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LOL...............Yep.....It's that time in my life to enjoy what I have worked for all my life........Charley taught me how to spend "Her" money..........LOL

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Hey Ken, purely curious... I've noticed in a few builds you've used exhaust manifolds and not headers. Any specific reason why? I have only dabbled with the LS platform once and am seeking education.

Thanks,
Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MosportGreen66</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Ken, purely curious... I've noticed in a few builds you've used exhaust manifolds and not headers. Any specific reason why? I have only dabbled with the LS platform once and am seeking education.

Thanks,
Dan </div></div>


If I was going to race the car then I might have considered Headers......But.....Cast manifolds eliminate a lot of clearance issues ...........Plus......She's catching on and starting to hide her purse.........

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Wow, lots of cool new parts into this old ride.
Gonna be a great driving Nomad!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Plus......She's catching on and starting to hide her purse......... </div></div>

Time to get that woman a bigger purse! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Plus......She's catching on and starting to hide her purse......... </div></div>

Time to get that woman a bigger purse! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] </div></div>

OR pay particular attention to her sleep habits! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cool.gif[/img]

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Things are moving from the waiting for &quot;Stuff&quot; mode to the Get'r Done mode.......... Thanks to Donny Bock at American Autowire I now have the right stuff to upgrade the Nomad......


We are going to replace the &quot;Old&quot; with the &quot;New&quot;


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Then........It's kind of hard to see how far out the frame mounts are......I made the Aluminum Jig to the 16.5&quot; centerline as required and the mounts are way out.......I cut them out and will modify them correctly......


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Also.....after test fitting the engine in the car.......It became apparent that my plan to mount the A/C compressor down low like I did in the Chevelle just wasn't going to work.......Darn......Mounting the compressor up high on a LSA engine is not that simple.........so.........I decided to bite the Bullet and buy a Concept 1 front drive system.........and with this system I had to remove the front snout assy from the engine so I can send it to Lingenfelter to get a new Hub installed on the Supercharger shaft for the Concept 1 Pulley......


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Here we go............

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I finally got the motor mount situation corrected.......Lets just say the old engine fit.......but it wasn't correct....I cut out the mounts and basically raised the mount position 1/4&quot; to give me a little more pan clearance and made the mounts the same height relative to the frame (there was 3/16 difference)........I welded the spacer plate to the cut off mount......used my Jig and bolted the mounts in ......after everything checked out I welded them in......Side story........I have a good 110 volt Miller wire welder and got an education about extension cords......LOL.......I now have a new 12 Gauge wire one in the garage..........&quot;I are Smart&quot; now.........


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Cleaned and painted the mounts and put the engine back in.......Fits &quot;Perfect&quot;.......Still waiting for the Supercharger &quot;snout&quot; to come back from Lingenfelter with the pulley mod for the Concept 1 Front Drive set-up......So...I started the wiring process with American Autowire Classic update kit ....Here are some pic's


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Ken, your motivation on these projects is incredible.