Some pics of the aftermath- on the trailer coming home and the melted piston.
I started parting everything out- selling and trading for all kinds of crap I could use for the build. The goal was to see how much stuff I could acquire, solely paid for by stuff Im taking off - cobra tax wew!
I worked with VRN Welding, Strange, and TeamZ to get the rearend and suspension figured out. VRN welded on the 9" ends at the width I chose, installed the coilover brackets, and put the one brace on. I painted the housing with POR15 and assembled everything at work- 35 spline spool with 3.27 gears and stock Cobra brakes. The suspension consists of relocated double adjustable uppers, double adjustable offset lowers, anti roll bar, and double adjustable rear coilovers with some fancy valving option for small tires. I still need to weld on the ARB tabs once the rear is mocked up in the car.
I came across this 5.3L truck motor with ~100k miles for practically free. Figured I would at least use it for mockup, and potentially run it for a bit until the Dart block motor is built. I will open up the top ring gap, change head gaskets, and throw some spare ARP head studs in. I mocked up the stainless works forward facing headers to see how the spark plug access was and to start planning for an alternator mount. They came out of a Mustang and have 1 7/8" primaries with a large 3.5" vband that I will probably neck down a bit for the crossover piping.
I started gutting the interior in preparation for the 25.5 roll cage going in in a couple weeks. I scrapped the whole HVAC system, dash, and steering column. I will be going to a carbon fiber dash shell and tubular column. I am also torching and scraping the sound deadening material. I will be installing a Wolfe mini tub kit and through the floor subframe connectors.
