A.G.A.R. This just in....THE END !

[ledphoot]

Thanks Alan, much appreciated. Those wheels look sharp.

[Swamp Donkey]

What's in those rockauto boxes?  More voodoo magic like when you had the car standing on its side with no traces of support?


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[ebodyproducts]

Great job Alan. Keep up the good work.


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[ebodyproducts]

If you lived close to KY I could send you some work.

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[anlauto]

What's in those rockauto boxes?  More voodoo magic like when you had the car standing on its side with no traces of support?


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Just a empty box...

[anlauto]

Great job Alan. Keep up the good work.


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The body and paint work is being done by Saunders Customs, I can't take the credit....

I totally envy all the guys on here that do their own body work, even painting their cars in the driveway and they turn out great....that's some real talent there

[anlauto]

Body work is moving right along....
Still looking for tail panel reflectors and a wide seam vinyl top 

[Swamp Donkey]

On the last picture, is all the bare metal just to the left of the shock tower because you had to do some notching of the frame for an oil filter, alternator or ac compressor?  Or is it just bare for the fun of it all?

[anlauto]

On the last picture, is all the bare metal just to the left of the shock tower because you had to do some notching of the frame for an oil filter, alternator or ac compressor?  Or is it just bare for the fun of it all?

It's not bare metal, likely just filler or primer ....but YES, as per @303 Mopar's build thread I trimmed back the frame rail there for added alternator clearance. It was nice to use his thread to do little details like this long before dropping the motor in for the first time.

[anlauto]

Picked this up from the powder coaters today, turned out nice....Now I've got something to assemble while waiting on the body shop

[anlauto]

@Blake@diyhemi.com  you should scroll through this thread and let me know what you think about my first attempt at installing a crate 392 into an E Body...Challenges with installing PCM and fuse box inside the car instead of in the engine compartment....figuring out the AC system and how to mount the 70-71 Shaker, etc... etc...
I would love any feedback or opinions on how to do things better, easier, more efficient ..... I get the feeling this won't be my last

[Blake@diyhemi.com]

@Blake@diyhemi.com  you should scroll through this thread and let me know what you think about my first attempt at installing a crate 392 into an E Body...Challenges with installing PCM and fuse box inside the car instead of in the engine compartment....figuring out the AC system and how to mount the 70-71 Shaker, etc... etc...
I would love any feedback or opinions on how to do things better, easier, more efficient ..... I get the feeling this won't be my last

Looking good! I see you employ many of the trucks I use in our builds, so I can definitely see you have been really doing your homework. Thumbs up sir!

Two pieces of advice that may help you out in the future.

1. The tanks in tanks are beautiful, but the fuel pump noise is loud. I recommend getting just the foam insert from an aeromotive phantom efi fuel kit and insulating the pump sending unit before going in. It greatly reduces fuel pump noise and gives added protection from fuel pump starvation. When I Autocrossed my car last with the standard tanks in setup like that, the fuel slosh starved the pump on 2 of my runs, killing my time on those passes.

2. Instead of doing the notch for alternator clearance,  buy the alternator for a 2006-2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 5.7 or 6.1. It mounts in the same location, but different bolting flange. It gives additional clearances needed, without notching. Also it doesn't take a special accessory belt, same belt as the car setup because pulley center lines are the same.

Keep up the great work, I will be following!

We have a YouTube video on the alternator swap https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ2_q_8q0R_r9P2BchvK6mvboE3jHoy6x

[BFM_Cuda]

2. Instead of doing the notch for alternator clearance,  buy the alternator for a 2006-2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 5.7 or 6.1. It mounts in the same location, but different bolting flange. It gives additional clearances needed, without notching. Also it doesn't take a special accessory belt, same belt as the car setup because pulley center lines are the same.

Keep up the great work, I will be following!

We have a YouTube video on the alternator swap https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ2_q_8q0R_r9P2BchvK6mvboE3jHoy6x

Great tip, thanks Blake! Glad I didn't notch the rail yet....   

[SRT392]

thanks Blake     

[Swamp Donkey]

Interesting info on the alternator. 


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