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i'd have to say.........mine.

happy thanksgiving to you too tim!!!!

i know it's newer picture but, i would call this an early fabricated tunnel ram.

chris, THANKS!!! always good talking to you. you seem to get me motivated to get back to the bench everytime we talk!!!!! hehe. tim, thanks!!! soon, we'll be cruising to lunch in this thing!!!!!!! maybe by years end (so i'm told) so bring a jacket............. no matter the temp. as long as it ain't precipitatin' ........we're rollin'!!!!! paul, i gotta agree with you. the EFI and twin turbo package is the way to go any more. it's way more drivable / tune-able. and the dart is such a wonderful mopar body to start with!!!!!!! i'm jealous THAT's for sure!!!! i'm not really super up-to-date on cylinders heads for small block mopars but, those w9rp's look like they could flow some pretty good numbers. i would think easily 2000 h.p. capable. i think edelbrock does make a set of victors with your bolt pattern. i have a question, do the P5 small block prostock heads work on your block? i know the cam lobe sequence is different but, those are freakin' awesome heads. as far as the dry sump, on the 604, that's in the car, i am not running a scanvange line to the lifter valley. it's a 5 stage. 4 scavange to the pan and 1 pressure to the block. on the 730 i am running a 6 stage.......4 to the pan, 1 to the valley and a pressure stage. it will be vented to atmosphere or a vaccum break with a VERY low setting. personally i don't think it's worth that much effort for a street motor. between putting piston oilers in and pump maintenance (to maintain that much vaccum the pump will require periodic rebuilds). i don't think, on a "street car", you need every horsepower you can get. especially, when you can create more boost. i also like alot of oil on everything in a street motor. your A8 block will require a scavange line to the lifter valley, unless you open it up and let it drain back. the block doesn't have a fully enclosed cam tunnel so 50% of the lifter oil and all of the cam oil, is still going down over the reciprocating assembly. are you considering oil returns from the heads to the pan? this will reduce the oil in the lifter valley. in the end it's all about what you're willing to do and how much you're willing to spend for horsepower. gotta say i love where you're going with this project!!! please keep me up to date on it. best of luck!!! although you and i both know.....LUCK ain't got nothing to do with it.. hehe. let me know when the new scoops ready, so's i can order one.

simply awesome tim!!! can i hire you to come work on my '37? i'm looking at the detail in the tank supports...........the effort you put into them is hard to believe. totally in tune with the project. the whole thing is really coming together SUPER CLEAN!!!!! tomorrow's my baby's big day .....wish me luck!...............gonna need it.

john, thanks buddy!! always appreciate your input. bruce, we'll see what we can do. i have a video or two around. have to figure out how to load them. i can assure you.......it does rumble. hehe. chris, it's all good bro. been a little too busy to do any modelling as of late any ways. give me a yell when your free.

thanks guys. i'm coming down to the final bits on the '37. perhaps i can add a little inspiration to paul's build. i had a pair of badly hacked up olds cast valve covers and i decided to resurrect them and make them fit the newer version drce1 head that i run. after much cutting and machining and welding i came up with these. they'll be replacing the moroso fabbed units i had on the car originally. i like these much better. let me know your thoughts.

it looks like christmas came early, paul!!!!!!!! that......... is a thing of beauty. any thoughts on what cylinder heads you'll be running? congrats on your new acquisition!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!! really nice work.

nice job, jeff. turned out very nice. now, if we can get leonard to finish his......you guys could run one off. hehe.

i haven't had a lot of time lately to visit, john. boy i gotta make more time in a day. this turned out beautiful / stunning !!!!!!!!! love to watch you bring these creations to life!!

now THIS is an altered!!!!!!!

tim, without a doubt, awe-inspiring craftsmanship!!! i'd say stunning but, i don't think it quite captures the moment.......stunning-er-est.......yes....that's the word. stunning -er-est!!!!!

it is fantastic to see someone stepping out of their comfort zone to do something different and difficult. BRAVO!!! excellent work!! it kinda sets your soul free when you know you don't need to rely on the modeling industry to supply your parts.......you can make your own. thought i'd show you one of the aluminum bodies i've done in 1/8. keep at it and keep up the good work!!!!! again.....FANTASTIC JOB and keep working outside of the box.......it's way more fun out here! hehe.

i don't know how you make everything look so dam real john!!!!! beautiful work buddy!!!!

wow!!! that's really deceptive......the pump looks so big in the pic. yet.......i know how un-godly small it really is. great stuff tim!!!!!!!

whaaat? i leave you alone for one minute, tim and you go and build all this cool stuff!!! LOL!!! absolutely beautiful buddy!!!!

perhaps i'm a little biased but, i think that is THE BEST donovan 417 (and a quarter...lol!) that's ever been made......period! my hats off to you tim!!!

i also wanted to show you the scoop paul (mr68gts) modeled for this build. it's friggin' awesome!!! thanks paul!!!

so, again i had a few minutes this morning. the pattern was "in process" all weekend. grabbed some rudimentary tools and formed the body. don't know if it's a keeper yet but, for now it works. tools needed. pattern. roughed in body. still needs a cowl.......and a nose. also made a dual chute mount for the rear. side view.

so i had a few minutes this morning and i wanted to get something done on this car. i've been ignoring her way too long. so, i found a pair of headers i started like 7 years ago and they have sitting since. I KNOW they are absolutely not what you'd want to put on this car but, they're made, they're here and they look kinda cool. so here's the question guys........use 'em or lose 'em? any thoughts? i also started the body pattern for the minimalist version of an R.E.D. as soon as i get permission to say who, there is also a VERY cool new scoop waiting in the wings.

who's injector are you doing, paul?

great work on the chassis, chris!!!! i can feel the excitement spooling up.............

WOW!