69 GTO Build

[Fastmonty]

Gus,

I was actually notified of your post! Ha, ha... Anyway, you're right... for a mini tub to be truly effective, you'll need to take an inch out of the frame. I'm sure Eric can verify that. That said, the inner rear corners, where the inside rear of the tire touches the body... you could notch that out, and fit 305's. An easy thing to do when your mocking up the body, etc... I thought of it, AFTER I was done painting. So, I didn't do it. Arrrggg.

Here's the latest with my motor build... New Butler ported heads are on. Measured and ordered the pushrods. So, next weekend I should have the motor ready to go to the dyno the following week. Fingers crossed...

['71cutlasluvr]

Gus,

I was actually notified of your post! Ha, ha... Anyway, you're right... for a mini tub to be truly effective, you'll need to take an inch out of the frame. I'm sure Eric can verify that. That said, the inner rear corners, where the inside rear of the tire touches the body... you could notch that out, and fit 305's. An easy thing to do when your mocking up the body, etc... I thought of it, AFTER I was done painting. So, I didn't do it. Arrrggg.

Here's the latest with my motor build... New Butler ported heads are on. Measured and ordered the pushrods. So, next weekend I should have the motor ready to go to the dyno the following week. Fingers crossed...

Hey Mike! Great to hear from you again. I actually got the email notification. Don't understand why I keep losing my subscription but maybe it will stick this time.

Thanks for the input on the mini tubs. Yeah, 305's would be perfect for my needs. I'll have to do some research about trimming the inner rear corners so I know exactly where to cut. But what a time/labor saver for me. For the most part I'll be emulating your build. Only difference really is the body, interior, wheels and of course, that motor. I will be reviewing your threads as I go but may pm you for specifics if the need arises so I don't clutter Erics thread any more than I already have.

Man your new Butler motor looks killer! I don't know the story behind the other motor yet as I haven't had a chance to go through all the old posts but looks like you did it right. A car that looks a nice as yours DESERVES a killer motor. Bet your Pysched!
in hopes that she fires up first time problem free. I would guess there will be no issues considering the build quality.

How about a viddy of the startup?? Please?? I haven't heard my big block rumble in almost two years and it's killing me!
Still living vicariously through you and Eric I guess.

Looking forward to restarting my pt project and to your advice and input Mike. Your build will be kind of a blueprint for mine since you've done all the research and legwork and ended up with a killer Goat on the stock frame.