My Daytona clone project...

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[KurtfromLaQuinta]

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Initially we were concerned about the passenger side header clearance. Well, it slipped right in!
The drivers side is an issue somewhat.
The steering shaft is in the way. Eric said it is an easy fix. He says that about everything.
Just have to move a few of the tubes... that's all.
I also am going to run a mini starter over to him to make sure that fits before any more modification.

A few shots of those mods...







And some views from above...









Eric said maybe I should get a "clocking" starter. I mentioned this is a Mopar and the starter mounts very close to the block. looking at it further he concluded that the mini starter I brought him this morning should clear fine. 

[panhead]

Good day Kurt 

 I see that great strides are being made. I bet your starting to get excited as things come together.

 Curt

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Good day Kurt 

 I see that great strides are being made. I bet your starting to get excited as things come together.

 Curt

Indeed!
My friend Eric is cranking on my car. I love his ideas and his work.
He has about 7 cars in his shop... each one at different stages.
Yesterday he pointed at each one of those cars and said "See these cars? All I want to do is work on your car because it's the coolest one in here!" He said once we get this stuff mocked up to make sure it fits... things will go fast.
I'll get the engine out to my builder to get the long block assembled. Hopefully he won't take many months to get that done.
The biggest hold up was waiting for those big ticket parts that are all here now... except for my intake.
I called Hogan's Intakes a week ago. Tim told me one more week. Come on Tim!
He called my intake "The Intense Intake!" 

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

A new revamped fuel cell that fits way better than the first.




Eric figured the first one could work, but it wasn't the right deal.
He drew up a design on a piece of paper and I sent it to Pyrotect Fuel Cells. The guys at Pyrotect said his drawing with dimensions would have been 65 gallons!
So it was shortened up a a bit. The final figure now is 34.5 gallons.

He mocked it up the other day so the exhaust can be sorted out...

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Well, Hogan's finally got it finished...

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Here's the set up mocked up...









A bit taller than I was hoping for, but Eric already has a plan.

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 awesome stuff         

[hemi-hampton]

wow, that's wild crazy looking.

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

wow, that's wild crazy looking.

I really wanted it all to fit under the hood.
But nobody makes a kit for a 2nd generation Hemi.
Hence the "universal" Whipple.
It'll still be under the hood, but more like Lee Sicilio's hood... https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/bonneville-berserker/

 

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

The first cut...


The filter I found for the butterfly side of the blower.



There still needs to be more cutting for the front drive extension for the blower.
I just got that piece from Whipple and need to run it over to Eric's shop so the front of the engine can get figured out. Finally getting close to having everything mocked up.
Eric has the 3.5 exhaust tubing and mandrel bends ordered. Need to get the whole exhaust mocked up soon too.