Some loosely organized updates:
- After parting out everything, I've profited $300 on the chassis, so that's fun!
- Tested compression on the donor engine, was terrible. Was hoping to not let the magic out but took the heads off to lap the valves and install the PAC 1218 springs. Have yet to inspect the bottom end but the thrust seems ok.
- Picked up a bunch of parts on black friday, 1400cc bosch injectors, TRZ control arms to get some caster, sloppy mechanics "Best Cam" and other odds and ends.
- Welded in the step notch kit. This was a big time sink as I'm still new to MIG welding and metal fab in general, so had to get gooder at that to make all this happen. Lots of grinding
- Enlarged the brackets on the comp engineering 4-link kit to fit the ford 8.8
Next steps:
- Get all the suspension stuff under the car
- Get some mockup wheels and tires
- Make sure I can achieve the ride height I want with the current setup
- Weld it all in and finish narrowing the rear end
- Practice tube bending and start on the cage
Some pictures:
https://i.imgur.com/crMZPYN.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/y8K4Ttp.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/vnHcOZz.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/oQ7zD03.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/HEA8zxa.jpg