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Old 07-12-2012, 09:38 PM   #174
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Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build

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Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a View Post
love the wheel ..why is the motor sitting so far back against the fire wall
Long water pump and compressor in front of the heads dictates that I push the motor as far back as possible, in addition there is a small upturn on the pass side top rail right in front of where the motor mount tower falls into place...it all just comes together there. The large valve covers may give the appearance that the motor is farther back than it really is, the large cap hei still has a 1/2" clearance to the firewall...we considered notching the firewall there also to push back even farther. As it sits, we have less room between fan and rad than we would like to see...gonna have to get creative there.
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