Originally Posted by oledoc2u
that is grt news, and no, in those days no aluminum blocks, heads yes, blocks no. 100 lbs difference is remarkable...my Camaro ran in gas B class...and if you remember a guy named Norm Paddock, Opel GT, later Pro Stock...and a guy Glidden....I worked for Norm in the evenings, and Glidden did my head work on the big block chevy...he liked Fords better...lol...but did good work until he got his big break...Norm is now in FL...Bob is still in Greenwood IN....I worked and ran in some fast company in those days..anyway the point is, it is fun to watch someone do something different like a build you are doing...you just don't see this anymore...good luck...
Wow you did run in some fast company. Glidden and Dyno Don were a couple of my hero's which should give you a hint that like Glidden, I like Fords better. When I was a young punk trying to figure out how to go faster without much Money, another young punk that was trying to make it in Southern California were I grew up and raced was John force. I also worked for the Super Shops back then and raced somewhere every weekend.
With the Crossfire, I had a blast figuring out the mechanical but the electronics are a whole new game and I am slowly learning by trial and error. I feel sorry for anyone who only reads part of this thread and then tries this swap. I have posted many ideas that ended up working but also some that didn't. When this thing runs I may have to start a new thread that contains just the correct facts of what I have learned and how to do it.