Updated pictures of the lightweight front end support
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St. Jude Donor '07
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torqvette - I still find it very hard to believe that all that fits just fine. I personally have not ever had a clearance problem but I didn't have the motor height you did. I wonder how SO MANY other guys ave clearance problems with a stock motor, aftermarket intake, and a stock carb. What got yours to tuck in so nicely under a stock hood?
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torqvette - I still find it very hard to believe that all that fits just fine. I personally have not ever had a clearance problem but I didn't have the motor height you did. I wonder how SO MANY other guys ave clearance problems with a stock motor, aftermarket intake, and a stock carb. What got yours to tuck in so nicely under a stock hood?
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I've used a drop base with every engine I've built...I can't imagine it's out of people's scope when they are ordering it or buying it.
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Yeah im not sure about everyone not knowing. But I remembver a few threads that I posted in people didn't know about them. I don't even go in them now lol.
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wow, I can't believe that all fit. Guess I bought my L-88 hood for nothing 
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Does anyone make a GOOD glass filter? The issue is the ends that thread on loosen over time, and allow fuel to spill out. I've never seen the glass fail...just the seal when the ends loosen.
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torqvette - I still find it very hard to believe that all that fits just fine. I personally have not ever had a clearance problem but I didn't have the motor height you did. I wonder how SO MANY other guys ave clearance problems with a stock motor, aftermarket intake, and a stock carb. What got yours to tuck in so nicely under a stock hood?
OK... do you need a video with footage of the setup and me closing the stock hood on top of it? Should I get the local paper to prove the date aswell? I'll do it tomorrow.Also, don't forget, that's a huge drop base. I couldn't close the hood with the stock air box, I tried. In fact if you watch the exhaust sound video that I posted and if you look closely you can see that my hood doesn't close.
TT, I know I'm a lazy *** and I'm going to pay the consequences. My fuel system needs work, I will remove the rubber lines after the pump. I'm doing nitrous soon and that line will have to go.
Durango dude, the filter came from Summit, it was only like $10.
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