67 Fastback - Project Dalamar

[Dalamar]

Here's the specs on the motor build:



bored .030 over, forged pistons - 10.8:1 compression
Crank and rods balanced, new bolts & bearings.

FM cam CS 173R medium overlap, good power range.

I ported the exhaust side of the heads to match the hedder ID.
had the heads rebuilt with all new parts, SS valves & a Crane roller rocker conversion.

ARP bolt kit
Edelbrock rpm manifold.


We thought about adding a small centrifigal blower and running a MDS with their boost timing retard moduel....
But, there's too many unknows so we decided not to go that rought.


Here's all the parts before assembly:

[joemac]

That timing chain didn't have any slack in it did it? You should go with a set of CHI 3v heads.

The front suspension work is really nice, really opens the engine bay up without those towers.

[Dalamar]

After assembly:






I spent way too much time polishing the intake manifold.
The hedders are Hooker long tubes. Had them and the IM Hot Jet Coated.








I wasn't liking the look of the stock cast WP, so I got the Weiland polished, high flow unit, and swapped it.
I also had to swap the oil pan to a rear sump style to fit the K on the suspension.

[joemac]

Nice, looks great.

[Dalamar]

Here we are setting the motor mounts.
Borrowed an R470 housing to help with the task.
We're going with a built R470W (4 speed)






Steering

[Dalamar]

Nice, looks great.

Thanks Joe.
-that chain was a Little slack... lol
After having built that motor, I found out about the Aussie heads.. and there are even better heads avaliable now.
Would have gone that route. But with these roller rockers and head work it should do pretty good.
We'll see how it performs.







Wicked - does this give you a better idea on the space?
The LS1 motor is probably a little wider though... not sure.

Here we are setting the motor mounts.

[Dalamar]

I like this shot.

[Dalamar]

Chassis flex is a problem on these cars. so after looking at the stock "sub frame" rails, I decided to connect them in the floor.


That's my Dad





Then I built this external subframe up to the K.

[elitecustombody]

looking good,keep up good work!

[Fast68back]

Would the motor not drop in without cutting the radiator support?

[joemac]

Nice fab work, I believe that is a 4r70w though. Just a wide ratio AODE to my knowledge. If you have not picked a converter yet check out dirtydogperformance.com

A lot of the early to mid '90s thunderbird guys use that company for their converters as they have the 4r70w.

In reference to the heads, I agree that the 2v should be better for street use as it should have better velocity during lower rpms. The ports on the 4v heads are huge.

[Dalamar]

Thanks eletecustombody

Would the motor not drop in without cutting the radiator support?

In our case, I was lifting off a beam on the celing, and with the car on the rotissary had to cut it for clearance. Simple to weld back in later.




Thank you for the suggestion on the convertor Jmac, we havn't built the trans yet. you are correct on the w - I have a built one in my 96 mustang.

[CruizinKev]

very nice work!!!

[Dalamar]

After that the car sat for a while while I did a bunch of work on my 96.


Next step was the rear suspension. I picked up an IRS from a local guy who swapped it out for a solid axle in his 03 Cobra (for drag racing)
The IRS is a nice riding piece. the stock bushings are too soft and can cause wheel hop and other issues, but that's all upgradable.








So, we picked up the MM rear grip box for this thing.
Maximum Motorsports makes a great product, and they are very through. I've used a lot of their pieces on my other car.




Bushings installed, swaybar end links and bump steer.
It's interesting having bump steer on the back of the car!

[Dalamar]

We set it in place and looked it over. It was a little high, so we started into cutting into the subframe and making the mounts.

[Dalamar]

Here's the front suspension bolted up.





Shortly after that the front brakes arrived.




These Otta work!

[csx4766]

Hey I am interested in yor brake setup? Can you give me more details on the setup like part numbers. thanks!

[TGVettes]

what is the flange to flange dimension on the Cobra IRS?

Tonny

[Dalamar]

Hey I am interested in yor brake setup? Can you give me more details on the setup like part numbers. thanks!

Sorry I don't have the part numbers on hand.
I got it from Rod and Custom:
http://www.rcmotorsports.net/31Link.html

what is the flange to flange dimension on the Cobra IRS?

Tonny

What do you mean Tonny?
the rear flang is wider than the front, side-to-side.

[Dalamar]

Got the front button'd up