Should be fun...

It should look nearly identical other than the machine work.
It's cast at the same foundry (Dalton) and from the $ame Chry$ler tooling as in 2008.

Congrats on the block Randy.
I remember talking about it back when they first came out through MP/World.

If you sonic it, I'd love to see the numbers posted, and it might help a few folks decide they want one.

The two I checked were super thick esp considering they were both 4.500 and up, but I never
said anything about that activity, as some people here can be ridiculous.

Its a really clean looking casting. They definitely used some nice tooling when they cast it. The decks look like nearly an inch thick. Machining looks good too, but we have not checked any of it yet. If the money allows, this will become a 528 blown Hemi with an 8-71 on it. I wanted one before they disappear again or the price goes up again.....I would love a wedge version as well, but I have to save what I have for the chassis updates. The guy who welded the cage, is not a chassis guy and it all got cut out. Putting a Moly 8.50 certed cage in it right now.

IMHO you are really going in the right direction, both body and motor👍👍 Trend makes DLC coated . 990 x . 205 wall piston pins, which I would think might be enough? $ 600 for them though. Any clue what this will weigh? Could it run fast brackets , Quick Sixteen?

Well, its funny you ask, because I actually know what it weighs as a roller, and I was shocked....Its already 2000lbs with no drive train! I had it scaled the week I got it. I noticed, after the fact, the rear frame was mandrel bent 2x4 steel instead of the usual 2x3! The damn thing has a Truck sized frame under it!

So my plan is to run this beast on Meth with an 8-71 and make around 1200hp at 12psi or so....So the only things not decided are 528 or 540, and what rotating assembly? Blower will be TBS, and injection will either be Killer Rons or Alky Digger.....With EFI added later.

I just ditched the stock dash and put in a glass one, plus a moly cage....Gonna watch weight where ever I can.

So the new cage is in. Along with the new fiber glass dash. Looks nice. The old one had to be cut out. It was really bad.

Next problem was seated position and leg room....There just isn't any leg room with the fire wall so far back. I made the decision today to just cut all of it out. The fire wall, the trans tunnel, the floors, everything.

We will then set the engine and trans in it and then the seat and determine where the engine has to be and the new fire wall...What a mess.

Can't live with it the way it is. Trans tunnel is way too big and cramps my foot area bad.

There are so many awesome builds out there, this is where you have to get it right, or you end up selling the car because you hate it. And right now I hate the lack of leg room and how tight everything is. This is especially true for street strip car.

Being comfortable in a car is a BIG deal to me. It was the mainreason I sold the Stratus. The new truck most folks cant reach the pedals y Valiant was the same way

Sooooo..No pictures is a bummer....I blame my GF for last week having no pictures as the camera was DOA.....This week, I have picturres, and honestly, there was more car last week, than this week....But I could not live with the interior the way it was, and the cage was a disaster...But we are finally making progress...even though it doesn't look like it.

Few more..

Maybe one or two more...

Cool project. Should run strong

Its a long way from running...

That is gonna be a neat little Hot Rod!

I can imagine the tall injection stacks sticking up through that hood
Are you going to use EFI with the tube type injection?
I would. up:

Randy
That will be a head turner for sure! I know your in the middle of "fixing" it but I notice it doesn't have any horizontal triangulation, do you plan on putting any in?

The bones look pretty good now. Gonna be awesome.

Being the looney I am, I'd be in a real fight over painting the body or just clearing it as-is.

me thinks you may have had something other than taking pictures on your mind with your GF, then just blamed her for no pictures !
JUST KIDDING !

a question if i may, how close to the rear end is the rear driveshaft loop ? TIA !
and i really LIKE that car !

Few more pics....from today.

Sorry, its not much. I think I need a sponsor.....or at least a winning lottery ticket this hobby eats money.

Comes home this week, and becomes a lawn ornament for a while. Might see if I can get the drive train mounted and then headers built next.