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ford in a chev??

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by daddy-o63, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. carcrazyjohn
    Joined: Apr 16, 2008
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    from trevose pa

    Why make a chevy go slower .More Hp out of a smallblock Even the mustang guys are putting 383 in there fords.If anything Nailhead or caddy .Maybe even a Poncho But Why Ford .
     
  2. dolsen37
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    from Nebraska

    My Dad (50's hotrodder) always said he wanted to drop a flathead in a 57 Chevy just to piss guys off. Might even things out a bit. Ha Ha.
     
  3. Squablow
    Joined: Apr 26, 2005
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    Ed Roth ran a 406 Ford in his orange '55 Chevy 2 door sedan. He even had an article about how to do it in Hot Rod or Rod & Custom. That's all the motivation I would need.
     
  4. redsdad
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    My friend Norwin Palmer had a Cleveland powered 'Vette running D/A back in the late 70's.
     

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  5. Jessie J.
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    Hmmm, and I thought this was a 'traditional' rodding forum????
    IMHO, Just about any GM mill would be a better choice than an FE Ford into a GM.
    Oh yeah, it would be 'different,' in kind of a furbar sense, and might even run great, but it will result in a vehicle that will appeal to a very limited market, and unless parted out, would knock about 80% off the resale value that a more conventional choice would return.
    Not to knock that 428, as it would be a hell of a swap into a mid-50s FORD.
     
  6. FatDave
    Joined: Feb 7, 2009
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    '61 seems a little 'new' for shenanigans like that...

    Ha ha.
     
  7. 34rdztr
    Joined: Sep 13, 2009
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    i didnt know you could sell it after you built it.......no wonder my car collection keeps growing...hahaha
     

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