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

[churchmouse]

Will it haul the mail.....that is the only question I have here. Will it maintain a sideways stance through at least the 1st 2 gears.........

Nice work.

 

[CTC B4Z]

actually the prior car it was in(91Z on street tires), it doesnt get traction til 4th gear.

est ~425 hp at wheels

 

[churchmouse]

actually the prior car it was in(91Z on street tires), it doesnt get traction til 4th gear.

est ~425 hp at wheels

Then I would rate this a success.....

 

[churchmouse]

So today we pulled the Olds engine out and started to hang the trans.

Converter is not a major brand name but it is pretty well made. It has the Nitrous balloon plate and a sever duty mount plate. Probably 3K stall.

Picking the thing up off the transport stand. I made that for a Chevy (imagine that) but with a bit of tweaking it fit up to the Olds.

5 attempts to get everything lined up and mounted. The ARP flex plate bolts were to long. That was fun. The severe duty mount plate on the converter hit the weight on the flex plate. The Olds is externally balanced. Had to clearance 2 of the bolt ears. More fun. Finally, all dressed up and ready to be delivered.

Not a bad looking package.

I am taking this to the resto shop where the car is. I have repeatedly had issues getting this numskull to pay me when I ask to be caught up on the labor. I have texted him twice this week. He knows I get paid as I go. To wait and lay a big bill on people they want to haggle. I do not haggle. I do not chase people for money either.

If this had not turned out so nice it might come out of the truck bed during transport.......

 

[femurphy77]

Seems as long as you have the heart of his project he would be highly motivated to deliver promised coinage on time!

 

[thunderchicken]

I wouldn't deliver it until payment is made. I would go as far as kindly letting the young fella know that he has 1 week to pay up or I would slap a mechanics lean on the car

 

[Brad69]

Do people swap the LS motor into everything?

I personally witnessed a Pinto with a LS !

Chevys Everywhere!

Did anyone tell CM he built a 350 Olds?
Or should we not say anything because of his advanced age!

 

[thunderchicken]

Do people swap the LS motor into everything?

I personally witnessed a Pinto with a LS !

Chevys Everywhere!

Did anyone tell CM he built a 350 Olds?
Or should we not say anything because of his advanced age!

Pretty much yes LS swaps everywhere. The LS platform is pretty much the cheap performance whore right now. You can pick one up on about any corner. They are cheap, used, and abused..often been rhode hard and put up wet. But when you freshen it up, give it a few well placed bolt ons they make good power. They are cheap, easy and everyone can put their hands on it. Lol


Yeah he built an olds as a special project/favor. But from the outside looking in he has put up with a bunch of BS from the owner

 

[CTC B4Z]

If your running a SBC or SBF in anything you're wasting your time..

LSx the world...

 

[Brad69]

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I guess me and my wife have a different path!

 

[ChristianPatriot]

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I guess me and my wife have a different path!

Looks like ya'll have a different budget also.

 

[Brad69]

I am blessed when it comes to money but I love a great budget build!
I saw a awesome S - 10 blazer build with a 5.3 LS I would do one but I have no garage space left.

 

[thunderchicken]

If your running a SBC or SBF in anything you're wasting your time..

LSx the world...

Not completely true. The Ford Coyote stuff is pretty remarkable right now. More pricey than the LS but they are a great swap motor for easy power

 

[thunderchicken]

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I guess me and my wife have a different path!

Said it before. I am not a dodge fan. I can appreciate some of what they have done and are trying to do. But I'm sorry, the Challenger is still just a Charger that has had the wheel base stretched a few inches and they bolted on a different body....basically it's a factory kit car. <-fact was told first hand by Dodge engineers

 

[Brad69]

I take ya for a ride in the wife's Hellcat if you don't smile you are not American!

My Scat Pack will make you smile just sitting in it!

I traded a Mustang in on the scat Pack I may not have the count right but I have owned 6 Mustangs form 1990 till present.
They do not have the feel of the 60, or 70,s

 

[thunderchicken]

I take ya for a ride in the wife's Hellcat if you don't smile you are not American!

My Scat Pack will make you smile just sitting in it!

I traded a Mustang in on the scat Pack I may not have the count right but I have owned 6 Mustangs form 1990 till present.
They do not have the feel of the 60, or 70,s

I'm sure the hellcat is fun to drive, and yes for the street has more than enough power...still a kit car to me.
Scat pack, that's their non street legal version correct? If So, honestly..meh doesn't really impress me. It's ok for a factory racecar but honestly still prefer the CobraJet Mustang. But with either of those it's just about styling cues. For the money I can have a better chassis built and make more power and not have a cookie cutter car.
I would hope none of them have the feel of a 60s-70s Mustang. Engineered completely different but done right, they are a joy to turn corners and rip up the streets in. And when built for the strip there's nothing out there with more available parts options.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I have a clear vision for my car. I need to do it. It's gonna be a long journey, but it'll be worth it. Bring on those side jobs!

 

[thunderchicken]

I have a clear vision for my car. I need to do it. It's gonna be a long journey, but it'll be worth it. Bring on those side jobs!

Sooo what's the plan man?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Phase 1 - Some bolt-ons and 3.73s

Phase 2 - Vortech

Phase 3 - Forged internals, E85, and all the boost.

 

[femurphy77]

Do people swap the LS motor into everything?

I personally witnessed a Pinto with a LS !

Chevys Everywhere!

Did anyone tell CM he built a 350 Olds?
Or should we not say anything because of his advanced age!

Pretty much yes LS swaps everywhere. The LS platform is pretty much the cheap performance whore right now. You can pick one up on about any corner. They are cheap, used, and abused..often been rhode hard and put up wet. But when you freshen it up, give it a few well placed bolt ons they make good power. They are cheap, easy and everyone can put their hands on it. Lol


Yeah he built an olds as a special project/favor. But from the outside looking in he has put up with a bunch of BS from the owner

What TC said!! Hell if I hadn't been looking for a quick way to get the Galaxie back on the road (Yeah, RIGHT!) I had given serious thought to an LS conversion but I just didn't want to deal with the electronics package! The neighbor just unloaded an 01 chevy 1/2 ton 4wd with a 6.0 LS, running for $300. Running well enough to drive for a time while sorting everything out anyway. Unfortunately the 4wd portion would have meant sourcing a transmission, etc. but they're out there and CHEAP.

A co-workers kid is building one and should have been at Bunker Hill this weekend getting his license because they're planning on a 6 second 1/8th mile car with only a turbo and some fancy injection system, they never have had the pan off of it. Jr. hasn't had much luck though as he keeps letting daddy drive the build in a direction it shouldn't be going with his zero experience with cars; he's over boosted one, smoked a couple of transmissions with another one and who knows what happened this weekend good or bad?