Anybody else running a strange motor

Just put 350 chev valve covers on it. Then no one will ever look at it. It is the way a lot of rodders keep folks from inspecting their engine compartments.
Actually it is a very cool build or should I say "Sehr kuhl!"
Don

 

isnt that the grass roots of hotroding or else we would all be restorers

 

I'm running a Ford Ranger twin cam four, but the ride is not exactly H.A.M.B. friendly, a Sunbeam Alpine. But in a sense it is traditional, an engine I got for cheap and stuffed in by little 'ole me.

Bill

 

I dig it... so what if you can't get parts at circle K... keep building!

 

I can't believe they missed the part that your engine ain't held-up with Mustang II

 

We need pictures of this!

 

Poor man's Offy.

 

I'm running a 350 Chevy in my caddy.....they are so hard to find parts, no one can work on them, and the parts I do find are a fortune....damn I wish there was a more generic motor out there!!! ; )

 

mine is a 1949 Ford Ex Ohio State Police Car

http://www.motortopia.com/carblog/f...f-the-day-sept-27-2010-3059/attachment/sep27/

1956 Chrysler Imperial 354 Hemi 30 over bore with mild cam
Dual Edlebrook Carburetors 500 CFM
Crane Electronic Ignition
Engine recessed 4 " into Stainless Fire Wall
Hydraulic Clutch Chrysler 833 4 speed Transmission
Moon Fuel Block
Full Frame On GM Chassis Lengthened* 7"
Front Disc Brakes GM
10 Bolt 3.55 Posi Rear
Vintage air conditioner
Door& Trunk Shaved
Remote Door & Trunk Opener
FlowMaster Duel Exhaust
Tilt Power steering Column
American Racing Wheels
Smokes Glass Windows
Halogen Head Lights
AM/FM CD Remote Changer-Sub Woofer
Frenched Power Antenna & LED Tail Lights
Black Vinyl Interior and Headliner
Original Police Spot Light

 

That's what hot-rodding is about to me, make something you want out of the stuff you have. The engine/trans was free, the intake and exhaust were $100 each.. pretty cool setup if you ask me.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=478394

 

can not wait to see some videos of it runnung.

 

I have an Italian 500 cubic inches. All Aluminum BPM Hemi Engine in my 40 Ford coupe.

 

BPM - Big Phucken Motor???

 

One of my many dream cars is a 32 Ford pickup with a Peugeot 403 engine in it, their a 1.5l 4 cylinder hemi engine. They're pretty powerful for what they are are, 62HP from a 1.5 litre engine designed in the early 1940s, not to mention they look and sound AWESOME, good on fuel too. 80HP is only twin carbs and a set of extractors away too .

That'd make a good, practical daily driver don't you think?

I will build that car one day......

Thanks

Hayden

 

Sounds pretty cool to me, Hayden, and quite different from what's usually seen under the bonnet of a Deuce.

 

To HELL with all the period nazis.

You know what is traditional? Finding the fastest motor you could find/afford at the time. We just have more options now. I would still hide it a bit to make it look older, but for me it's all about "Run what gives you a smile".

I'm building a Chevy 4.3 V6. If people dont like it, to hell with em. I like my little six with it's stock truck manifold with the adapter for dual holley 94's. May even run a hilborn scoop. And no its not a "hidden under a hood" situation...

 

Mine is a 24 valve twin cam 287 c.i. fuelie v-8 that makes 300 ponies.. The car runs 13.8's in the quarter....

 

Now when you say 287.... Are we talking a new dodge engine, or are we talking a ghettorigged Rambler v8?

 

My wife had a 97 Regal GS with the Blown 3800. We drove that car into the ground and it still ran like a scalded dog. I used to terrorize the local ricers in it. Always made sure to roll down the back windows so they could see the car seats. I always thought it would make a killer motor in a little roadster or pick-up.

 

Nice to see someone who knows what hot rodding is really about, and I'm old enough to know...

 

so 'why' so much disdain for the new LS series engines?
I know they are not 'traditional' (and anderstand that)

...but were'nt the big lincoln and caddy motors 'of the day' the hot setup?
take your A sedan and shoehorn in a complete 'newest/coolest/fastest' mill that you could salvage from a bone yard?

 

It's a Ford 4.6L V-8 with 3 valves per cylinder....

 

"It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up
That a Model A body makes it look like a pup
It's got eight cylinders and uses 'em all
Got overdrive, just won't stall

With a four barrel carb and dual exhausts
With four-eleven gears you can really get lost
Got safety tubes, but I ain't scared
The brakes are good, the tires fair"

 

not sticking a v12 bmw into a ratrod...



insert upset people ........

 

Well, weps, if you want to be pedantic, more the Caddy than the Lincoln...

I say, run what'cha like/can afford and have fun.

People go on about being 'traditional' on this site but I don't recall:

• S-10 chassis being traditional hot rod material
• Cobwebs and skulls on hot rods like they are often seen today
• Ramblers being considered cool cars
• Ditto on inline engines
• Etc, etc.

Let's just enjoy the hobby/sport and appreciate what others are doing with their rides. Like I said, I've been around a long time and this is the way hot rodding's been for me for most of my life.

 

A 4.6 Ford modular? Blasphemy!! You have angered the hot rod gods

Actually, my wife drives a '95 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC with the 290hp 4.6 32v and I have to admit I'd like to have it in my old chevy truck, it's a little torque monster that moves that Lincoln right along

 

Putting a SB Ford in Chevy!

 

You're not the first to do that. Better yet, how about a 427 BBF in a '55 Chevy gasser? My neighbour across the road when I was a kid growing up in SoCal did that in around 1965.

 

Indeed, the blown 3800 (L-67) is a peppy rascal. I haven't got mine running the best yet, but it sure pulls. It's a little torque monster. The big problem with modern motors is how to package them - you can try to hide all the wires and gizmos and paint them up in "trad" colors, or just keep the hood closed if it gets too hard. Gary

 

Very Cool thread..... Some awesome pictures of some really mtors. I've never heard of or seen some f these motors. Thanks for the education...

About my ride. SBC, I'm going to try and make it cool looking but still the "Very Traditional" small block.. Hahaha.. The A-holes in here who tell everybody how to make their own Kustom crack me up..

Enjoy your cars guys they're awesome no matter which way you go. It's YOUR car. Post them up I love looking at what people like. I prefer blondes, my friends brunettes, oh well..Here......