BBR's 83GT - 552 BBF version 3.0 (at least)

[BBR]

I like the look of the big throttle body elbow, but it just makes other stuff, namely air filter mounting, a total mess.
I got this hunk of aluminum with a throttle body I bought almost 10 years ago. It was intended to adapt a 95mm Foxbody style TB to a Holley Dominator pattern intake. I dug it out, drilled and tapped the LS pattern and test fit it to the intake. This TB is 102mm so it is just a little bigger than the current hole. Still playing with what direction to mount it so the throttle cable makes sense.

I have some ideas on how to mount a regular 14" open element air filter on it without much trouble.

[BBR]

Fuel plumbing was the task yesterday. It's always a challenge to piece it together with hoses and fittings you have on hand. I think I have a handle on it.

That 90 degree elbow looks cool, but the packaging in this car is awful. I like the TB, the throttle response with that large blade was awesome. I am thinking of mounting the TB differently, probably pointing up.

[BBR]

Here we go down the front exhaust rabbit hole. Pretty simple. Couple of bends, 19" of tubing and a muffler. The left header goes right and the right header goes left. They exit just under the fender. I am going to reinstall the Ranger air dam I used to run. It should help everything blend together and look better.

I probably could have run left to left and right to right, but the left header already bends to the right so it would have really needed some tight goofy bends to go left. This way was just easier for me. I *might* H pipe them together.

I did have to perform a baffle-ectomy on the mufflers with the bandsaw. I took one look into the inlet and knew these had to be opened up.

[DanStokes]

Yep. Going down the front exit exhaust rabbit hole.

Thinkin' that wasn't a mistake!

[BBR]

Hey Mister, yer headers are on backwards!

Yep. Going down the front exit exhaust rabbit hole.

[BBR]

We're in!

[DanStokes]

Headers on, distributor in, looking at fuel line routing now.

Hey Mister, yer headers are on backwards!

[BBR]

Looking down the inlet of one of the new mufflers....

Is it bad that I want to cut it open and open the gap between the two diverters significantly? It's pretty dang small!

[BBR]

Headers on, distributor in, looking at fuel line routing now.

[BBR]

Didn't do much today being Valentine's Day and all.

I did open up the bolt holes in the headers a little so they would fit. They would not bolt on with all the studs installed because they were about as crooked as your Arkansas cousin's teeth. Which really is less about a problem with the adapters and more about my inability to hand tap holes 100% straight. Haha.

[BBR]

Crane scale order placed! Amazon Prime free shipping to the rescue. Didn't know these were so reasonable or I'd have had one years ago.

Heck yeah!

[DanStokes]

Crane scale order placed! Amazon Prime free shipping to the rescue. Didn't know these were so reasonable or I'd have had one years ago.

[Beagle]

I thought I remembered the iron head 460 being 720, and I know that one has a few extra pounds of crank in it. I also know you can use the stock iron intake manifold to hold a cruise ship still in a tropical storm, so I guess I'm not totally shocked, but under 600 is great!

[DanStokes]

They are pretty cheap. I think I paid $40 for this one.

Where did you get it? Online?

[BBR]

It is a few pounds lighter than I expected. I would have guessed right around 600. Not complaining though!