Fat Hack
02-03-2004, 11:50 AM
Hmmmm...four months till Michigan Billetproof, and so far the STEERING system is the only "go for launch" aspect of the Punch Drunk 49 Chevy that's semi-functional!
(So what's a LITTLE slop, eh?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)
Wiring is no big deal, I can do that easily enough in a few days time...already bought the goods, just need everything to be where everything will be to start connecting wire ends to shit on the car!
Brakes remain to be seen...my original plan called for discs, but if the front drums can be made functional, they'll do for now.
(Like, how FAST is this thing REALLY gonna BE?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)
The motor will be a 2.8 GM V6, much to the dismay of many Stovebolt fanatics! (Hey, y'all should be GLAD...it means I got 216 junk up for grabs that I'M not gonna be using...although RocketJ2 gets the long block back for whatever twisted, maniacal goins-on he has planned for it!).
Now, to go hand-in-hand with the car's name...I've been plotting the possible use of the old three speed tranny behind the tiny little 60 degree V6. (Tiny motor...tiny tranny...they should get along famously!).
Nobody has had the sense to offer a 2.8 V6 to old junk three speed adapter kit for whatever reason, so I've thought up a couple of schemes that are totally whacked, but consistent with my other ideas, at least!
First...uh, no...wait a minute...I think I'd need fluid pressure to make THAT work...
Ummm...moving right along...can a trans adapter be made out of say, 1/4" thick steel 'sheet'? Oughtta be strong enough for THIS combo, and then some...right? Whaddaya DO? Just trace the old bellhousing on one side, and the engine pattern on the other and start drilling holes? Use a 216 clutch bolted to a 2.8 flywheel and PRESTO???
The reason for this madness, is to try and make the swap as easy (and QUICK!) as possible, involving the LEAST amount of parts swapping just to get the beast on the road. I just thought whipping up a trans adapter and retaining the stock tranny, torque tube, rear axle, rear suspension and rear brakes would be the most economical way to have at it???
(Saving the rear axle swap (and subsequent other mods) for a later point in time eliminates one whole aspect of the short-term goals for this project...am I on crack, or is it really a do-able possibility???)
(So what's a LITTLE slop, eh?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)
Wiring is no big deal, I can do that easily enough in a few days time...already bought the goods, just need everything to be where everything will be to start connecting wire ends to shit on the car!
Brakes remain to be seen...my original plan called for discs, but if the front drums can be made functional, they'll do for now.
(Like, how FAST is this thing REALLY gonna BE?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)
The motor will be a 2.8 GM V6, much to the dismay of many Stovebolt fanatics! (Hey, y'all should be GLAD...it means I got 216 junk up for grabs that I'M not gonna be using...although RocketJ2 gets the long block back for whatever twisted, maniacal goins-on he has planned for it!).
Now, to go hand-in-hand with the car's name...I've been plotting the possible use of the old three speed tranny behind the tiny little 60 degree V6. (Tiny motor...tiny tranny...they should get along famously!).
Nobody has had the sense to offer a 2.8 V6 to old junk three speed adapter kit for whatever reason, so I've thought up a couple of schemes that are totally whacked, but consistent with my other ideas, at least!
First...uh, no...wait a minute...I think I'd need fluid pressure to make THAT work...
Ummm...moving right along...can a trans adapter be made out of say, 1/4" thick steel 'sheet'? Oughtta be strong enough for THIS combo, and then some...right? Whaddaya DO? Just trace the old bellhousing on one side, and the engine pattern on the other and start drilling holes? Use a 216 clutch bolted to a 2.8 flywheel and PRESTO???
The reason for this madness, is to try and make the swap as easy (and QUICK!) as possible, involving the LEAST amount of parts swapping just to get the beast on the road. I just thought whipping up a trans adapter and retaining the stock tranny, torque tube, rear axle, rear suspension and rear brakes would be the most economical way to have at it???
(Saving the rear axle swap (and subsequent other mods) for a later point in time eliminates one whole aspect of the short-term goals for this project...am I on crack, or is it really a do-able possibility???)