Ok cool! Going to use -8AN fittings for the 3/8 npt

Factory recommends 0-40.. But I rckon thats a little thin for hot Climates.

I run 10w-40 Brad Penn...and even that seems like water compared to Cstrol 20w-50

Cage is getting there. I told my wife and oldest son that if I ever say "I think i'll build myself a rollcage..." again, hit me as hard they can in the face with a frying pan. My son said " dad there isn't any frying pans in the garage...."

Cage is all bent up. Getting the floor plates made and doing the dash bar currently which is stalled out until I get the pedal box notched out. Yes you can have a dash bar with factory wipers,column and dash cluster if your willing to do some customizing.

Chipping away....

All welded up. Still have to add the X and rocker bars. Gonna do some tunnel work and will get that done so I don't have work around them. Also going make a new plate for the brack and clutch m/c's on the firewall, then paint cage when its complete. Will get all wiring 75% done before I smooth and paint engine compartment. BTW found a cool cage paint.

what "cage paint" is it ?

Hammerite dark blue brushable. Gonna roll on first coat and see how it looks then either roll or brush on second coat.

is hammerite the brand name ? who makes/markets it ? colors available ?

Hammerite is the brand name but its made by Kilz. Rustoleum has some hammered silver's and grays that are cool but this was the only blue I could find.

Small gain today, fitting dash and getting ECU,relays,junctions etc. situated before cage and firewall get painted. Have some cool ideas, just not 100% on execution yet lol! Gotta fit dash pad so it can go to upholstery man.

Had to relieve some paranoia with 4.05 stroke vs. stock damper. Found a new blem luckily so the sting wasn't SO bad.

I tied my cage in with bailing twine before welding it ...I feel your pain!

Yes it is, 5% OD. Some guys were talking about dampers and strokers and it was the consensus that past 6500rpm and any stroke crank or any combination of the 2, they are pretty much mandatory. People have ran stock 6.1 dampers many times in those situations and the results are not good. Phantom oil leaks and valvetrain problems are the minor problems that occur. So I bit the bullet. One more tidbit before installing one of these, take a 1" flap wheel on a drill, I used a 120 grit, and lightly hone the inside of the hub to take the black oxide off and it will go on nice and smooth with no binding up. My crank has a keyway which these dampers also utilize as another bonus.

Thanks for noticing Steve, getting that done was what took the time for me. I got a lot of inspiration from Kevin's Dart Lite. The main hoop diagonal/harness bar will be removable so the kids cannot hit their face on it on the street. Looking at the car from the side you can only see the main hoop, and with the windows up it pretty much disappears, I could've lined it up perfect with the quarter window trim but it laid it back more than I wanted.

Looking good Emil! Keep up the good work.

I swear to god, I thought some of these pictures were of my car at first glance. its looking great

mine below