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10-30-2023, 02:59 PM | #1 |
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Re: Possible 1951 purchase with pics
Having watched my son LS swap a Camaro I don't know why anyone would put a SBC into their vehicle when they could drop in a good running LS for less money that makes more power and gets better mileage.
A $400 for a copy of HPTuners and some time figuring out the wiring harness compares pretty favorably to trying to sort out a 30+ year old carb and dizzy setup and then paying at the pump every week. oh yeah, nostalgia. I almost forgot, must be getting old . I like my 250 6 , but if I wanted power I'd go LS. I'm tempted to try homebrew EFI for the 250 to see if I can get the gas mileage to suck a little less. |
10-30-2023, 03:21 PM | #2 |
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Re: Possible 1951 purchase with pics
there are kits available to install efi on just about anything. it's mostly a programming issue.
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10-30-2023, 05:00 PM | #3 | |
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I've always liked the looks of the 70/71 Camaro split bumper Z 28 but If I built one it would have an LS and overdrive automatic. I might even do a Phantom using a later body with the early style nose. That would call for having six winning numbers in the drawing though. There is a shop out in Nvrdone's hood that could build one up world class if a guy could haul the basic ingrdients in in good shape with a large bucket of cash to go along witt it. They can do AD trucks first rate too. That said, my 528 is 25 years old. In 1973 when I first put my 48 together to have something to drive to the 1973 NSRA street rod Nationals in Tulsa (we lived in McGregor, Tx then) and my T bucket was too far from being ready it was 25 years old. The newest vehicle on my place is my wife's 02 VW Passat. When a lot of guys say that they are going to get an "old" car to fix up they are thinking a 70's or 80's car that is 40 or 50 years old but that many of us older guys still see as a "late model" If it left the factory with a Carburetor rather than FI it is now and "OLD Car" year wise.
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10-30-2023, 11:09 PM | #4 |
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Re: Possible 1951 purchase with pics
I don't have a problem with the LS in everything crowd at all. It's your truck not my kid. But to me an AD needs an I6 with carbs and a straight axle just so it looks stockish. I included a picture of the staff just for fun.
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10-31-2023, 12:04 AM | #5 |
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Re: Possible 1951 purchase with pics
I'm a bit partial to the I six myself but If I was bulding a street rod AD truck from scratch I'd go LS or Iron block LS type truck motor with matching trans. I've been impressed with the two (2000 with 5.3 and 2016 with 6.0) chevy trucks my son has had. He and my daughter in law run from Wendle Idaho to here in the Valley on a regular basis with it if they aren't pulling a horse trailer with her Ford F350. It's hard to knock an engine that will go 300K and if you set it up right and drive it right get decent gas mileage in a rig.
As far as the 292 in my truck when it is done the idea is to be able to stand back and watch the know it alls argue if it is a modified 216 or 235 as it will be correct gray paint and lots of polished Finned Cast aluminum. Internally it will just have a cam and lump ports.
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11-08-2023, 10:34 PM | #6 |
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Re: Possible 1951 purchase with pics
A buddy of mine just showed me a green 49 on fb..it's in h-ville..wants 22k, probably couldnt build one for less..
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11-09-2023, 07:12 PM | #7 |
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Re: Possible 1951 purchase with pics
There are plenty of nice trucks in that low 20's price range that you would have a hard time duplicating for the same money unless you have some serious scrounging and bargaining ability. A few years back I saw a guy sell a real nice truck that he had spent quite a bit of money on over about five years including a real nice paint job, nice interior and mag wheels. A couple of my buddys who knew him pretty well said that the reason for selling it was that he had taken it to a few shows and never won a trophy and was totally disappointed with it. I never saw it again after it sold because it left the area. Someone got a bargain because everything on it was first rate top of the line stuff and the paint and interior were done by well respected shops. I think his paint choice and wheel choice probably cost awards because the truck looked like a five or six year build with the hot lick when he started paint and wheels.
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