Jamming in a big block?

cosgig said
I don't know why anyone would go through all the trouble to try to shoehorn an RB motor into an early A body, unless it was strictly a drag car! It is a very labor and fabrication intensive operation, and costs waaay more than it's worth! Forget about just the headers, you would need a motor plate or torques straps just to keep the engine from hitting the hood, which has very minimal clearance when it's not running! Add the weight of that motor to the front of an early a body and its nod surprise that they handle like crap! With all of the power available in stroked small blocks, a big block has too many drawbacks to make it a viable option! There is not much info out there because it simply isn't done much, for the above reasons!!

Its going to be 90% drag car. ;). You're 100% ... why heck go through all that for street ... I wouldn't waste time, money or hack it up for that.

But ... it was done mid 1990s as dedicated strip car. The 10% street is for drag week and irritating a couple neighbors (j/k) lol. When I registered and plated it ... lady at DMV had never seen a title from mid 80's ... kid these days. Haha

Has engine plate, fender wells cut, under carriage all firmed up, etc. With 360 and straight header exhaust now (TF trans, 5000 stall, 4.56 rear) it ran 11.5 index (with off-set leaf spring set up ... kinda neat). We want to get it to 10 sec. That may take some cal-tracs .. maybe not ... we will find out.

Getting a new (and updated) elecrtric water pump, an alternator (previous owner never ran with one) and probably new fan. Previous owner built it solid and well ... just dated now.

It also has 73 (or 74) Duster front end components with some adjustable heavy front drag shocks.

As you can see from pic ... there's some "weathering" (headers) ... but pretty simple set up.

We just got to thinking ... well ... we can get the 360 into 10's ... most likely some spray to hit 10.0. So ... why not look at 440 - getting block and crank good deal .. etc.

Thanks!!