1965 Impala BBC I/S

[impstocker]

Thanks Mark, I am know about that problem with that crossmember pulling out, I gusset and plate all the suspension points in the rear, also a run a crossbrace from the roll bar to that upper crossmember. I did that with my 68 Impala, probaly overkill, but I never broke a part leaving up to 6500 RPM off the line.

Dan, I used a McLoed Soft-Lok clutch and believe it or not just a 14 pound aluminum flywheel. I see some guys out there insisting on using a 30 pound steel flywheel for "inertia" to help a heavy car leave, but if your making HP the car will drive thru that. (one fella runs a 3300 car, making HP, insist on using the 30 lb flywheel, the cars leaves way too violently. Thats old school clutch thing. I used the Jerico 4 speed w 3.09 (?) first gear. Best aftermarket piece ever made, never broke, still working today. I had over 90 passes on that tranny and sometimes I "forgot" to use the clutch!

Will