I wonder what the Chevy crowd would do if they walked up to "Old Red" here with his hood open? You can read all about it here. 1948 Chevrolet Truck - Classic Trucks Magazine

 

I love it!

 

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I agree with both you and Doc on this theme. I probably won't show my truck either when it's finished for the same reason I won't take my Cobra to a show anymore. I did a couple times but ran into way too much negativity. All I would hear is " Is it real?"... No it's unreal. Or, "It's only a kit car". Well of course it is. Can you see my pockets bulging with millions of bucks? As a matter of fact, for the record, Carroll Shelby's (RIP) creations were kit cars in the truest sense.
Pardon my rant and my off topic subject matter but I just get So irritated with the masses at times.

 

I just want to butt in and say that the folks on this Forum have an amazing amount of integrity and class. That's why I am glad to be a part of it.

Here we have a fairly contentious topic going on and while we each have strong opinions about it, we treat each other with respect, encouragement and dignity.

Well Done !

 

Exactly!!


Haha....I love it! Turnabout is fair play right??

There was a green Chevy 2dr sedan (guessing late 40's?)sitting in the parking lot at the nationals this year. He had the hood up and it had a 351 cleveland in it. It was great seeing it.

A guy that was standing there looking at it with me said a good friend of his put a 460 in a mid fifties Bel-Air and took it to a Chevy show. He said they "escorted" him back out of the show and forbode him to return. If it's true, it's kind of funny that us Ford guys have had to deal with that for the last 80 years now but they can't handle it when it's turned around on 'em.

 

You didn't put a chevy motor in that Cobra did you?

 

Thank you Wally for taking my post in the spirit intended...

Now just change that apology to:

"Coming soon to this space..."

5.0 HO EFI or 351 Cobra Jet or 393 Windsor or 347 Stroker or 4.6 Modular or 5.4 DOHC or 5.0 Coyote or 512 Wedge or 302 Bogus Boss or... etc, etc

 

Hi David! Good to see you stop by! I haven't post any progress...working on the 5.0 EFI She is coming together! It wont be long and I will have a pretty blue motor ready.
Sorry for the hi-jack Wally

 

Bite your tounge...lol. No it's got a well deserved Boss 429, but, you'd be surprised how many guys frown because it's not a 427 side oiler.

 

The original street Cobras weren't near as good as the current kit versions. The AC chassis was typical English build, tighten every bolt and nut once a week or have someone run behind with a bucket to pick up the parts that fell off. The 427's foot box was so small anyone with a shoe size bigger than 8 couldn't fit both feet in. FG bodied 32, 34 must twist the purist's panties in a knot. Or how about the all new steel bodied 32, 40 Fords or 57 Chevies? I didn't hear any screams when they put a LS3 in the old man's 57 Belair on Pawn Stars... Who gives a cr** what a park grass show critic/"expert" has to say anyhow??? Their opinion is worth what they paid for admission.

 

Lemme preface this with testing out my flame suit.

Since I was a kid, I got Super Chevy magazine. All time fave car; 57 Chevy. My first car, 71 Camaro. I have both in my garage.
So, I consider myself a Chevy guy. But I do NOT get the whole anti-Non-Chevy thing.
If I saw that truck (btw, that's one of the better looking early 50s Chevy trucks, as I normally really dislike those grills) I'd be shocked at the engine swap.... but far from angry.
The only two reasons I'd go SBC in my truck is because I'm way more comfortable with SBCs than Fords. And because if I did a SBC in the truck, I could trade parts between all my other toys.

 

So imagine the Ford guys that have dealt with that type thing for over 80 years now. We've been inundated with Chevy motors in Fords for so long and it's so over-done that it's just gotten VERY old and tiring to see. Especially now that you can build a SBF just as easily and "cheap" as you can an SBC. That used to be the excuse I always heard...."I did it because it was cheaper". At any open cruise-in/show I go to it's usually 2/3's of the classic Fords there have some type Chevy motor in 'em.

I've always been a Ford in a Ford, Chevy in a Chevy, Dodge in a Dodge etc. kind of guy. But it does do my heart good to see a SBF in a Chevy just from what all has been done to Ford's over the years. But if it started becoming a huge thing I'd get tired of seeing that too and want folks to start putting the SBC's back in the chevy's. Just the way I am.

But do I get in a discussion or argument with the owner? Nope, because at the end of the day it's his truck/car and what I think doesn't amount to a hill of beans. But if it's a friend, sure I'll rib him about it but never to the point of being angry.

 

throw the car show guys a loop
mercruser boat motors use a SBC with a cross breed fomoco distributer.paint the motor an off color(no brand)and put non brand valve covers on it,use the mercruser dist.
They won't know what manufacturer it is unless there real gearheads.

 

This is not a true statement. My first truck was a 350 Chevy powered 48 and my current is a 302 powered 49. The same engine rebuilder did both engines and the Ford cost about $200 more. The transmission rebuild was done by the same rebuilder but the FMX was $200 more. Every time I go looking for a small part I find a dozen Chevy parts to one Ford and the Chevy parts are cheaper every time simply because they are more plentiful. The aftermarket intake manifold was more expensive, the starter, the radiator, the driveshaft yoke, and the list goes on. I figure I have spent a minimum of $1000 or more on this build just due to it having a Ford engine/transmission so far...

 

Well, it may be location and/or rebuilder related but my rebuilder charges exactly the same no matter the brand engine(unless it's a specialty engine). And around here, knowing where and who to go to, I find Ford parts just as easily and cheap. Sure, the standard swap meet is usually more chevy related and the price difference is notable at times....but I use different sources than swap meets if I'm trying to build an engine.

Now, transmissions are certainly a different matter with the options out there. But irrespective of transmission, I'm seeing very little difference here comparing what friends spend building Chevy's and the Ford's I've built.

For instance, using some of the items you descibed, I went to Summit racing just now and compared the same brand carb intake, aluminum heads, radiator and starter for SBF and SBC. Price was within 10 bucks. Which surprised me since often times shopping at the same place, the prices can be quite different. That's why I usually shop around and buy parts from different places and it makes a big difference....especially with the smaller parts stores.

But I don't want to get in a huge discussion about this topic....for one thing it's a bit OT and the fact that the huge difference in pricing across the country, we could talk about it and compare for days on end. I'll just agree that in your situation you were able to build a SBC cheaper and that in my area I was able to build SBF's just as cheap and we'll leave it at that. I just wanted to discuss it briefly since you said I made an "untrue" statement which I take that as I'm "lying" which couldn't be more false. No hard feelings, I'm sure you didn't mean it that way but my integrity won't let me not respond.