History >>>Proof is in the Pudding:Early Chevy V8 Hot Rods!!!!<<<

Good threat j.j.

 

Every hot rod I've ever built or bought had a SBC. I love them.

 

what a great thread Mr. James, your 265 build thread, inspired me to build one for myself to go in my 37 ford pickup, thank you

 

Well I'm glad it's serving the masses! I love these damn things!

 

^ That T is crazy. Crazy Awesome.

 

Have always loved the SBC and always will!

 

Ok.... my eyeball is twitching to see this thing driving. What do I need to do to make it happen??

 

What thing Kasey? My Lively Set inspired T? Well All I need is a T Body, a frame, a '58 283 with 6 2's, wishbones, V860 axle, spoked MC wheels, Muncie 4 speed, 9' rear, paint, wiring, interior, tires (avons and Hurst 8.20's), steering box, steering wheel, driveshaft, brakes, head lights, tail lights etc.....




Oh, you mean my '35? Well last week I had brakes! But this week I thought I should remake a line so now I don't. All that's left is shocks, rerun fuel lines and finish that brake line and I should be able to throw the interior back in and go. In theory at least.....

 

One I had in high school

 

^^^^^^^^Oh baby! That is the cat's pajamas right there!!

 

Bump..

I'd like to see more early Chevys with the factory Corvette dual quad set-up.

 

built this in 65-67..........327 ....5.83 olds summers spool&axles

my son just took it to eaglefield...


see&HEAR it on gopro in car video

on youtube at>a30gasser .... Model A vs. Henry J Eagle Field 2012


turn up the speakers watch the tach enjoy..........

 

Ahem.. Bump!

 

Great thread. This one lost it's flathead and received a '57 283 in early 1962, magazine is from '63.

 

Just sitting there but it is '59 Vette.


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What carburetors are those?

I scored a '57 dual quad intake manifold so I'm looking for ideas on what carburetors will fit and what was period correct for '59.

 

WCFB Carbs would be the correct ones Matt. Chevy would be the stock but I believe Cad versions would be used for more CFM's. However I am not sure if they'll fit on a chevy 2x4.

 

Those are in fact WCFB's. They seem to be NOS. I need to remove the choke on one.

 

WCFB's are Carter's by the way. Not sure if those are what Cactus has but they'd be what was on a '59 Vette I believe. At least that's what's on my '59 Vette setup out in the garage.

 

All right. Sounds good guys.. I think I saw somewhere that AFBs fit as well but I'm leaning towards the WCFBs to keep the factory appearance. Something as if a kid stumbled across a Corvette with a blown motor in the junkyard back in the day and thought he'd like to put the factory dual quad intake on his 283.

 

Thankyou for this great thread,I never thought I was a chevy guy but all the flak I get about my 327 in the 27 really gets old.Funny the engine never says a word.
Great old pics... when I look at my car I like to remember those images.

 

I've never tried to put AFBs on that manifold; but I understand that it is not a simple bolt-on change.

When properly set up, the WCFBs run really well and are quire reliable. Especially on a small-cube SBC. I was that kid fifty years ago that put a set on the 301 in my 55 Chevy. Paid fifty bucks for matched carbs, manifold, linkage etc. Those days are long gone.

 

Duly noted. I must have misread it.

50 bucks!? Man.. They aren't kidding when they call them "the good old days."

 

i really dont thin k the sbc should be called a bellybutton engine. more like savior. to the hotrod world anyway.they were and still are plentful and cheap to build. and the hp you can get outr of them is ungodly for the money...i love them.ive have about 8500. in a sbc settin in a ot74 nova that will flatass fly.but i plan on putting it in a glass 41 willys. look out birds im flyin with ya....the 8500 was spent to build a drag engine but we changed our mines and decided to run it on the streets.but you can build on fast engine for more than half of that...praise the sbc...

 

This blower,injectors and cam have been in use since 1962

 

Awesome!! I am putting an engine for a 671 and 2 port right now! If you don't mind sharing, what kind of blower restraint is that? I could use something similar for the digger we are building. Thanks, J

 

Tudor ,how about some build info on that blown motor. Thanks

 

Small block chevy..that was THE motor when I was doing this. We used them in every thing.

 

It's a 400 incher ready for alcohol, all the good stuff. What do you want to know?

 

your gf is the cool one a real hot rodder