gen 1 sbc swap?

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gen 1 sbc swap?

Reply #45 – January 16, 2013, 04:50:05 PM

gen 1 sbc swap?

Reply #46 – January 16, 2013, 05:12:15 PM

A swap is a cross-manufacturer engine transplant. Ie: ford to chevy, chevy to ford, dodge to chevy, etc. Obviously you get it. Some grace is typically given for inter-manufacturer transplants such as olds to buick or chrysler to dodge.

gen 1 sbc swap?

Reply #47 – January 16, 2013, 08:17:31 PM

what do you mean drop an LS on it?

gen 1 sbc swap?

Reply #48 – January 16, 2013, 08:22:45 PM

From about 20 feet. A far better fate for the car.

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Reply #49 – January 16, 2013, 08:27:16 PM

That's funny lmfao

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Reply #50 – January 16, 2013, 08:34:41 PM

Quote from: TheFoeYouKnow;407216

From about 20 feet. A far better fate for the car.

it'll right at home with all the other GM parts on it.... :D

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Reply #51 – January 16, 2013, 09:10:06 PM

gen 1 sbc swap?

Reply #52 – January 16, 2013, 09:11:16 PM

Quote from: TOM Renzo;407194

You Know ever since i saw this car i liked it. Other than the Color that is a nice car.

Thanks I regret selling it...

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Reply #53 – January 16, 2013, 09:18:35 PM

Sol

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Reply #54 – January 16, 2013, 11:47:34 PM

Godammit, I think I am going to stuff a 454 into my Sport. I also think I may put a 390 into my blue chevy 4x4.

Maybe I just don't give a rat's ass. Your car, your engine...do whatever. I can respect fast for cheap, regardless of the sticker on the box.

It's not my cup of tea, but someone did an LS swap into a nice, clean sleeperish notch or Tbird, and it went like stink on shiznit, I'd be impressed. An 80's Gen 1 sbc though...I'd rather take a leak on an electric fence than see another carbed up old sbc. In anything.

Kind've off topic, but a former co worker (thinks he's a mechanic...he ain't) has had several chevy vehicles, trucks, couple of camaros, etc. He took all the efi stuff off of every ed one, threw the edelbrock 4bbl intake and holley carb on 'em...then complained when slight bolt on Ford 5.0 cars ate him for lunch. The kicker was the Iroc Z camaro that had the 350 TPI engine..he ripped that all off because it "had a code and I don't know that "electric fuel" shiznit" (his words). I asked what he did with the tpi stuff...he said he threw it in a dumpster at work. A real shaging genius there, fellers.

I could probably outrun his 'Maro with a 3.8 'Bird with a popped headgasket. It runs like shiznit, won't spin the tires....last time I saw it, anyway.

But yeah, if I had the coin for the LS* engine, the wiring, and the required parts to run it, yeah, I'd do it....isn't that what hot rodding is all about? Apparently you never read about way back when..when the flathead Ford was the engine to have..before the original SBC was born...Let it go man...let it go.

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Reply #55 – January 17, 2013, 12:08:22 AM

Quote from: 50tbrd88;407187

I'll have to dig it up, but I have pics of a '57 Chev I saw at Power Tour back in '08. Car looked barn fresh and had a 460 Ford under the hood.

The GM guys would walk up like "oh look at this sweet ratty old '57" and then they would peek under the hood and be like:

I told the owner he was my hero!

This I have to see.

Also this is awesome: [video=youtube;5j66h9jt1PQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j66h9jt1PQ[/video]

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Reply #56 – January 17, 2013, 12:43:34 AM

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Reply #57 – January 17, 2013, 01:25:16 AM

Nothing like a sbc into a ford to bring out the torches and pitchforks! This is the basis of hot rodding, being creative with what you have. I love Fords, but certainly don't hate other brands, I've owned and loved plenty of non fords, like my dd 93 Cadillac DeVille I am obsessed with (I own 4 91-93 DeVilles). That being said, my Chicken will never have anything other than Ford blue between the fenders.

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Reply #58 – January 17, 2013, 05:53:46 AM

Actu

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Reply #59 – January 17, 2013, 10:21:38 AM

Quote from: thunderjet302;407244

This I have to see.

I'll try to dig the photo up. I actually parked right next to him one morning and expected a SBC when he raised the hood. It was awesome hearing the GM guys bitching as they walked away.