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The DEMONX 1970 vert project Pt2
Jethro:
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With the 502 I'd have to change the hood so I'd prob be looking at a L88 long hood and do away with the wiper door and grill.
I've never though about semi auto's before but the HQ ute I recently bought has a 350 chev with a full manual powerglide and it's damn fun to drive but a couple more gears would be great!
I still have several months till decision time but thats where I'm sitting at the moment..
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Ah! The age old delima of where do I stop comes to mind.... if it wasn't for the money I'be be going for a 454 crate motor straight out of the states....:grr::grr::grr::grr::grr:
demonx:
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So, you're no longer broke! :wink:
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Hahahah- on the contrary - I'm very broke - but I'm working 40hrs a week again until xmas so things are picking up and the financial pressure I was in a month or so ago has lifted for now... I've also been selling some non car related things I had as part of a collection to pay off my credit card debt etc so the car is back on the go.
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Ah! The age old delima of where do I stop comes to mind.... if it wasn't for the money I'be be going for a 454 crate motor straight out of the states....:grr::grr::grr::grr::grr:
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Yeah - I decided that if I'm going to keep this thing then I should do it right and do it properly so I don't have to get another one.
I know myself well enough that if I left it stock then I would have to get another one and big block it etc etc - so why not just do it to this car. As long as everything is reversable then it's no big deal and I can return it to stock if needed.
Jethro:
Nah,
Life's to short buddy built it to what you want now!:pepper::pepper::pepper:
Scott:
:cough: turbo small block :cough:
:drag:
My plan down the track is to fuel inject the small block for reliability and economy when cruising. The more driveable it is, the more I'll enjoy driving it. Then when the foot does go down... :smirk: the fun begins.
69 DIRTY RAT:
--- Quote from: demonx link=topic=7212.msg1045937831#msg1045937831 ---In another turn of events:
I'm getting closer to pulling the motor, I've been thinking of taking Dirty Rats advice and turning this thing into a rat rather than a mouse. I called an engineer this morning and the largest donk he'll ticket me for is a 502ci. Must be fate as I was actually thinking of a 502 before I called him.
At the moment it's a L46 with a M21 muncie 4 speed.
Im thinking of:
502 with a 4 speed semi auto (ie a auto that is full manual shift)
With the 502 I'd have to change the hood so I'd prob be looking at a L88 long hood and do away with the wiper door and grill.
I've never though about semi auto's before but the HQ ute I recently bought has a 350 chev with a full manual powerglide and it's damn fun to drive but a couple more gears would be great!
I still have several months till decision time but thats where I'm sitting at the moment..
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Its about time you listen to me!!!!!:rol:
Hey as long as the big block is a low deck 9.8in it will fit! anywhere from the humble 396 up to The biggest you can go is 598cubes!!! 502 gm engines are good for there reliability and decent hp for your buck but check out Shaffiroff engines http://www.ultrastreet.net/bigblock.asp they are good value and use good quality parts! About 10k US for a 625hp 540cuber! by the time you get it here plus postage it lands for about $12k ozzy!!!!
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