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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, 09:10 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,259 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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| mepstein |
Nov 18 2019, 09:26 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,259 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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| tygaboy |
Nov 18 2019, 09:55 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,287 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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A bit hard to tell from the angle of the pic but those look like really tall valve covers. Tall enough to need that cut to clear?
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| Chi-town |
Nov 18 2019, 10:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 850 Joined: 31-August 18 From: Disneyland Member No.: 22,446 Region Association: Southern California |
They probably sat the engine more rearward than Renegade to clear a normal water pump setup
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| cali914 |
Nov 18 2019, 11:03 PM
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cali914 Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 26-April 06 From: Berkeley Ca. Member No.: 5,934 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Chi-town @ Nov 18 2019, 08:36 PM)  They probably sat the engine more rearward than Renegade to clear a normal water pump setup Ditto |
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| sixnotfour |
Nov 19 2019, 02:52 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,428 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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QUOTE a.) big block engine (but it looks like a SBC) big blocks are approx. 2.5 inches longer |
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| Superhawk996 |
Nov 19 2019, 05:42 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,786 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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