EASYGEAR
01-17-2012, 08:18 PM
Hey everyone * i am new at this place and still want to dig through everything, just thought i introduce my project first. Also i am in desperate need for a solution to give the EFI the most possible vintage look.
I am starting off with a 1982 Corvette frame. The frame gets some boxing and a full welding instead of the stitch welds. Reason is the engine that is going to get in there already bended another C3 frame. Then there are coil overs at all corners, light weight control arms, stronger trailing arms, axles and a 4.11 iron rear end. Brakes are Wilwoods with a hydroboost. Steering not sure yet, i maybe go with the new Flaming River center steer rack.
The body retains the pop-up rear glass from the 82`s Collector Edition, but anything else is handmade custom-fit as it got Chrome bumpers front and rear along with nicely flared side panels to get the 335`s in there.
The motor is a forged 416 LS 3, gears are T-56 . Intake manifold is a FAST LSx 102.
Well, way overboard if one thinks i originally only wanted another motor.
Now i need to hide that modern looking EFI as much as possible. I never intended to do so, but regulations in my country don`t actually allow the modern engine to achive historic car plates for my 82, that is something similar to the antique plates in the US.
I don`t want to go carb again, as gas prices in Germany are killing and for other reasons as well. Also i already got the programming for this setup and i love the modern system in vintage cars.
A few weeks ago i have seen a kit with an old school air cleaner on top of the EFI, the front mouth opening of the LS manifold was rerouted to the bottom of the overtop air-cleaner. At that time i wasn`t interested in that conversion so i didn`t notice who was the seller. I think it has been some new product introduction at the SEMA.
It wasn`t as huge as the SEMA news overtop aircleaner prototype from Spectre which is way to high for the low hood appearance i want.
For what i want the best solution would be some long oval air cleaner that covers as much as possible from the entire intake, with a bottom base hugging the shape of the intake, maybe even hides the fuel rails and having the intakes front mouth routed up directly.
Sounds like i need something custom fabricated if it can be done at all.
But maybe anyone has seen the similar kit i mentioned above or knows something else ?
I am starting off with a 1982 Corvette frame. The frame gets some boxing and a full welding instead of the stitch welds. Reason is the engine that is going to get in there already bended another C3 frame. Then there are coil overs at all corners, light weight control arms, stronger trailing arms, axles and a 4.11 iron rear end. Brakes are Wilwoods with a hydroboost. Steering not sure yet, i maybe go with the new Flaming River center steer rack.
The body retains the pop-up rear glass from the 82`s Collector Edition, but anything else is handmade custom-fit as it got Chrome bumpers front and rear along with nicely flared side panels to get the 335`s in there.
The motor is a forged 416 LS 3, gears are T-56 . Intake manifold is a FAST LSx 102.
Well, way overboard if one thinks i originally only wanted another motor.
Now i need to hide that modern looking EFI as much as possible. I never intended to do so, but regulations in my country don`t actually allow the modern engine to achive historic car plates for my 82, that is something similar to the antique plates in the US.
I don`t want to go carb again, as gas prices in Germany are killing and for other reasons as well. Also i already got the programming for this setup and i love the modern system in vintage cars.
A few weeks ago i have seen a kit with an old school air cleaner on top of the EFI, the front mouth opening of the LS manifold was rerouted to the bottom of the overtop air-cleaner. At that time i wasn`t interested in that conversion so i didn`t notice who was the seller. I think it has been some new product introduction at the SEMA.
It wasn`t as huge as the SEMA news overtop aircleaner prototype from Spectre which is way to high for the low hood appearance i want.
For what i want the best solution would be some long oval air cleaner that covers as much as possible from the entire intake, with a bottom base hugging the shape of the intake, maybe even hides the fuel rails and having the intakes front mouth routed up directly.
Sounds like i need something custom fabricated if it can be done at all.
But maybe anyone has seen the similar kit i mentioned above or knows something else ?