Anybody else running a strange motor

I'll comment..........not because of your prespective but the fact you should have paid better attention during ENGLISH class. The word AIN'T isn't the only negative in our language and when used incorrectly tends to delute the users message. Just saying..................Bro.

Frank

 

If you can do that and make it work you are probably a hell of a lot more hotrodder than the guys giving you crap. No it isn't traditonal by the "Bible of traditonal Hot Rods". But it is pure assed hot rod from the get go.

Personally I'd like it minus the blower and scoop buy it's not my car. I've got this thing about liking to make lots of miles down the highway in my rods and looking around that blower and scoop doesn't cut it. Ok for a fairground poser though. As long as you don't run over someone or their car because you can't see them through the blower.

 

It doesn't seem all that long ago, to me at least, that running a flat head Ford was considered a little strange.

SAFU

 

I kind of like my 53 Caddy with a 454

 

Thats DILUTE Frank

 

>>>>>,Ain't no such thing as "Too Much Horsepower" ,,,how 'bout a Chevy V-16 ina T,,

 

Bro....anyone that uses that word and is as 'experienced' as Frank is o.k. in my book....Chief.

 

>>>>>Strange Motors??? even a BB Chevy can be strange ,,talk about lack of vision ,,and yes ,,he drives it all over the streets of Las Cruces New Mexico ,,

 

Blown BMW V12 in a Willys? In the words of "The Fabulous Thunderbirds", "Wrap it up, I'll take it!"

 

I wanta hear IT

 

Man my buds are some strange fellows one has a jag v12 in a hudson tub and one is running a mercedes dohc 6 in a model a roadster pick up my brother is building a 28 A with an old pontiac sohc 6. P.S. what ignition an trans are you using is the engine out of an 850 .

 

Got a 87 Jag Sovereign 6 (the Jaguar slant six) in my rail with a buick M90 Superchager going on it.

 

>>>>>,Jag motors can put out some pretty awesum horspower ,,lotsa off the shelf speed parts from Jaguar ,,off road racing cams ,,special carb and ignition stuff ,,Weber Carbs or Mechanical Fuel Injection or EFI ,,PLUS ,,they scream to a lotta RPM ,,thanks to their overhead cams ,,
I'm sure that BMW V-12 will scream too ,,can't wait to hear it run ,,

 

I have a close friend that doesn't seem to know the word 'moderation'.

He has a '49 Chevy Suburban, with a Viper in it...(don't they all???)...


and his '32 coupe with DUAL fuel injected BB Fords...(damn pic won't show...

 

The ignition system was pretty easy, BMW uses two distributors and two magnetic crank triggers. Its two separate inline6's running 30deg apart. So I had a machine shop index the distributors so I can set the advance and I used two MSD 6AL boxes with a retard controll and thats about it.

and yes I will definatly post a sound clip soon very very soon

 

what blower is that????

 

>>>>>Pat46; now there's a REAL hotrodder ,,,'No Boundries" ,,,,
KQQL ,,,,and to think ,,back in '59 when my buddy n I put a 302 Jimmy six with a Wayne 12 port head ,,5 Stromberg 97's & a Cad LaSalle three speed in a 5 window full fendered model A ,,we were called ,,CRAZY ,,,
glad to see times have changed ,,,

 

>>>>>,vtwinpartss; over across the pond ,,don't they call that a "Double Six" ??rather than a V-12 ? or is it just Rolls Royce & Daimler that calls em that ,,?

 

i LOVE it. what is that blower??? looks pretty cool!

 

LOL Funny you should say that! I was recently kicking around the idea of a 500 c.i. Cadillac setup out of an old El Dorado for an Isetta, but you got me beat!

 

That made me laugh too..

The Blower is a 8V71.

 

Some people confuse "Traditional" with Cookie Cutter". Back in the day we did with what we had, there was no "right" or "wrong". Your car is just fine and I want to hear it run.
Incidentally, 350 sbc's are so common they're boring. A 327 is pretty cool, a 283 is way cool.

 

I wanted a 409 but could not afford it

 

>>>>,A 427 or a 431 SB Chevy stroker is even kooler ,,the SB Chevy in my "T" is a 427 stroker motor ,,outa site low end torque ,,plus,,with the 6;71 blower ,,lotsa top end too ,,scary sumtimes with only a 100 inch wheel base ,,BUT,,alota fun ,,

 

any (dare I say it) japanese powed cars out there? i think a datsun 240-280 motor would be great in a modafied

 

Times have changed! 40 years ago 'only' having a 283 in your car made you a target for being called a wuss. Running an automatic (usually a Powerglide) was even worse!!!

It makes me laugh when someone disses another for not having the right engine in his/her ride.

To those so-called traditionalists: What would you call a guy who takes a street-registered Mustang II coupe, stuffs an Australian Ford Falcon 250 inch cross-flow (Willow) head six in it, adds a turbo and runs it on propane?

I'd call him Ak Miller! (He built such an animal 30 years ago...) I saw this crazy ride at the mechanic's who services my trucks when I owned a metal stampings business in SoCal.

 

or a twin turbo rotory motor in a Track-T

 

>>>>>,Didn't Datsun ( Nisson ) make a Hemi V-8 ?? looks alot like a MOPAR ,,or was it Toyota ?? ,,

 

2009, Guy is sitting in the parking lot at the local cruise night, stock looking BMW with the hood up, not much to look at, too much stock stuff. No one pays much attention to the car or the guy. A while goes by and guy and lady get into stock looking car and get ready to go. Approach drive way, signal to exit, REVS motor to sky... totaly boiled tires and quickly disappearing tail lights. I think everyone was thinking, what the heck was that guy running? I'll never pass that guy up if I see him again. I want to know what it is

 

I went ahead got the hotroded HIPO 409 but I build my own engines. I could not afford it either If that were not the case.

Are you tellin me that blown BMW was cheap??