so would alot of other people lol

 

This is sick!! im on board!! maybe already been asked but what trans and rear combo are you planning?

 

I am going to use the Tremec T6060 and an IRS.

 

Subscribed! I'm ready to see how this turns out

 

Sorry no new updates. My good friend was diagnosed with leukemia and I have been going in circles taking care of him. Soon I will have some updates.

 

hope ur friend is ok...the car will be there when u r ready

 

likewise i hope everything goes okay

 

Any news?

 

Hey Shone,
Still taking care of my bud and my father who has serious serosus, he was diagnosed a month after my buds leukemia, but managed to get the Z completely stripped. I ordered my 2x4 box for the frame and will post some pics next week of the weld in. How is your comming along.

 

Sounds like You got alot on your plate brotha'... Best wishes and Good Health to your Pops and Friend...

 

What are you doing for a rear end on this beast? You probably said it I just missed it.

 

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Ahh thanks dbltke, I missed it.

 

good luck...sounds like a lot of work, but once done...it'll be amazing... and take care of friends and family....they come first...you'll always have time for the car, and your thirdgen.org friends.

 

Really appreciate it guys. Tough times when your best friend now has a life expectancy. He is strong though and we have good times keeping his spirits up. My dad is home and on a steady road, all be it difficult, providing he follows doctors orders. I will have the 2x4 tube on Monday. Very busy at work, but I will try to get some welds down next week with some pics.

 

If a aircraft engine can be put in a corvette anything is possible

 

That's a falconer V12, that's 1,5 big blocks...the car is called Conan

 

Holy crap! I had no doubts about my build, but that one is nuts!

 

Conan is actually 1.5 small-blocks. Even if Falconer's heads are symmetrical-port.

 

Subscribed, cant wait to see this thing. Awesome build.

Love that emblem too, looks killer!

 

Man, I wish I could still find that issue of CHP... It's been lost for years now.

IIRC, that particular Vette had to be stretched 8 inches to get the Falconer V12 into it. I'd expect the same or similar for this build.

 

Thats not an aircraft engine. I have the Road&Track issue.

 

straight from his homepage

The Falconer V12 was brought to market in 1990 by world renown racing engine builder, Ryan Falconer. Designed as a thoroughbred racing engine specifically for marine and aviation use

 

Lost the pics years ago, but look at a bare Falconer V12 block, you'll instantly recognize it as a SBC V8 design, done the opposite of how the 4.3L V6/90* was created.

 

Why aren't these V10-builds getting completed, anyway? They're a cam and some porting away from 550 HP, easier than getting the same from a 454. And if you start with a truck V10, cheaper than a 454. Somebody please finish theirs before my curiosity drives me to go grab a salvaged truck V10 for $200 and become the first. OTOH, using the Ford 6.8L version would use less fuel, would take a cheaper TR3650, and would be both smaller and lighter.

 

Where you finding V10 viper/truck motors for 200?

 

nice build

 

Vipers are aluminum block and heads, trucks are iron. Vipers are limited production, trucks were hundreds of thousands. Vipers were T56, trucks were 4 speed automatic. Vipers had a low-profile, dual-TB induction, trucks had something that'll need a 4" cowl hood. Vipers have steel cranks with aluminum flywheels and mini-starters, trucks used cast-iron cranks with steel flexplates and big heavy starters. But they are the same engine family. Finding a truck V-10 at Pick-N-Pull is a common thing, nobody wants 11 MPG. The Ford V10 uses aluminum heads, at least.

 

That doesn't sound right I personally know a few srt10 trucks and they all had what looked like viper version v10's and were all 6 spds

Edit. Wiki says it is indeed aluminum block viper v10. Do have option for auto trans tho

 

Cool build, look forward to seeing it done.

 

In the mid '90s Dodge put iron V10s in the 2500 and 3500 Rams. They were work trucks totally unlike the SRT10 Rams. As for the SRT10 Ram's transmissions, all 2 doors got the 6spd, all 4 doors got the auto. I think the work trucks could be had with a 5spd but they would be rare.

 

Cool build

 

One of my customers at my shop had one. I was surprised by the torque and throttle response. Would still rather have my 12v CTD over the V10.

 

Well boys the time has come to get back at it. Unfortunately my bud lost the fight on June 21. My father on the other hand is doing very well. Here are some pics of the cross braces in and most of the floor out.

 

Sorry for your loss. Glad to hear your father is doing well though. Good luck with the build. Should be pretty cool when all is said and done.

 

Ok you're doing my car next right? That's gonna be a beast!
when she's done, post some 0-60 and 1/4 times.

 

Ok you're doing my car next right? That's gonna be a beast!
when she's done, post some 0-60 and 1/4 times.
Hope your friend gets better.

 

Yeah things are going slowly, but going. My shop is really busy now so very little time for me. Did get the rails in and next is the cage, front frame rails and back half. I changed the reared to a dutchman wiith yokes.

 

Sweet, can't wait to see pics of the progress...

Yup. Not to hijack, but here are some pics to help inspire this build...

 

As I recall, the story behind the car in this pic is that the guy's dad owned a Dodge dealership and he was able to get the motor dirt cheap.

Should be an interesting build. Good luck with it!

 

Did he finish the build?

 

never..

 

Thats's a neat deal.....but to the guy who thinks $200 V-10's are available doesn't live on this planet. Of course he also stated something about getting 550hp from a BBC that's so easy it's not even funny. 750 hp from a 468 is pretty easy also......

 

Damn, that's a badass project! Keep us posted!

 

wow this car is going to be a monster on the strip and road coarse probly gonna handle like its on rails to

 

is this car ever gonna get done . what a tease .

 

Are you going to autocross and road race with your car or are you going to use it for the street (maybe strip)?

 

With as much front end weight as its gonna have, I say it does a front flip, right into the ocean.

 

Think about a viper block, that would be the swap to do, aluminum would at least keep it lighter.

 

Can we get a preacher in here to read this project its last rites? /sad