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| Jengah |
 Nov 18 2019, 09:00 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 30-June 18 From: Central Coast, CA Member No.: 22,277 Region Association: Central California  |
I've seen a lot of V8 engine swaps, but none of them ever needed to notch out more than a 6" section of the trunk metal between the shock mounts. Does anyone have any insight as to why this one would be mounted in a way that causes the valve covers to extend into the trunk area. My thoughts are:
a.) big block engine (but it looks like a SBC) b.) DIY mounts c.) a strange (non Chevy) engine that is longer than most Thoughts???  |
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| mepstein |
Nov 18 2019, 09:26 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,323 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Lots of hack jobs with almost any conversion. I’ve seen some that look almost factory installed. The guy who started on my Suby build cut out the entire rear trunk firewall from tower to tower and welded in a huge pipe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) it’s one of the reasons I was able to get the chassis so cheap.
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Jengah Ill Fitting V8 Conversion - What Gives? Nov 18 2019, 09:00 PM
mepstein .... Nov 18 2019, 09:10 PM tygaboy A bit hard to tell from the angle of the pic but t... Nov 18 2019, 09:55 PM Chi-town They probably sat the engine more rearward than Re... Nov 18 2019, 10:36 PM
cali914
They probably sat the engine more rearward than R... Nov 18 2019, 11:03 PM sixnotfour
big blocks are approx. 2.5 inches longer Nov 19 2019, 02:52 AM Superhawk996 :(
Yeah, don't do that. Nov 19 2019, 05:42 AM |
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