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    Anyone have pics of 16v L body swaps??

    Still in the planning stages here as I'm gonna drive this thing till the snow's too deep to drive it(feel like I'm 16 again ). I would like to see some of the clearance issues with the firewall vs turbo.
    Car will be getting at least a 6pt bar so cutting/modifications of the firewall can be compensated for.
    Thanks

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    Re: Anyone have pics of 16v L body swaps??

    Here are some pics of GLHS441's 86 GLHS:
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    Re: Anyone have pics of 16v L body swaps??

    Quote Originally Posted by Birddog View Post
    I would like to see some of the clearance issues with the firewall vs turbo.
    Car will be getting at least a 6pt bar so cutting/modifications of the firewall can be compensated for.
    Thanks
    If its a Hybrid swap the firwall is the last of your concerns, little tighter
    up front by the radiator:

    http://hometown.aol.com/russjerome/images/418rear.jpg
    This fits with ease with a fullsize TO4E compressor.

    A 6 point roll bar wont effect your firwall one bit, front down bars
    have to be on the sill in a FWD and the sill ends at the front of your
    drivers door.

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    Re: Anyone have pics of 16v L body swaps??

    Quote Originally Posted by Russ Jerome View Post
    If its a Hybrid swap the firwall is the last of your concerns, little tighter
    up front by the radiator:

    http://hometown.aol.com/russjerome/images/418rear.jpg
    This fits with ease with a fullsize TO4E compressor.

    A 6 point roll bar wont effect your firwall one bit, front down bars
    have to be on the sill in a FWD and the sill ends at the front of your
    drivers door.

    Thank you both! It will be a hybrid, I have a N/A dohc head here and MAY be getting an SRT head too.
    I wasn't worried about the bar ot cage interfering but if I needed to cut structure from the car to fit the head/turbo/exhaust I could compensate with it.
    Russ, Your header looks like the one I just bought so that pic REALLY helped!
    Not sure which turbo will go on it yet as I have a couple leftovers from my turbo fjord days but feel better after seeing that!
    The front does look like it's gonna suck. Guess I'll have to fab up a cowl induction type scoop eh?

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    Re: Anyone have pics of 16v L body swaps??

    there is a guy with a rampage with a DOHC maserati head 2.2 / 5spd combo. the truck is really clean!

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    Re: Anyone have pics of 16v L body swaps??

    That masi engine in the rampage looks like it belongs there. Now thats some nice work. I personally would go 2.2 in an L body as well.
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    Re: Anyone have pics of 16v L body swaps??

    Yeah, I almost wish I'd never seen the pics of Charlie's Rampage, makes me want to change out my entire set up... Dave Grove did sweet work...

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