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Bah,*****ed that car up quick fast and in a hurry with that SBC. Traditional yes. Overused, OH YEAH!

The whole "reliablility with SBC" is*********. Seen more royally fubared SBC's in my short time than anything. I'll gladly go anywhere you will and then some with my nailhead, thanks.

 

No it's not********* at all. I have 4 wheeling SBC abuse stories that would curl most drag racers hair. Half gallon of water and 1.5 quarts oil is all they need once they've got a few miles. That's not a death rattle, it's just the "25K mile remaining" indicator. Seriously, with a death rattle you can only overheat em like 170 more times before it's all over. And you can only run em on their side for like 30 minutes before they get hot and you gotta shut em off if you wanna drive home.

 

I use only SBCs because that's what I grew up using and racing, that's what I know, I love them. What has become boring about them is the way they are dressed out, guys don't try to be different, they all start looking the same because they don't go back in time and use exterior parts that make them unique looking, intakes, valve covers, distributors, carbs etc. They use run of the mill chrome or polished aluminum valve covers, HEI ignition, the same Edelbrock hi rise intakes and air cleaners, BORING indeed.

 

oh well, looks like alot nice parts. going to make a street rod out of it. nice looking car though.

 

Wasn"t rock solid dependability the reason Clyde stold ford V8s for get away cars? And yes, I'd like a beer to.

 

Just to set the record straight, Clyde never stole those Fords.
He was "evaluating" them!

 

I should have made popcorn! This is going to be good. Since I'm working on a Caddy in a '36 Ford, I feel VERY comfortable endorsing the SBC, but I would like to comment on the reliability issue posed earlier...

What planet are you from Fraz, where Chebbies reliability are "bullshit"? LOL, the LT1 350 in my '48 Pontiac rolled over 100K last summer, the last 30K of that in my car after living it's first life in a Cadillac Fleetwood. It's got the ORIGINAL plugs, wires, water pump, and all related accessories. Never touched other than to yank it out of the Caddy and transplant it into the Poncho. You're arguing just for the sake of arguement, and don't know what you're talking about. No offense, but you're dead wrong. It hauls**** too, BTW, and many of the miles we put on it have been done pulling a 25 foot travel trailer. It's not pampered.

I'm putting a 350 (GASP ) with TBI in my Diamond T that's got 117 on the clock, and I'm not touching it either. Runs like a watch, and while it has had the plugs and wires replaced, otherwise it doesn't look like it's had a wrench on it.

Instead of telling others why they're wrong and you all are right, why don'cha just be quiet and build your own cars the way you want, and leave the attitude and judgement at the door. It's just a car, for cry'n in a sack...

 

You get that Caddy runnin yet?

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I guess 130,000 (plus) miles on a 400" SBC is "fubared", eh...??? I'll drive my '40 Stude, with 400" SBC/T-400*******/'57 Chevy rear end ) in it to the HAMB drags, (13 1/2 hours one way from my place, non-stop), race it, then drive it back home...doesn't use any oil, water or******* fluid...and gets 20 mpg at 70 mph. If all those miles without a problem isn't reliability, I guess no one knows what the word means then.
R-

 

I call dibs on the flattie!

 

351 cleveland please! that would be nice in that 52', if not a ardun'd flattie.

 

Nice to see that arguing about using a SBC is still traditional around here...

 

As for the rest of what's being argued about...whatever

 

Arent we all suppose to be yelling at the FNGs?

 

All of the local dirt tracks run 99% 350 Chevy, in all of their classes, except mini stock, etc. I would estimate 500 Chevy 350's, 3 Ford 351's and 1 Dodge 360. If you race a Ford, 3 times the money for your motor, if you race a dodge, well your just weird. Availability, affordable power and reputation. You can't buy that kind of advertisement....

 

Great looking ride

 

Just got back from the parts store with the two 1/8" plugs I need to keep coolant from running out of the blocks drain holes , some fuel filler hose to hook up the filler and funnel so's I can fire that bad boy up.

I need to stop*****'n around on the board...

Brian

Oh, check out my new "Hirohata" Merc, I promise, no SBC! See, "My Hirohata Merc is here!"

 

You got off easy being a FNG cuz yu have a cool advatar photo

 

This thread proves that sbc guys can sling the b.s.

 

As others have said, would look nice if it gets dressed like a 50's era motor. On the other hand, a late model EFI setup would out of place IMO.

 

Since you're talkin' racin' instead of hot rodding, tell that***** to the 5.0 Mustang boys.

 

Yep.. really getting old. anyway a properly dressed 265, 283 or 327 is worlds away from an LS1 coverered with billet and electronics.

 

And back up what they say with about 50 million examples that run without a whimper every day of the week.


Frank

 

Nobody said anything about traditional...just sick of lookin' at and hearing about the bowtie. If you want to run Chevy power, fine, just put it in a Chevy!

 

Yeah well, he didn't have to bait us up with it to get all this started...AGAIN!

 

Ya poor********...its YOUR car man...put in whatever you want. There's no shame in a tried and true SBC. Sure its unoriginal but so what. Like what was posted earlier...try to bolt on some vintage style touches and mash down on her and go!!

 

HEY!!! LEAVE THE GUY ALONE ABOUT THE SBC, especially because it's a customer car! If everybody kept they're flatheads, nailheads, stovebolts, etc, in thier cars where would the rest of us find them? Car looks awesome by the way.

 

I'll agree with that.

As for the rest of you, READ THE FREAKIN' THREAD! IT'S NOT HIS CAR! NOT HIS CHOICE!

LET. IT. GO.

(would somebody please close this thread already)

 

When most anyone looks at most any car, he or she will most always think we would do at least something different...

Just the way it is....

There is someone out there that is thinking "I think it should be Jap hybrid powered"...

See, it could be worse than a SBC...

 

Whole reason I said anything is I'm tired of people pulling a motor and rather than fix it right they spend more time putting a Chevy into the project. Obviously I stirred the pot up bigtime by my comments. Alright fine.

I don't like Chevys. They get way too much credit for***** that other motors can do just as well. The same "trouble free" motors you guys have run so many miles on upside down sideways and diagonally with little water and oil have been nothing but headaches for me. It seems this area of the world, we got the***** ones. I've had my hands soiled with enough blown Chevy oil and grease it's no longer fun. Lotsa farmboys and their Chevy trucks, and LOTS of broken ones. Seems like every couple months one of the guys has broke their Chevy AGAIN after they just replaced half the motor after the last boom. Cracked heads, broken cams, busted lifter bores, holes in blocks and pans from spit rods, busted cranks, sheared distributor drive gears, spun bearings galore, and chronic overheating, to name just a few issues. And this from stock or mildly built 350/383/400's. I'd expect it if they were really pushin the edge.

Had a Ford 302 in a 79 Grenada with over 150k on it I drove at least another 20k with a dead cylinder and it'd still light tires on command. Got it that way, guy I got it from said he'd run it probably 5 or 6k before parkin it. Ran it oiless by accident for 20 mins cuz it was the only way to get it back to work after I tore a big hole in the oilpan on a wrecker call. Only thing I did to the car was replace the head gaskets after I blew one. So the whole amazing motor thing is not solely delegated to the venerable and touted Chevrolet V8. Also seen Mopar 318's do all of this. Now THOSE are indestructable I tell ya.....

I even ran my 364 nailhead clackin away with a flat lobe on the cam for 5 or 6k while I built the 401 I had for the car.

You like SBC's, fine. You've had good luck with them, good for you, here's your cookie. Just don't expect me to like them or use them. Reliablility......seen enough that aren't to make this redneck think otherwise.

BTW, my planet is Mid Southern rural Missouri, you're welcome to come down anytime, just cuz we argue about things don't mean we can't be fellow hotrodders.