New Member - Waldport, OR

[speedbug78]

Just got my car going and drove it for the first time yesterday. It was given to me as a roller, with a KA24 engine and matching transmission. Not being to keen on that combo, I sold it and swapped in a 302 and T5 that was sitting around in my shop. Took me a couple of years off/on work to get it to this point. Lots more to do yet.

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There are more pictures in my album, but these are the only ones I'm able to get working in this post. Sorry

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[2mAn]

Lots more to do yet.0806182027.jpg

welcome, but the first thing you need to do is post more pics

[speedbug78]

Yea, the pics attachment didn't work out too good (couldn't determine the size of the pics) so I just created a gallery. Let's see if these work.
https://www.311s.org/Gallery/displayima ... play_media
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https://www.311s.org/Gallery/displayima ... play_media

[2mAn]

I think I see them. Red with sidepipes?!

[speedbug78]

That's the one I'll attempt some better pics soon.

[2mAn]

Looks like it will destroy the tires and burn thighs! haha

[bossbob]

When I got my car last summer, I was kinda hoping the engine was shot so I could do the exact same thing, 302 and 5 spd. You should do some kind of write up on this, I would be interested on what needed to be done to make it fit.

[speedbug78]

@ bossbob - Sure. There are lots of ways to do it, but I did mine with minimum modifications to the body/chassis. Most internet pics I've seen with this swap use custom frames and set-back firewalls. Mine has the stock firewall and frame. There are clearance modifications of course, but it all fit better than I thought it would. I will say that doing it this way sets the engine further forward than the others. This may be a drawback if you plan to race on a road course. My background is primarily drag racing and I think I can get it set up to drive quite good on the street and still run 11's.

@ 2mAn - It does both of those pretty well! It needs a lot of front suspension and brake attention too, so it's a white knuckle driver atm.

[spl310]

I'm very interested!

[speedbug78]

Took some better pictures tonight:

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Rear.jpeg

[notoptoy]

Welcome, so next, why not post some video?

[speedbug78]

It is a good idea, and I feel that I must be missing something basic here, but I am unable to find a "how to" section in this forum for posting images, video etc. Does this site host video, or will I need to host it somewhere else and link? Are there maximum image sizes (height and with as well as data size)? What formats are supported? Thanks!

[Gregs672000]

Holy smokin tires Batman!

[greydog]

Congrats on getting it running. That couldn't have been easy to stuff in there!
Dan

[Alvin]

Welcome!
Reminds me of Jon's "jhayden" LT1-powered SRL: