The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[churchmouse]

Sooo is this basically the pontiac version of a chevelle?? Just askin remember I am a Ford man so pontiac might as well be a ufo

Nova. It is a Nova base with Poncho drive train nose treatment and badging.

 

[thunderchicken]

Right on. Those novas and chevelles look too much a like to me

 

[churchmouse]

Right on. Those novas and chevelles look too much a like to me

 

[RustyHornet]

Damn ford guys......

 

[RustyHornet]

IMO, much better looking than a Nova. Coolier nose and wider tail lights.

 

[churchmouse]

IMO, much better looking than a Nova. Coolier nose and wider tail lights.

The tail lights are different. Never paid them much attention.

I actually like the Nova better but I appreciate the Poncho version.
When these 1st hit the stealer ship some of them had SB chev in them. Pont. got sued over it.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Where are the cars with NOS?

 

[churchmouse]

Where are the cars with NOS?

In progress.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

The question is, stay with Pontiac drivetrain or go Chevy....

 

[Bigtanker]

The question is, stay with Pontiac drivetrain or go Chevy....

Neither. F.E. Ford baby!!

 

[Bigtanker]

Ok. If not that, put an LS in it and call it a day.

 

[RustyHornet]

The question is, stay with Pontiac drivetrain or go Chevy....

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Just a question

 

[churchmouse]

Ok. If not that, put an LS in it and call it a day.

Blech

 

[churchmouse]

If it were a 400/455 I would be all "Stay Poncho"

But it aint no 350 Chev man. Just aint that.

JMHO of course.

 

[femurphy77]

Neither. F.E. Ford baby!!

Ok. If not that, put an LS in it and call it a day.

 

[Brad69]

Nice Pontiac
Stay with the Pontiac engine when you go to a car show chevys are anywhere you will see rows of Chevy engines.
They will say things like that’s a summit crate engine or some crap. Dare to be different!
They make cool stroker kits for the 350 Pontiac If you don’t want that all Pontiac engines are the same size.
So a stroked 455 and turbo 400 are just a few wrench turns away.

Rumor has it this “old guy” on INGO even built a stroker olds engine.

Now he is building a “Cheech and Chong” car!

BTW
F.E. Stands for Ford Edsel talk about outdated!

 

[churchmouse]

Nice Pontiac
Stay with the Pontiac engine when you go to a car show chevys are anywhere you will see rows of Chevy engines.
They will say things like that’s a summit crate engine or some crap. Dare to be different!
They make cool stroker kits for the 350 Pontiac If you don’t want that all Pontiac engines are the same size.
So a stroked 455 and turbo 400 are just a few wrench turns away.

Rumor has it this “old guy” on INGO even built a stroker olds engine.

Now he is building a “Cheech and Chong” car!

BTW
F.E. Stands for Ford Edsel talk about outdated!

All true but these parts will stretch your budget well past chevy monies. Heads are a huge thing on a Poncho.

 

[RustyHornet]

All true but these parts will stretch your budget well past chevy monies. Heads are a huge thing on a Poncho.

Well yeah the heads are huge, this ain’t no mouse motor.

 

[RustyHornet]

This old 316 sure is cool. I had thoughts about swapping it out, but it would be cool to keep it. Guess we’ll see just how well it runs when I get an exhaust on it so I can actually hear it...

This however, I have no idea what it is! I thought I did, until I got a look at it tonight...