Who's working on their projects?

[filospinato]

I hope to get the C axle and C exhaust under my car this year and redrill the leaf spring mounts at the same time, both front and rear.  Also want to get the CB crossmember installed.  Easy to say, hard to find the time and motivation to do it, even harder to get them synchronized.

[Doc Hopalongfoot]

Hi All,
My project is going slowly, and its kind of OK.  I'm not the wrench turner on it, no skill.  Its being done at a shop in Windsor, Ont. by a guy that has one LBC conversion previously done.  I want to thank Kelly, Joe, and Graham for the help and guidence they gave me at the 2007 meeting in Ohio, and in Michigan.  We are at the second engine fit stage and getting to the building of the headers point in the project.  There's a lot of thinking, and not much doing at this time but that may save money and time in the long run.  We will be doing a front shock conversion, I got a kit with a pair of Spax shocks and it looks neat.  We will also be trying a Strange front steering rack(borrowing one to try out before we buy).  The rear will be a 8.8 from a Lincoln with disc brakes and posi, probably 3.55 or 3.43.  The engine is a stock 302 from an 88 Cougar, a tremec 5 speed is already attached.  The plan includes keeping the rad, front brakes, and heater, and putting through the inner fender headers on with a fuel cell type gas tank that will create a new trunk floor(old one has the only rust on the car).  I'm planning to keep the fenders un-welled, but I'm not married to having a stock only look.  The front hood will close with no holes in it.  One of the questions I have is what type and size wheel should I look for?  I'd like to go with a 16in 215 or 225 but I don't know if it will fit.  My budget for this project is limited and I'm trying to save where I can and not where I shouldn't.  I just got a 70 BGT that is crying for a V6, but I can only handle one at a time unless something hits me between the eyes and I have to go for it.  I'll try to attach some photos but I haven't been too successful at that.  I'd appreciate any suggestions anyone has about any of our decisions.
Thanks,
Marc

[Moderator]

Welcome to the forum Marc!

I see that your problems validating your new UserID are all settled. I've sent you a "personal message" so you can see how that works too... and in it I've included instructions for posting images. Just look in the upper righthand corner of the screen and where it says in RED "You've got a new personal message" (or something like that)... well... just click on that. (If your e-mail program is accepting our system's automatic e-mails, you should also get a personal message notification by e-mail.)  There are some tips about using the message board in the "test messages" forum. When in doubt, just "click" on stuff!

Sounds like your car is off to a great start!  I'll shut up now, and hopefully someone else will chime in.

[Bill Young]

Marc, I can't help but think of a fellow Canadian with a 302 powered B that has some wheels and tires that are probably about what you had in mind. Check out Dennis McIntyre's car. http://www.britishv8.org/MG/DennisMcIntyre.htm  He's running some 205 17s that look pretty good and fill the wheel wells nicely.  As Curtis said, welcome to the Forum.

[Doc Hopalongfoot]

Thanks for the suggestion, the wheels don't look too big to me.  I will have to make a decision soon on a bolt pattern, because the Lincoln is a 5 bolt.  I will probably change the fronts to 5 bolt, but I need to be sure because the wheels and tires will be the second biggest outlay of cash, for parts, after the motor and trans.  The other project I'd like some info on is my 70 BGT, that I would like to put a V6 into.  Has anyone used a Buick regal 3.8 supercharged(FWD) motor for a swap?  Is the 4.3 vortec a viable candidate?  The little GT would go great with some more torque and HP.  My pics are too big to get on the site.  I have to find a way to make them smaller.
Marc

[Doc Hopalongfoot]

I hope these pics come out.
Marc