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Should I???
I have been wanting a bbc for the 67,and got a call today from a guy that has a 454 complete he wants to trade me for the vette i have.Remember the vette is just for parts,no title and a bent frame.So should i trade or just put everything from the vette into the 67?????????Thanx
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One more ? Will a 350 tranny hold up behind the 454?
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A fresh TH350 should hold up for awhile.....if the big block runs good and the Vette is junk, i would proably do it
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Ditto....But I am not a Vette freak either. Dfeinitely wouldn't do it though if I could not verify how the engine runs.
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Do it!! But I would at least put a kit in the 350, it'll help just that much more!!
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i agree with Yellow 72 ,, Trade !!! theyre is nothing like the power of a big block or the gas mileage. LOL. I would build a healthy 700r4 to put behind it or a 400 turbo. Hell better than that a six speed but I dont have that type of change ,maybe that why I'm running a small block and a 350 turbo.
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Sounds like a swap to me!
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No....
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bent frame 84 vette
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Being just a parts vette I would be inclined to trade. I will let the knowledgable members respond about the tranny cause I don't know anything about tranny strength.
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Purple,
What year is the 'vette? I've got a friend with a '76 that is looking for some hard to find parts. Brian |
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It's a 84,not sure how good the motor and tranny are but i think it would look cool with all of the goodies like.....(remote mirrors,hideaway headlights,electronic dash,four wheel disc,ect) in the 67,but i am thinking........BIG BLOCK!!!!!!!!.LOL
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I would rather see a Big Block in a 67 truck than all the bells and whistles from the corvette. With a big block you won't hear bells and whistles, you'll just hear the roar of a big block and that impressive torque will put a smile on your face.
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Have you thought about parting the vette out? If you bought the BBC for cash how much would it cost you? I know you can get close to 1500 for the front and rear suspension to a street rod guy. Also lots of 1st gen Camaro guys are looking for the brakes off the C4 Vette's for a big brake upgrade without having to buy the Baer brakes. You might want to check out Vette prices on E-bay and local to you before you make your decision. I parted out a wrecked 89 Vette 2 years ago. I bought it for 2800 and when finished I made about 1700 more than that and still had the LT1, tranny and seats.
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might have to check on that as i got this one for $1000
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There's a reason they call small blocks "mouse" motors, and big blocks "rat" motors. Once you've stuck your foot deep in a fat rats ass, there's NO going back!!!!
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What would you guys suggest for a manual tranny?prices?the 67 has the 3 speed on the colum so the clutch setup is there
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I have been running a th350 behind my 454 for 4 years without a problem. I had the tranny overhauled and added a shift kit when I origanally did the swap. I don't baby it, but I don't drive it like it is rented either. I like it, but I am eventually going to swap it for a th400. Dan
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BIG BLOCK BIG BLOCK BIG BLOCK BIG BLOCK!!! I have owned 2 of em, one is still my 69 cst/10 with an LS6 out of a 70 biscaine cop car, and the other was my old cheyenne super 454, the only thing is gas milage, but now that I have a good job I regret selling my 454 I miss it a lot!!
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come on you know you want it, you just got to have a BIG BLOCK, if the vette is toast, I'd swap it and like they boys were saying splurge on a good tranny, I wouldn't hook it up to that three speed, thats as bad as putting a 2 barrel on the BB, all blabbing aside if the motor is done right I'd swap it in a heart beat, I've had a couple of BB myself, and theres nothing like having one of those beasts under the hood.
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OK OK we traded tonight,he is going to pick it up tomorrow and start putting the 454 and 350 tranny in sometime next week.Didnt know he was going to install........oh yeah for $50 he has a set of buckets for a 67cst that needs recovered that i am getting also.
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50 bucks? dang that is cheap for buckets.
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