i just ordered the flexplate from buschur today. now i have everything to put a th-350 behind my 2.4 "mountain" motor i took advantage of the price drop he mentioned in an earlier thread and saved myself almost $250 hard earned dollars. now i need to get the motor out of the machine shop, buy cams, a new front cover/oil pump, assemble it, and get it in there. its still a ways off for me to get it running but im that much closer now. the chassis is up in redding getting a 6 point cage and prepped for a mini tub so i can run 10" tires. i can only fit 6" now i also need to by a spool and a 3rd member for my narrowed 9" rear. i have an empty 4g63 long block in there now for mock up purposes and it looks like everything will fit. i had a buddy of mine chop the neck of the water outlet on the thermo housing off and weld -16 fitting on there and it clears the firewall just fine. i would recommend this for all you guys who want to have street driven cars as it is a good thing to have cross flow through the head on an aluminum head/iron block combo. ill keep this thread updated as i go. it might be long times between posts as im not at a point where im real gung ho just yet. heres a pic of what the colt will look like with the mini tub,
<!--QuoteBegin-tjc+Mar 17 2005, 12:53 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (tjc @ Mar 17 2005, 12:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Can you post a pic of your altered water neck-I need some ideas to make room back there. [/quote]
sure. no problem. give me a couple of days. i have to take some pics and get them uploaded.
Getting the engine bolted in is about 10% of the way there.
The next 80% can go quickly with help and skill.
That last 10% takes about as long as the 90% that came before it.
And.. this makes 3 official 2.4 buildups... 2 wideblocks.. and I think you're doing a narrow block (with an auto).
<span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>SOOOOO GOOD!</span></span> [/quote]
lol, its what the v8 guys call the big inch big blocks. i used it as a joke since the 2.4 is the "big block" of the family.
alright heres some pics of my tranny and buschur convertor (notice how little it is compared to the stock one) my ford 9 inch rear and 12" disc brakes for it B) and my painless wiring kit. ill keep this thread updated with more pics.
p.s. pics of the thermostat housing soon and dont make fun of the color of my rear end, its gonna be black
<!--QuoteBegin-tjc+Mar 24 2005, 04:19 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (tjc @ Mar 24 2005, 04:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Nice thermostat housing, any chance I can get one made too. By the way, sweet sun glasses. [/quote]
lol thanks im sure it would cost about $100-$115. i got it done as a favor but the fitting cost me $30 alone. if your cool with that ill hit my buddy up. the cool thing about this over buschurs is that you can use the stock thermostat.
i took advantage of the price drop he mentioned in an earlier thread and saved myself almost $250 hard earned dollars. now i need to get the motor out of the machine shop, buy cams, a new front cover/oil pump, assemble it, and get it in there. its still a ways off for me to get it running but im that much closer now. the chassis is up in redding getting a 6 point cage and prepped for a mini tub so i can run 10" tires. i can only fit 6" now 
i also need to by a spool and a 3rd member for my narrowed 9" rear. i have an empty 4g63 long block in there now for mock up purposes and it looks like everything will fit. i had a buddy of mine chop the neck of the water outlet on the thermo housing off and weld -16 fitting on there and it clears the firewall just fine. i would recommend this for all you guys who want to have street driven cars as it is a good thing to have cross flow through the head on an aluminum head/iron block combo. ill keep this thread updated as i go. it might be long times between posts as im not at a point where im real gung ho just yet. heres a pic of what the colt will look like with the mini tub,
im sure it would cost about $100-$115. i got it done as a favor but the fitting cost me $30 alone. if your cool with that ill hit my buddy up. the cool thing about this over buschurs is that you can use the stock thermostat.