Someone along the way asked how much original stuff was on my engine in an attempt to prove a point. My builds differ from the popular stand points, with a full body passenger car my interest is an all original date matched build hiding as much punch as possible. If you're familiar with the extremes taken in pure stock racing with factory castings that's pretty much what we like in street/strip cars just without any class rules. My intent is an iron Hiriser built in this manor to run with some similar Hemi/409 cars around.
I completely get where you're coming from. I've gone to great lengths, and usually expense, to use U.S. sourced products in every way possible. I'm an avid backpacker and have some pretty extensive equipment, and I can't even say how much time I have invested in researching U.S. made products. And more often than not, they're the best products out there. Except for my tent which is made in Sweden, my boots which are made in Germany, every item is made by small companies here. So more power to you.
I have a lot of respect for the Pure Stock guys. I was just mentioning this to DaleP in a private message, asking him about fuel systems and using my stock tank for a hard launching car. Those guys have lots of ingenuity. I've always used stock stuff in the past, but my current build will use a Crower crank and Crower rods. You've just got to expect getting some flak for sticking to your guns. It's your car and your engine, so build it how YOU want.
