Recent content by fuzzyGN

I had thought of a similar possibility but wasn't sure if the head bolts should be used to hold up the engine. This is basically what the effect would be if the front of the head was used to support the engine. The rest of the engine would be hanging. Maybe the mid plate would be carrying...

Production 4.1L block. Everything else is upgraded (steel crank, Oliver rods, aluminum heads, Ti valves, solid roller, ...) but for this discussion it is the block which matters. Stock engine mounts for this application are not an option. Would a front plate alone to mount the engine be...

The motor plate is more for mounting simplicity than the need for strength. The car is tiny and space is really limited. Conventional mounts are not even close to being an option. I will have to fab something regardless and will have to start from scratch. The more room I take up for a mount...

I am (very slowly) building the Vega with a pretty radical N/A engine and have run across a problem. Well, really the problem of the day. I have the engine set-back and also installed a rack and pinion steering system which leaves very little room for a driver's side engine mount. The rack is...

This too will be for sale for quite some time. I talked to the wife who told me "someone said it should be worth about 25 to 30,000 bucks." I am not sure a GNX of similar wear would be worth the same sum. Maybe she was off by a zero? Anyway, looks complete. I like the "excellent" dent...

The stuff works well. I had a SBC which would run through a quart of oil about every 200 miles. After adding the V8 formula (just a bigger can) it dropped the oil consumption by at least half. I was able to get closer to 450 miles. Obviously an extremely worn engine but it still ran :)

Well, since AJ brought it up, my combo is almost 100% custom. I have a stock block but it is partially filled, Oliver 6" rods, full custom 13:1 pistons, a solid roller cam which is 260 @ .050 and about 630 lift with 1.6 roller rockers, aluminum heads, TH-350 trans with a 5200 stall (yes, for...

Oh yea, gear the wee out of the car. I have 4.30 gears, 26" tall tire and about 2500 pound car. It was quick-ish with a fairly stock build but certainly nothing to get really excited about.

I've got a 4.1L build which is almost done but a bit more than you are looking for. I will talk in generalities of things I know or have learned. Bore the block to .035 over and you have a 4" bore. This will allow a huge selection of piston ring packages. The pistons will almost for sure...

Biggest downside for antifreeze is if it gets to the engine bearings due to a blown headgasket the bearings are usually toast. The water and RMI-25 is not usually an issue. I don't run antifreeze in the GN or the racecar because a headgasket is easy to fix. Rebuilding the engine isn't quite...

Check the rear in the car. Some where already equipped with the 7.5 instead of the 6.5 even in non-GT form. Also, if I am not mistaken the 74 still had the 4 link style rear suspension instead of the torque arm. I suppose you could figure out how to mount the panhard bar even if it is a 4...

Payment method preferred? PP, check, trade? Can do any of the above. LMK, thanks

What are you wanting to do? So if I read correctly you bought the 300 and plan to use it. Does this engine have the 11:1 CR? Are you going to rebuild the 300 with TRW pistons at 9.5CR? A little confused. The V6 will be a direct bolt in to the Vega using factory parts. Even a medium built...

Is this the correct color for the intercooled GN? Looks a little dark. Interested if it is correct.

Is the choke sticking? I had a car once which did the same thing and it ended up being an intermitent choke issue. Maybe defeat the choke and rig it so it stays open and try it out.