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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Sept 23, 2006 22:12:39 GMT -5
Just once I'd like to see something besides a chevy or ford under the hood of the rat rods around here.  |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 24, 2006 3:31:49 GMT -5
I know what you mean but i`m decided to play with a chevy powered vehicle, because of the ease of getting parts, this is my first GM powered product in years
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Post by benny on Sept 24, 2006 6:36:50 GMT -5
Swi, I think I would of went nuts this winter not playing around with anything. You've always have yourself......lol |
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Post by benny on Sept 24, 2006 6:39:24 GMT -5
chevy parts/motors are the cheapest of the three...you can get an entire rebuild kit for a chevy smallblock...pistons/rings/cam/bearings/gaskets for under 250
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Post by swi66 on Sept 24, 2006 7:22:46 GMT -5
Ray, with you being a mOPAR guy, the car will simply reject you............LOL
And if you needed something to work on, I have a few unfinished projects........
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Post by keeffer on Sept 24, 2006 11:29:04 GMT -5
the trick is to use 1957 olds valve covers they fit over the stock chevy ones nobody bitches cause it looks like an vintage olds motor
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 24, 2006 11:45:57 GMT -5
chevy parts/motors are the cheapest of the three...you can get an entire rebuild kit for a chevy smallblock...pistons/rings/cam/bearings/gaskets for under 250 Thats what I like, I can go anywhere and get parts, and like they say a dime a dozen, I may buy a GM block and rebuild a fresh engine to install in this hot rod |
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Sept 24, 2006 21:34:17 GMT -5
the trick is to use 1957 olds valve covers they fit over the stock chevy ones nobody bitches cause it looks like an vintage olds motor Really........  I like that idea!  |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 25, 2006 13:56:41 GMT -5
here is a pic of my 400 SB, needs to be freshened up, that is an ELDABROCK intake most likely will have the intake hot tanked  , |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 25, 2006 20:44:32 GMT -5
Ray going for a "tuner"? warm or cold? Or is it the one you mentioned to me at Shelby? yeah you got me SWI, Its a 78 Pinto with a chevy 400 sm block, race prepared, it don`t need much work, but will be fun and relaxing working on a car will be modified. she has a 10 bolt possi, 4:10 gears shift kit, 650 holly double pumpr, siting on an elderbrock intake with mild cam Lets see where should i put the fuel indicator?  |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 27, 2006 12:05:35 GMT -5
My new toy`s hood turned out nice, making a 70`s style dirt modified that was never raced, it has a troyer chassis, 16 point roll cage,Nova front sub frame, Pinto skin, its completly street legal, hagerty it still deciding to insur it,Geio said no problem  |
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Post by swi66 on Sept 27, 2006 14:03:18 GMT -5
I haven't seen a picture of the whole car yet!
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 27, 2006 17:13:54 GMT -5
About the only way I would drive a Pinto  |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 27, 2006 17:16:51 GMT -5
going to enter this in the stock class next year  |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 27, 2006 17:32:19 GMT -5
Swi, a car for the burn out pit at Hartland
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Post by janine on Sept 27, 2006 17:53:32 GMT -5
Ray, Bill has tried to convince people that the Vega is stock but they just laugh at him for some reason.
Looking at that car I am so glad you got to it before Bill!
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 27, 2006 18:24:13 GMT -5
Ray, Bill has tried to convince people that the Vega is stock but they just laugh at him for some reason. Looking at that car I am so glad you got to it before Bill! awe come-on why? I think my wife likes it she drove it down the road it runs really good, evn my daughter picked out the cartoon character that was painted on the hood, I might even let my 16 year old daughter take her road test with it. |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 27, 2006 18:48:58 GMT -5
Ray, Bill has tried to convince people that the Vega is stock but they just laugh at him for some reason. Looking at that car I am so glad you got to it before Bill! yeah Hagerty laughed also, they denied it, but Geico will put coverage on it, I have Geico for my daiy drivers, may not put it on the road untill spring, just needs a little freshing up, and some detailing, also my wife noted a lump in the side wall or the front tire, just like SWI had, its a shame the tire is has alot of thread, must be a defect in the Firestone Firehawk tires |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 27, 2006 20:18:30 GMT -5
Kaitlyn really likes this one  |
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Post by 65cuda on Sept 28, 2006 7:12:52 GMT -5
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