Strangest engine vehicle combo
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Strangest engine vehicle combo
Seeing the 5.0 in anything thread reminded me of this. I worked in a body shop before my senior year of high school. the guy was repainting a prostreet Chevy Chevette that had a blown and nos injected 460 in it. I got to drive it around the lot. You couldn't see anything sitting in it, the motor was just huge. You literally sat on the rear diff, Which i do recall as a dana 60 and rour feet were right on top of the C6 trany. It had a drive shaft that was about 6 inches long. It was the scariest locking contraption i ever drove, and i was just moving it around the lot. Also dfrove the coolest thing while working there too. We got the bid to repaint all the armard cars for the local security service. I drove a bunch of F-550 powerstroke armard trucks.
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my freind wich was a used car salesman took me too the car action one day we looked at this 76 ford started it up and it sounded weird when we started it we popped the hood somebody stuck a 360 DODGE motor in the poor ford
his dad has a 50 merc with flames and he has had 455 olds in it a 302 ford now he has a 350 chevy in it poor ol ford
another case this is a guy runs a body shop here he love's caddy motors he had a 75 ford with a 472 caddy motor he had a 38 ih truck with a 472 motor
the worse thing Ive done is stick a 403 olds motor in my 79 Z-28 still gm to gm
his dad has a 50 merc with flames and he has had 455 olds in it a 302 ford now he has a 350 chevy in it poor ol ford
another case this is a guy runs a body shop here he love's caddy motors he had a 75 ford with a 472 caddy motor he had a 38 ih truck with a 472 motor
the worse thing Ive done is stick a 403 olds motor in my 79 Z-28 still gm to gm
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I saw a VW Beetle here a few years ago with a Ford 4.9 six sticking out of the back of it, radiator and all! I don't know how he mated it to that transaxle.
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1) Corvairs with 350 V8s in the back seat
2) When I sold Chevies, I had a college professor order a Chevy Beauville Van (Chevie's version of an Econoline Chateau Wagon) with an inline 6 and a FLOOR STICK SHIFT. It was 2-tone burgundy and BROWN. Actually had a call from the factory, asking if the order was correct before they would build it.
3) '72 Gremlin with an AMC 401 V8
4) Lincoln Mark VII with a BMW turbo-diesel 4-cylinder (this was a FACTORY option!)
2) When I sold Chevies, I had a college professor order a Chevy Beauville Van (Chevie's version of an Econoline Chateau Wagon) with an inline 6 and a FLOOR STICK SHIFT. It was 2-tone burgundy and BROWN. Actually had a call from the factory, asking if the order was correct before they would build it.
3) '72 Gremlin with an AMC 401 V8
4) Lincoln Mark VII with a BMW turbo-diesel 4-cylinder (this was a FACTORY option!)
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Used to be a VW bug around here with a 350 chevy in it ...it would freaking fly......
and my father told me about one of his friends that put a 396 in a MG but said it was a death trap......stomp it in any gear and it would turn around on you.......sounds fun though.......
and my father told me about one of his friends that put a 396 in a MG but said it was a death trap......stomp it in any gear and it would turn around on you.......sounds fun though.......
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I remember a picture of a truck my dad saw. The front clip and cab from a late 70's ford, the box from a early 80's dodge, and my dad said the drive train and frame was GM.
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Back in the early days of drag racing I got to take a run on a 90 inch stroked nitro harley - like riding a rocket. Later that day that same harley was beaten by Art Afrons in a dragster powered by an Allison V12.
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Not really too strange, but a good conversion: My brother in law had a Vega with a gnarly built 327 in it. Each spark plug took a different combination of ratchet/extention/u-joint to reach it!
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From: West Union, OH USA
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72 amc javalin with a 425 caddilac motor!
72 ford truck with a 6 cyl diesel german made tractor motor
tractors with 352s and 390s
AND THE COOLEST.......62 studebaker 2 dr car with a 392 imperial hemi!
72 ford truck with a 6 cyl diesel german made tractor motor
tractors with 352s and 390s
AND THE COOLEST.......62 studebaker 2 dr car with a 392 imperial hemi!
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There is a Beetle running around Norwich/Salem area on an old Bronco frame. I also have heard about a Jag XK120 with a 500 caddy motor in it. Supposedly, the guy told me, if he went over 11mph with it, and tried to turn, it would pop the tires right off of the skinny little wire wheels.
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From: No. Kali
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59 Austin Healy 3000, with a factory Gm 350LT1 Muncie rock crusher 64 corvette split rearend and Jaguar IFS. Looked like a total sleeper.
In reality it was a very attractive poor mans Cobra.
And hootah magie did it run...
In reality it was a very attractive poor mans Cobra.
And hootah magie did it run...