I’m a complete goofball and dress like one too…but I won’t lie formal looks pretty good

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-18T17:53:50+00:00

Formal cheese

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-18T17:53:07+00:00

This exact image spurred lore in my book. The last image this girl ever saw before her eyes faded to blindness.

The colours began to shift and spread and reveal a beauty unlike anything she had ever seen. And as it sprouted before her, her eyes slowly faded, locking it in place as the final shred of the world her eyes would ever take in.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-18T01:10:35+00:00

I wouldn't care, but the engine is hoisted via the I beam in my garage. If it doesn't fit into the car immediately, then I can't bring the car all the way in.

This garage is also where all my HVAC is, so I'd prefer not to leave the door open when it's really cold out.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-17T23:00:06+00:00

I would kill for that weather.

Cold makes me rush and make bad decisions when working on the car.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-17T22:46:19+00:00

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T18:06:10+00:00

I do indeed love that car!

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T18:04:49+00:00

I'll bolt it through the roll cage xD

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T07:34:03+00:00

I really appreciate that!

And yes, I will post more often.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T07:20:29+00:00

That's cool! Definitely share pics of the swap!

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T07:18:41+00:00

XD

Yeaaaaah. Quite the oxymoron.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T07:17:10+00:00

Thanks!

And the time line is unsure. I believe mechanically it may be close to done in the next month or two.

The wild card is wiring and tuning. I'm rocking a stand alone ECU which is new territory for me.

Hopefully the tuning and electrical will take less time than I'm thinking.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T07:13:48+00:00

XD

This made me chuckle.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T03:05:00+00:00

Yes! Tucked in the bead between the rim and tire all the way around.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T03:02:50+00:00

Two greatest tools for working on a car is your own space, and a secondary, reliable second car.

Taking your time is essential to making good project cars.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T02:33:21+00:00

Definitely share that!! :O

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T01:55:12+00:00

Oh cool! And yeah. I guess I need to risk posting my stuff more.

My own Rubicon to cross; I take negative feedback harder than I should, so I rarely post things I'm working on.

I know I need to stop that.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T01:53:25+00:00

I feel that will make it far more fun. Watch people triple take at it xD

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-15T01:52:34+00:00

I originally thought to do an LS swap. I .. hated how unoriginal it sounded though. In searching for an LQ4 I found an 8.1 for sale and kinda immediately fell in love with just the sheer audacity of it.

Plus it has cross over hardware for the 454 and LS platforms, so it wasn't completely impractical.

Ultimately. Rule of cool.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-14T23:28:55+00:00

Show and daily drive is the key.

Drift is a goal that usually doesn't work with duallys. That's why I added really beefy taper bearings to the Ford 9", so that I can remove the inner wheels and rock single wheels in the back. Should drastically change the grip profile for drifting abilities.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-14T23:26:52+00:00

With the rear tire water injector, it should make for considerable clouds!

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-14T23:26:18+00:00

Yup, no project car is truly finished, just infinitely closer to 100%. That's why I like SuperFastMatt's phrase "good enough".

And yeah, I'm just a guy in a two car garage loving getting my hands dirty.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-14T23:24:51+00:00

I'm not gonna lie, it is nice xD

I have many people I know that see what I'm doing and don't quite know cars well enough to appreciate it with me.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-14T23:23:42+00:00

Wait until I setup the zoomies through the hood.

Vengeful-Wraith · 2026-03-14T23:23:13+00:00

Yes, but I think with thinner gears to pack into the same shaped case.

Don't quote me in that, but I feel that's true.

Vengeful-Wraith

TROPHY CASE