firewall?

what do you guys want to do about the placement of the engine? I think the begining of the trans tunnel is going to have to be cut for the bellhousing to fit. if we have to cut it I thought about sitting the engine back in the firewall to move some of the weight to the rear. any weight we push to the rear of the car will help it out in a lot of way. just a few inches makes a big difference. it is more work so what do you guys think? is it worth sitting the firewall back to move our weight to the rear a bit?

JRiggs wrote:more weight in the rear mean more wheels in the air??????

the further back the engine goes the harder the front end will travel up. the further the front end travels the harder the rear tires are going to hook and a little weight towards the rear will help aid in traction also, so yeah if it is a wheelie machine it would help lift the front end more. we would need a good engine to start seeing light under the wheels though. sitting the engine back will also help make the car more stable. if it gets crazy in the rear you may be able to pull it out of a slide a little better

makes no difference to me... I ready to start welding and fabbing up the front spring hangers... anybody have an old set we can use????/ Give me a date and I'll be ready.....I really wanna get this thing rolling. If I move my car and get my welder back down here I will be happier than a pig in shit.....Ryan I find out today if my car is going to my parents....

LRS30 wrote:makes no difference to me... I ready to start welding and fabbing up the front spring hangers... anybody have an old set we can use????/ Give me a date and I'll be ready.....I really wanna get this thing rolling. If I move my car and get my welder back down here I will be happier than a pig in shit.....Ryan I find out today if my car is going to my parents....

can we get the welder in there with your car's there? if so I'm free Wensday, all day. I may be able to stop at the local auto parts store and pick up some shackles. not sure if they still carry them but they use to. I'll look

Oh yhea I'll just back my car out we will have all day Wednesday I have no plans for Wednesday myself you name a time and we will make sparks....Ryan

I should be able to make it down wednesday.

6-71Kid wrote:I should be able to make it down wednesday.

let me know Cole and you can meet me here and we can drive out together