave the final body work till the mock up part of the build is complete, then put the front end on the stand and finish up the body work on it!
LOL..:LOL: X2, if the budget could support it, anything by Jon Kaase would be my vote! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by stovens
If I could just somehow figure out how to fit one of John's 815 inch Ford Hemi's into the budget, life would be great, wouldn't it!!!!!!!????????:LOL::LOL::LOL:
Great minds think alike! :D:LOL::D:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
I guess we'll keep dreaming of someday! :)
Let's see now, if I gave up paying taxes, paying insurance premiums, and eating for a year, maybe I could at least come up with a down payment???????
Well, if I gave up the doctors and medications in addition to all your choices... yeah, we might be able to get the first payment! LOL..
I was watching Gears on the Speed channel night before last in my hotel room and they were doing a Cougar, with a Kaase stroked Boss 9 with his 8 stack injection he developed with FAST FI.. what a sight! I think they said it's stroked to 527 cid and made over 800 hp!
I wonder if he takes Visa or Mastercard? :rolleyes::D:eek::LOL:
Yup, caught that one too!!! Think my next Ford engine is going to be one of the new Coyote's though, got a shop here locally that's been messing with the mod engines since they came out and I've seen what those little engines put out with the Kenne-Bell Supercharger. About a month ago I was up there when he made one pull with one on the chassis dyno, truly amazing!!!!! Better then 600 at the wheels!!!!!!!! and, they still get respectable fuel mileage on a steady cruise!!!!
I was reading today on Engine Builder how the aftermarket is building blocks and heads for the small c.i. engines. Right down to the Ford 4 cylinder.
Spent a bit of time on the '57 working on the right fender trying to make it look like the left fender!!!! Got the pieces cut and tacked in place. Present "concern" is how to perhaps make the front a bit more aero friendly, these things were like trying to fly a barn door down the road!!!!!
you're making me nervous, Dave, :LOL: the nose of the Tri-7 is the original "out of the box" look:cool: for the Chevy so don't change it too much, OK???:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
One side like the other??? No one can see both side at same time.:eek::LOL::LOL::LOL:
It won't be any major changes, just trying to smooth things out a bit...
:LOL:Yeah, Dave, don't "smooth" any more than..... ,maybe like this approach? :eek::eek::eek::eek: Don't want to upset any of the "purist's", right??:pQuote:
Originally Posted by MelloYello
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Just don't tell the purists where I live, ok??????:LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
no problem, Dave, just deposit the money in "our" Swiss bank accounts and then "mums the word"
Geee, how much does it cost to avoid being lynched??????:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by MelloYello
Not too much these days! :)
I've been doing some homework on the LS engines, trying to decide on what might be best! Tentatively, I've decided on the GM aluminum LS-7 Block, part #19213580, with Lunati crank and rods, Wiseco pistons--comes as a special order package from Lunati. Haven't got all the information I need yet, so nothing definite on the stroke, but it will be a 4.125" bore....
As for cylinder heads, from the techs I've spoken with, nothing seems to be better then the GM ls-7 heads! They come stock with CNC'd ports and chambers, titanium intake valves and sodium filled exhaust valves..... Cam will be from Comp Cams. Holley and Edelbrock both offer a high rise looking affair for an intake, and will accept either a 90 or 102 throttle body. Mark at Street Performance in Mena, Arkansas will be doing the engine harness and computer---they also work very closely with the techs at Comp to get the cam and the brain to work together!!!
None of this is final, and yeah, it's all expensive but I do want some really first rate performance (500+ hp and torque)!!!! The car itself will be right at 2500 lbs. when done, transmission will be the T-56 Magnum for cruizin' then if I decide to go play at the track I'll put in my old trusty Doug Nash 5 speed with a McCleod Soft Lok clutch. Rear will be a 9" (of course), gear ratio not decided for sure yet, probably in the 3.50-3.73 range for the street.....
Wondering what you guys might have for input on the selections I've made so far???
Thanks for the help!!!!!!
Dave,
That T56 tranny comes with either a 0.64 or 0.50 final OD ratio. If you get the 0.50 and run some fairly tall tires then you can run some pretty low gears and still cruise just fine. You need to decide on your wheels and tires, and especially your tire OD before you finalize your rear gear selection. I think that you can run at least 4.11's and cruise at around 2000rpm on the interstate.
rear tires for the street are 27.5"... With all the drag that big old car produces, the .64 od is about all I'd want to pull....
That's what my TKO600 runs, so with that tire you're at 2250rpm, 70mph running 4.11's which will give you some massive acceleration through the first four, with two OD gears on top.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Well, we all do like acceleration!!!!!!! The spread on shifts is also very nice on the 6 speed with the.64!!!!!
Wow took a bit to catch up on the 57 Dave . I like the front fender mod and almost any vision you have .
Thanks Bobby, wish I had that much confidence in my visions!!!!! Some of them are downright scary!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
Those might be called 'Flashbacks' as opposed to 'visions', Dave:LOL::LOL::LOL:;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
I know, I just figured "visions" would be more correct on a family forum!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Well, after talking with some of my old racin' buds, seems there might be a trip to Bonneville for the '57!!!! Bonneville has definitely been on my bucket list for awhile, then Uncle Bob and some of his pals made the trip and came back with lots of good reports so for now I guess it will be a 'definite maybe' on the list of things to do!!!! Roger has been doing some of the math and calculations, sounds like the LS-7 will have plenty of power to make some respectable runs with the right gearing so we're considering some options there, too!!!! Aerodynamics would seem to be the biggest consideration, how to get a '57 Chevy with aerodynamics about the same as a barn door, to go fast while still retaining some semblance of a stock look on the body!!!! Oh well, if it was easy, everybody would be doing it!!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
I'll volunteer to be crew "supervisor".................I does dat goooood.
Look out Bob, I could hold you to that!!!! ----- and you haven't met my crew!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
I think Mr. Clayton is going to try to make it next year, too!!!! Could be a whole lot of supervision required!!!!!!!
