[V8Vairs] Fwd: Cadillac 500 height issue

[Matt Nall]

Hello Everyone,
Last May I purchased 69 SYC clone "not your average Corvair" after receiving the 
email on this site.I checked with Curtis (from Milwaukee),and he confirmed 
it would be a solid start for what I wanted.The seller,Tommy Mazzoni,was very 
helpful in assisting with shipping the car from Chicago to me in 
Edmonton,Canada.I am a car collector and a drag racer,currently run a 10 second 
Hurst Rambler/Scrambler (yes it's real)amongst others!I have 9 different brands 
in my collection.You can see some at www.mainlymuscle.com .That's the readers 
digest version of the background of me and this car.We are going to build this 
Caddy 500 to the range of 5 to 600 hp,then add a 125 shot of nos.We are running 
the Eldorado transaxle with ,I believe,the stock 3:o8 gears (which we will weld 
for posi).Will give it more gear if we need to.We are restoring the body to a 
very nice stock appearing sleeper and it is almost done.The problem I am putting 
out there for today, is the height of my motor and lack of clearance for a 
higher manifold.The issue is,of course,the rear window.I have a great metal fab 
guy but he says you can't cut out the tempered glass.We are considering Percys 
speed glass which is supposed to be superior to lexan.Currently,there is about 
1.5 inches between the ,tiny aftermarket air cleaner and the window frame.I need 
3 to 4 more inches.I will post some "work in progress" in the next few weeks,and 
look forward to any helpful comments.Meanwhile,what have y'all been doing about 
this height issue??
Thank you
Jay

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Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
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