Project "Top Gun" Underway!

[TR3B]

Scratch the last question, I can see where the forklift fit on the truck. Yay, that's one less thing to worry about.

Thanks again for the pics. Super exciting. Can't wait to see how your science experiment pans out!

[Turn7]

supraholic said:

Turn7 said:

Has that engine ever been put into an Ultima before ?

I've seen older Audi V10 engines in Ultima's before but not with OEM intake plenum...due to engine height, individual throttle bodies are used to replace OEM intake plenum. However, my goal is to retain the OEM engine as pictured. It will require chassis modifications as the engine as-is is about 2" too tall to fit in the engine bay. I plan on modifying the lower crossmember and based on measurements, it should be pretty straight forward. (But not for the faint of heart as you cut/weld on your brand new and beautifully powder coated chassis!)

So net/net, I think this will be the first with this layout...(and I've scoured the internet!)

-Dan

Excellent!
Good luck with the build.

[supraholic]

TR3B said:

Hey Dan! Thanks for posting. This is awesome. I'm waiting now for mine and it's excruciating. Seeing stuff like this only makes it worse!

Question; did the delivery company bring their own forklift?

Yes, it was part of the residential delivery service. It cost me $1300 to get it delivered in this manner (~140 mile round trip) from the shipping port to my house. I contemplated renting an Enterprise flatbed truck and picking it up myself but all the running around, no easy way to unload off the flatbed, the winter weather, etc., I decided to pony up the extra $$ for peace of mind. It was the best $1300 i spent!