The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 3: Money Pit Anonymous

[Bigtanker]

I just bought a..............






.........mini-van.


But the wife is happy.





(Hangs head and walks away in shame....)

 

[RustyHornet]

I was thinking a Ford 4.6 mod motor

I’m done. Just done.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I’m done. Just done.

 

[femurphy77]

I just bought a..............






.........mini-van.


But the wife is happy.





(Hangs head and walks away in shame....)

DUDE! Really??

 

[RustyHornet]

#unfriend

 

[churchmouse]

#unfriend

I fear some favors would be called in from friends in low places. 4.6's not allowed close to a GM.
Vice versa oh heck yes.......Waiting on Booming poultry to nuke me from orbit.....

 

[Bigtanker]

Here's the only Camaro I'd drive.

https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/twin-turbo-ford-powered-’68-camaro/

 

[churchmouse]

Here's the only Camaro I'd drive.

https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/twin-turbo-ford-powered-’68-camaro/

Dare to be different. According to a ford specialist I have know (last name "Glidden") he feels fords will respond to and take boost better than any other American offerings.
Granted this was 10 years ago and the LS was just starting to come to the front.

 

[femurphy77]

Here's the only Camaro I'd drive.

https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/twin-turbo-ford-powered-’68-camaro/

I'm actually giving a little bit of consideration to an LS driveline in my Galaxie instead of the ****ing fe motor!

 

[halfmileharry]

I'm actually giving a little bit of consideration to an LS driveline in my Galaxie instead of the ****ing fe motor!

It's not surprising that ANY used anything may have issues that need corrected. I'd put combustion anything at the top of the list.
I like some Blue Oval stuff very much. I love Mustangs. I hate driving them but they're damned manly hot rods.
I've had the Mustang 2+2s (one Cobra model), a bench seat 3spd car with inline 6 banger I loved, 69 and 70 Machs and a Grande thrown in for the green with white vinyl half roof I loved, and one Beautiful Fox that ate dollars like a chinaman with tape worm.

 

[thunderchicken]

I fear some favors would be called in from friends in low places. 4.6's not allowed close to a GM.
Vice versa oh heck yes.......Waiting on Booming poultry to nuke me from orbit.....

Putting a 4.6 in it would be like putting lip stick on a pig.
Some people want the classiness of driving a fine Ford but in the effort to stay within "budget" they go cheap with the drivetrain and put in some brand X stuff.

CM- you are becoming a cantankerous old man..lol. I always figured you as more of a purist. But it seems this car has blown your skirt up. Never figured you for being into crossdressers. Lol

 

[churchmouse]

Putting a 4.6 in it would be like putting lip stick on a pig.
Some people want the classiness of driving a fine Ford but in the effort to stay within "budget" they go cheap with the drivetrain and put in some brand X stuff.

CM- you are becoming a cantankerous old man..lol. I always figured you as more of a purist. But it seems this car has blown your skirt up. Never figured you for being into crossdressers. Lol

I felt your steely stare from afar.

I am really a run what you have kind of guy in the end. If you have a javelin in the garage and a 4.6 on the floor.....a welder and some skills make it happen. Just be ready for some along the path.

We have built (helped) a few odd balls over the years. My big deviation was BB chevy's into Poncho's. They slip right in between the fenders with just a bit of tweaking here and there. Starters ate opposite sides as are the radiator necks. A wire here and there. Chevy headers. Most everything else lines right up.
65 Goat I mentioned up thread with the 3 deuce 389 got this treatment. I believe we had to move the K-frame mounts or something like that but man that was so long ago. 427 3 deuce 435 HP unit dropped right into the hole. Thing was a beast after that.
Same with the 78 TA with the turd 403 Olds engine. What a boat anchor. Same thing. Out with the Olds and in with the BB Chev. T-400 car. Still ran like a scalded dog by comparison. Pretty wild opening the hood and seeing 3 deuces. No it was not a vette engine but I found the intake and swapped it on. Put the same cam in the thing and it had the big valve square ports on it.

I helped a friend swap a 455 Buick S-I into a 4 door Olds gutlass once. He had the car. His dad gave him the engine/trans. We had a welder and some skills. That thing was dangerous fast. Drums on all 4 corners and small block suspension......"Yowza" what a hoot to pilot.

If you build it you will drive it...

Thanks for being a good sport.....

 

[halfmileharry]

I felt your steely stare from afar.

I am really a run what you have kind of guy in the end. If you have a javelin in the garage and a 4.6 on the floor.....a welder and some skills make it happen. Just be ready for some along the path.

We have built (helped) a few odd balls over the years. My big deviation was BB chevy's into Poncho's. They slip right in between the fenders with just a bit of tweaking here and there. Starters ate opposite sides as are the radiator necks. A wire here and there. Chevy headers. Most everything else lines right up.
65 Goat I mentioned up thread with the 3 deuce 389 got this treatment. I believe we had to move the K-frame mounts or something like that but man that was so long ago. 427 3 deuce 435 HP unit dropped right into the hole. Thing was a beast after that.
Same with the 78 TA with the turd 403 Olds engine. What a boat anchor. Same thing. Out with the Olds and in with the BB Chev. T-400 car. Still ran like a scalded dog by comparison. Pretty wild opening the hood and seeing 3 deuces. No it was not a vette engine but I found the intake and swapped it on. Put the same cam in the thing and it had the big valve square ports on it.

I helped a friend swap a 455 Buick S-I into a 4 door Olds gutlass once. He had the car. His dad gave him the engine/trans. We had a welder and some skills. That thing was dangerous fast. Drums on all 4 corners and small block suspension......"Yowza" what a hoot to pilot.

If you build it you will drive it...

Thanks for being a good sport.....

I've done some of the same type of GM swaps. I usually ended having to cut out the riveted motor mount seats on the frame and use the matching motor mount type onto the frames. Usually holes already in the frame for the "unifit" system GM used.

 

[churchmouse]

I've done some of the same type of GM swaps. I usually ended having to cut out the riveted motor mount seats on the frame and use the matching motor mount type onto the frames. Usually holes already in the frame for the "unifit" system GM used.

The TA (Firebird) was actually the easiest one to do.

 

[halfmileharry]

The TA (Firebird) was actually the easiest one to do.

Roll out the sub-frames and do the work in the open.

 

[churchmouse]

Roll out the sub-frames and do the work in the open.

I did that before I had the place to do the work like that. We did it in a friends driveway in front of the garage with an "A" frame and a chain fall. I had lost most of my stuff in a Divorce and had not yet fully rebounded.

 

[thunderchicken]

I felt your steely stare from afar.

I am really a run what you have kind of guy in the end. If you have a javelin in the garage and a 4.6 on the floor.....a welder and some skills make it happen. Just be ready for some along the path.

We have built (helped) a few odd balls over the years. My big deviation was BB chevy's into Poncho's. They slip right in between the fenders with just a bit of tweaking here and there. Starters ate opposite sides as are the radiator necks. A wire here and there. Chevy headers. Most everything else lines right up.
65 Goat I mentioned up thread with the 3 deuce 389 got this treatment. I believe we had to move the K-frame mounts or something like that but man that was so long ago. 427 3 deuce 435 HP unit dropped right into the hole. Thing was a beast after that.
Same with the 78 TA with the turd 403 Olds engine. What a boat anchor. Same thing. Out with the Olds and in with the BB Chev. T-400 car. Still ran like a scalded dog by comparison. Pretty wild opening the hood and seeing 3 deuces. No it was not a vette engine but I found the intake and swapped it on. Put the same cam in the thing and it had the big valve square ports on it.

I helped a friend swap a 455 Buick S-I into a 4 door Olds gutlass once. He had the car. His dad gave him the engine/trans. We had a welder and some skills. That thing was dangerous fast. Drums on all 4 corners and small block suspension......"Yowza" what a hoot to pilot.

If you build it you will drive it...

Thanks for being a good sport.....

Its cool man. I mostly agree build with what you have or can afford and have fun with it. Had my hands in some oddball combos over the years for sure

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I just bought a..............






.........mini-van.


But the wife is happy.





(Hangs head and walks away in shame....)

Here's the most hot rod thing I'll be able to do for quite some time. Had to piece together an exhaust for my beater kid hauler after the flex pipe and hanger wire a previous owner used rotted out. Couldn't let the sticker go to waste.

 

[churchmouse]

Here's the most hot rod thing I'll be able to do for quite some time. Had to piece together an exhaust for my beater kid hauler after the flex pipe and hanger wire a previous owner used rotted out. Couldn't let the sticker go to waste.

Now thats hot.....

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Hey there’s no shame. Minivans are awesome!