Thanks guys, really appreciate it. Dean, I am scratch building the body panels. Check out posts 351-67 below. I started on the body and decided I needed an anchor foundation, so stepped back and took the fall to build the chassis. Have a week vacation starting a week from today with a couple of buddies in the shop to get back on the body hard for ten 15-18 hour days!
As to the LS or 5.0, Dean is correct, so many have been done its more like assembling an erector set. At this point in my life, its more about putting my skills to the ultimate test and building what interests me. Will be working with KMS and Active Autowerkes on the S65 again to build my version of the ultimate driving machine. If I'm putting 4,000 hours into a project, it better make my heart throb, and like a choice of a sex partner, some just turn us on more than others. Most of all, although those motors are really good, and affordable, and anything related is available in 35 different shades in the aftermarket, they're never going to sound like a supercharged S65. EnderG60, just listen to this and I think you'll understand what turns me on!
Active Autowerke | BMW M3 Supercharger level 3 Gen 2 E9X dyno - YouTube