I'm using a late model motor (2001) but I still want it to look like a hot rod. I just know there is a tunnel ram hiding in that plastic truck intake.

....kinda funky cutting/welding on plastic

Before
IMG_7119 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr

first round of cuts. Getting rid of the guides for the wiring harness and the mounting bosses for the engine cover cleans things up a bunch
IMG_7122 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr

No turning back now....

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I'm leaving the functional stuff where it is....I thought about shaving everything, but I still plan on running the stock ugly fuel rails (I don't want the rails to stand out any more than they do now). I'm shooting for something that looks like it could be OEM...just prettier.
IMG_7125 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr