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'57 Chevy Bel Air "Speedster" ALL WHEEL DRIVE NORTHSTAR pics UPDATE (8-10-2014)


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Now why do I always get blamed for giving you ideas and new projects????? Man, I tell ya, I get no respect,,, none at all!!!!! :P:lol: That's ok, 'cause that's the way I like it!!!! Na na na na na!!!!! ;)

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S trim I meant. I love the belt setup. I have the s trim on my 1:1 cobra. Good little blower, straight cut gears give it a nice aggressive sound. Going to a t trim now though

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Yep Ben is correct. It is technically a 4.0 Oldsmobile Aurora V8......but that is the earliest production version of the later 4.6 liter Northstar.

New pics later guys......got the plug wires in, main harness tubing in, fuel rails/injectors, and started on the Boost tubing.

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Ok so I could not get the trans to fit under this to save my butt in Mockup stage......

Brainstorming most of the night last night led to this becoming an AWD!

Scratch built the trans today and put a 911 (shortened) gearbox in for the center differential.....oh yeah need to make a cap for the filler and a dipstick tube.

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Awesome engine and idea on the AWD Ken. You really have great ideas as you work on your models...

Thank you Carl!

I guess it just came to me......now the hard part comes, making all the CV shafts and center driveshaft. :blink: What have I done??!??! :unsure:

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Looking great, shaping up even better, Kennyboy!

Thanks Danno!

I am using the the rear differential and rear cradle from the Shelby Series one....the front cradle will be ALL scratchbuilt.

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Done yet? Take it you don't need the trans eh?

Gonna be a long road on this........nope (thanks though) the SHO trans would have been a little too small to mate up to the V8. I came to the conclusion I would have to build it to fit.

Thanks for letting me bend your ear though. ;)

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