Projects Don't put a Chevy in that.

Flathead, Hemi, Nailhead, Rocket, Poly,Y-Block,anything but another SBC its all about the motor then the Car

 

Ya know that sayin'...anyone can restore a car, takes a real man to cut one up....blah, blah, blah.....
It takes much more work restoring........all the research, finding the right, correct parts, etc....kinda like building a hotrod....

Hey Benno ol' pal.........how's the project comin' along? 283? That's CRAZY talk......

I say RB's in everything....

 

Wilburs car is on the back burner 'til winter. I got a chebby and a flat fender willy's that kinda got in the way.

Just for the sake of this post, the flat fender has a stroked 283 in it and the chebby may get an olds mill. Not that any of that will show when they're goin' down the road.

The B/RB keeps moveing back n forth from Wilbur's Stude to the Altered. I think that's why the Stude is on the back burner for a bit. The only sure thing about the stude today is that its going to remain true to its past, a door slammer and not a lakster, well that and Wilbur thinks we should paint it black and call it the "White Rabbit". He's nutz ya know.

 

I say put whatever you want under your hood, however:
I've heard a lot of people going on about the reliability and cost efficiency of a SBC. I don't get it. Like many others have already stated: most american V8's (and many sixes and fours for that matter) are very reliable engines (with the proper maintenance). As for cost, really if you want the most reliable and efiicient car buy a new four cylindersedan from your favorite manufacturer and get a warranty and propbably a few free oil changes to boot. If you went out and bought a 1970 olds 350 and a 1970 chev 350 and had them rebuilt stock any replacement parts would be compairably priced and machine work should be roughly the same (as long as both blocks were repairable and needed the same amount of machining). So why build a chevy? More reliable than the olds? Not in my opinion. Cheaper aftermarket parts? With the olds you need less parts to make the same power (if you even want to put aftermarket parts on it) comparably priced ignition components (both can run the same ignition components just different distributor base) same carburators, camparable spark plugs etc. So I just don't see the benifit. I used to tease this cat I worked with who had a 75 Nova with a Chev 355 and "Hi-Po 400 horse camel hump heads) etc., etc. He had almost $6000 into his engine and it never ran right. Plus he had to run premium gas $$$$. He was constantly changing speed parts to make it run stronger yet he bug me about the olds 403 in my monte carlo being a boat anchor. It cost me $500 and I could smoke the tires off it. I beat the hell out of that car and the only thing I had to change on that engine was rebuilt carb and a water pump ($30). So in the long run you can do what you want, just don't be afraid of trying something different. If you want a Poncho 455, or a Buick then do it.

P.S. I like the idea of puting a Ford engine in your Buick, that'd spin some heads for sure!

 

Rember how nice the 50's were. Everyone liked ike gas was 17 cents a gal birds sang. Than some idiot but a sbc in a ford!!!!! Priest started molesting little boys,hurricanes,tornadoes,sunamis,earth quakes ,droughts ,floods,pestulence,polio,aids,we lost the ozone and global warming all because that jerk put a sbc in a ford.

 

Man, all I've got to say is: Who hasn't moved into a new place and had to make do with boxes, etc until they got real furniture? You know?

If it's keeping your ride off the road, hell, stab an SBC in there and drive it! You can ALWAYS put something cool in later, but in the meantime while you're saving up, you can be enjoying your car ON THE ROAD instead of ON BLOCKS.

Besides, you can always flip the SBC or trade it to someone who thinks the old Firedome of his grandpa's is a POS.

~Jason

 

Excellent point Cliffy; Well said!

 

You know what? Could it just be,that the SBC is a BADASS FUCKING ENGINE and that's why eveyone puts one in thier fucking cars?
I mean other than a BIG BLOCK or Hemi- It seems to me to be the logical choice.For street,I mean,,,Mikey

 

I was never a nice enough person...to give two shits what anyone thought of my choices..or feel the need to "justify" my choices..

You pick your motor..I pick mine..who cares why and what..

Seems like sniffin' underwear to see what I ate yesterday...why would you care..?

 

I agree with the its YOUR car sentiment. And to the people that say keep the hood closed, I think thats a little wrong too. If your so embarrassed about the engine you have in your car then you should have used something different

 

Putting a Ford engine in a Chevy is starting to sound like a good idea.

How about a 302SBF in a box Nova? Skinnier than the SBC, already has a front sump pan/pickup, maybe just a few pounds lighter than the SBC.

Hey, somebody's knockin' on my door...

 

one of my good friends that is a street rodder put a 351 in his 1928 chevy truck the fucker looks bad ass in there and get alot of people looking. i have a sbc in my car because that is what i wanted and not one will ever tell me not do do something to my car because that is my car. the same arguement could be had about the flat head. im not saying there is anything wrong with it but there are alot of cars with that engine in it.

 

well put

 

Can't believe the lady's club is still beating each other with their canes over this subject.

 

I wasn't going to comment on this because I like to keep my opinions...to myself but I do agree with you HENRY.
Easier to fix... that is depending on the build. Having been a owner of both camps and My Chevy screamed just like my Fords...I still would only install a dedicated brand engine in the dedicated body.
If it were a Buick..then a Buick engine. The chorus line followers with their 'its easier to find parts' attitude..come on.

 

It sucks I just sold a 472 Cadi elephant motor 4 months ago thinkin I would never use it and now I am kicking myself. Would have been badass in the fiddy1... The beauty of the SBC its the affordability of building one.

 

WOW, 10 pages and the subject still isn't solved??????

If it was at my house, it would get a small block Mopar, because that's what I have here.

Realiability? If properly maintained, I don't remember hearing of many of any brand falling apart just going down the road.

Parts? My local NAPA can have just about anything in 3 days. Last I knew, there were auto parts stores all across the country. Drive something strange, either carry a few extra parts or expect to adapt or wait.

Fit? I have a tourch and a welder. I can put anything anywhere. Might not look pretty, but it can and will fit.

Availability? Looked in junk yards lately? The day is coming when only the current in production engines will exist.

Bottom line: I really don't care what you think about my car/truck. We have 2 choices. 1) Argue about what engine to put in there, or 2) get it in and lets cruise. Gene

 

I think sbc's are kinda boring too. But then again, over the years I've stuffed sbc's in a '72 Gremlin, a '58 MGA, a '37 Chevy sedan, an '87 S10, '76 Pontiac Astre, '48 chevy pu, and a '41 mercury. The main reason? They were cheap, plentiful, and I never had a lot of money. So I ran what I could find for the best money. Unfortunately that was usually a sbc. Ocassionally there was a 409, or a 428CJ, 340, 383, or 440 mopar, and even some 455 pontiacs and booicks... but mostly sbc. I'm tired of them, but they still look right to me in the right car with the right trimmings. I mean how much more traditional can you get than a slick little T or A with a classic 265, 283 or 327 with 50's or 60's speed equipment? They were the best thing since sliced bread for hot rodding back in the day, but so damn plain now if not done right.

 

Personally if it doesn't have electronics it's ok. The SBC is like honey to bears, it's hard to beat cheap horsepower.

Every rod I've had to this point has had one. My model a coupster is getting a 392 hemi, and I have a good feeling about it. But it's going to cost me a few thousand to do it, and delay the project. If it get's to that point, I may set the car up to take both.

Boring? Ya, the stock smog and crate engines I could call boring. But Camel back and staggered bolt power pac heads on a small journal block really give a good vintage look.

 

hey man build what you can afford or what makes you happy you got to figure if you have a project and are waiting your life away for a mill its easy to lose interest
and it never gets done even if its got a cookie cutter mill its still on the road away from the scrap heap

 

whining about guys with sbc's is the new flat black.

 

Smart words The Fidgiter, i totally agree!

 

chevys suck though for real dog

 

Ya'll can close this now I'm going with the Chevy. Just cause I want to.

 

That's a man after my own heart.

Let the chips fall where they may.

 

Well... it's better canes than colostomy bags

 

Sbc

 

Seems there is such a backlash against the sbc right now, that you can't even put them in a CHEVY?! That's dumb.

 

Yep. I agree. But common 350/350 combos etc. are a fuckin' bore.

 

Flat Black is the only color a rod should ever be. What color is yours? Metalic Purple? Ha!!