70 Formula 535

[Alponcho]

Just finishing up my son's '79 Trans Am Y84. The build was a little different than my '70--LS (stroked LQ4), TKX, ridetech, Wilwood--but it turned out great. After the engine bay photo was taken, we replaced the long tubes from Hooker with a set from Ultimate Headers and gained about .75" of ground clearance. Only things left are polish and buff, install SE decals, & another remote tuning session with Andrew.

So now that I have more time, I'll be making a couple changes on the Formula. First, I need more ground clearance...especially on the driver's side where the V band is ground down quite a bit. I'm having local guy a build some mid-length Tri-Y headers that will follow closer to the floor and not extend much below the subframe. We'll be redoing the exhaust to get it up higher as well. Second, I'll be replacing the center section with a FN988 from DSE (8.8" gears in a 9" case). The 9" in the car now howls some at highway speed which I find fatiguing on long drives. My son's 9" is a lot quieter, but not as quiet as I heard these DSE deals are. I may go with 3.73 this time.