quote Originally posted by Bradley Jay: Looks great in that engine bay. Is this going to be a trailer queen?

Nope. I had originally planned to drive it to the 25th Anniversary Show - but the Indy wasn't ready on time.

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quote Originally posted by Toddster: Is that air scoop from a Caddy 4.9?

Nope.

quote Originally posted by fierosound: An ATI polished aluminum carb bonnet will be directing air into the carburetor. This item is originally intended for use in supercharged or turbocharged blow-through carburetor applications.

It’s an ATI carb bonnet with a 3-inch inlet. I got it directly from ATI although there’s similar items on eBay and from www.summitracing.com (search for Plenum)

Carb bonnet “history” http://www.vs57.com/bonnets.htm

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Indy scoop or not??? An Indy scoop is more for appearance than anything else.
Had I found an Indy scoop with working strobes - I would have considered using it because of it's novelty appeal.



Otherwise, the scoop does not lend itself easily to being functional and makes it a pain to open the decklid.
It also looks dumb sitting over top of the central decklid grill.
I would have changed over to a solid decklid and the louvered side vents had I found a strobe-lighted Indy scoop.

Personally, I liked the look of the dual over-the-roof Fi-Air-O scoops better.
These come up on eBay every now and then, and I managed to snag a pair painted gloss black.



Both sides can be made functional and they aren't a hindrance everytime you want to open the decklid.
They definitely catch people's attention sticking over the roof like Mickey Mouse "ears".





The scoop on the left, feeds directly into the open-topped Cavalier Z24 air cleaner I mounted below it.
The one on the right feeds cool air into the engine bay beside the battery.
With the central grill allowing heat out, the engine heat gets well vented with the car moving.





The previous owner sold the original Indy wheels. Rather than looking for another Indy set, I decided to find and install a set of 15"x6" Dodge Daytona wheels.
I like the look of these better anyway. These are the only wheels, OEM or aftermarket, that come closest in appearance to the actual Pace Car wheels.



They have a smooth polished center disk, with a series of 16 holes along the outer edge and are also a vintage that doesn't look out of place for a 1984 car.
They were installed with all new lug nuts, wheel locks and black lug caps. I used the GT tire sizing of P205/60R15/front and P215/60R15/rear.

Goodyear tires would have been standard, but they did not have the correct size tires with Raised White Letters (RWL).



Firestone Indy 500 would have been really cool too, but again they didn't have RWL in the sizes required.



I settled on BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires, about the ONLY brand tires with RWL in a complete range of sizes, including GT sizing: P205/60R15/front and P215/60R15/rear.
While I'd never use RWL on my GT, I think the white letters on a white "race car look" Indy is a nice combination. It just "looks right" to me



Most people seem to agree, because you can't stop anywhere - not even a red light - without people wanting to engage in a conversation about the Indy.

Of course, even after looking at the door decal, they still ask "What year is it"? DOH!!!

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