Hi:

I received a couple of deliveries today

I have been trying to figure out how to add some cup holders into the Stealth console. Try as I might however, there simply isn't enough room between the shifter and the face of the console to have something pop horizontally out of the console without interference from the shifter.

So on to plan "B"...

I found an nice billet cup holder bezel on E-Bay that fits into a console type application and I think it has some great potential:




I will need to fabricate some cups and do some cutting but I think it's going to work out great. The piece is actually meant for use a new style Mustang but no flames please!

Now for the second delivery, Cedric and my wife Barbara had to do a bit of work to get it into the garage:




Hmm.... I wonder what it could be?

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Well, I got the new heart unpacked. It is a rebuilt engine with apparently about 1000 miles on it. It looks to be nice and clean and nothing obvious:








It came up from the States and even with shipping and the purchase price it was considerably cheaper than rebuilding the 3.4 DOHC that I already had. The one I have is a high mileage unit but in good condition. I'll keep it around in case I blow this one up! I realize that I'm taking a bit of a chance but hey you gotta trust people sometimes. Actually the seller was really good about the whole thing, I just paid for the shipping up front to cover his cost and after I have a look if it's a good engine then I pay him the balance and if not then I keep the rest of the cash. Kinda made me feel more comfortable about purchasing an engine from Florida. Maybe I'm crazy??!!

Nolan

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A minor update, more of a bump really.

I finally took the 5-speed off the shelf for some much needed clean-up:




It's amazing what some elbow grease and paint can achieve:



I've ordered my Fidanza aluminum flywheel and it will arrive tomorrow. I checked locally on what it would cost for a Spec stage 2 clutch at Davenport Racing. They wanted to hose me $600.00 I don't think so. The Spec web site lists this as a $300 US item so I think I will see if I can purchase it directly from Spec. I'm going to get the bits and pieces that I need such as new flywheel bolts, dodge truck mounts etc. Who knows I may even start to mount the new engine and the transmission on the cradle in the next couple of weeks!

Nolan

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I was very impressed with Steven Snyder's modified 3.4 DOHC intake (Nice job Steven, hope you don't mind me stealing the picture) and I have decided to make one for myself as well. If you haven't seen it, here's Stevens engine:

Sure looks nice eh?

So this is my progress so far. First I marked out the intake:



I then used a cutting disk on my angle grinder to start cutting along the marks:



The cutting wheel can't get right to the end of the cuts so I finished it off with a reciprocating saw:



And it seems like an opportune time to smooth out the runners :


That's it so far.

Nolan

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