57 Nomad Project.........

[kwhizz]

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

[MosportGreen66]

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

[kwhizz]

<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.........

[Rixls6]

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

[SS427]

<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]

[earntaz]

<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]

[kwhizz]

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;











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......








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......











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

[Xplantdad]

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[kwhizz]

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.........








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

[VintageMusclecar]

Ken, your motivation on these projects is incredible.