When a new acquisition turns out better than you thought.....
It has no engine...
OR wiring, OR gas pedal, wiper motor, HVAC unit...
Then there is the contents of the trunk to inspect:
Just about everything that was removed was in the trunk. Putting this back together might not be that hard.
The K member is from a 73-76 Slant six model.
I'll modify the mounts to fit a V8. It already has the steering linkage and steering box from the later A body, an upgrade that I like to make on the 67-72 cars anyway.
In every car build before now, I went for a medium to high performance setup. No slant six builds, no 318s either. A-body builds got a 360, the B bodies got a 383, 440 or some stroked version of them.
THIS one is different. I do want adequate power but it will not have a shaky idle, it will not lope and rumble quite like the others. No headers, no Flowmaster mufflers either.
I considered a 318 and I'll admit, I haven't dismissed the idea completely. If I went with a 318, I'd be tempted to use a roller cam version built from 1985-1991. I read that the 318 2 barrel engines were fitted with the roller setup those years.
I do have a mild 360 in this car:
That 360 is a stock bore, stock stroke hone-and-rering job with a 280/474 cam and '308 heads. It flat out scrams for such a mild engine. Almost no lope but the cheap Flowmasters sound raspy. The car is a blast to bomb around in and it is an excellent off road drift car. 4.10 gears and a clutch type Sure Grip. I think that the 4 door with a 3.21 diff should still perform well and keep the rpms at a reasonable amount for freeway travel.
Over the last few years, I've had ideas brewing in my head about project cars and other car stuff. I've asked questions in threads here that may have seemed pointless.
Some were, some were just me gathering information.
I've asked about roller cams and fuel pump eccentrics, A-500 4 speed automatics and a few other questions about what stuff will interchange.
This car will get either a low gear 904 trans or an A-500 for the overdrive. I want it to be a good car for road trips. It doesn't have to be built to tow a trailer or to hold up to a 450 HP stroked 340/360. The low gear 904 would work well with a 3.21 axle. An A-500 would work well with a 3.91 !
Who has had experience with what some call a "Lunchbox Locker" ? Those are the compact locking differentials that fit inside an open differential case. I may consider one of those. This 360 is powerful enough to lay twin tire marks for 50+ feet in the black car, I can only imagine how it would do with a one legger axle!
It has no engine...
OR wiring, OR gas pedal, wiper motor, HVAC unit...
Then there is the contents of the trunk to inspect:
Just about everything that was removed was in the trunk. Putting this back together might not be that hard.
The K member is from a 73-76 Slant six model.
I'll modify the mounts to fit a V8. It already has the steering linkage and steering box from the later A body, an upgrade that I like to make on the 67-72 cars anyway.
In every car build before now, I went for a medium to high performance setup. No slant six builds, no 318s either. A-body builds got a 360, the B bodies got a 383, 440 or some stroked version of them.
THIS one is different. I do want adequate power but it will not have a shaky idle, it will not lope and rumble quite like the others. No headers, no Flowmaster mufflers either.
I considered a 318 and I'll admit, I haven't dismissed the idea completely. If I went with a 318, I'd be tempted to use a roller cam version built from 1985-1991. I read that the 318 2 barrel engines were fitted with the roller setup those years.
I do have a mild 360 in this car:
That 360 is a stock bore, stock stroke hone-and-rering job with a 280/474 cam and '308 heads. It flat out scrams for such a mild engine. Almost no lope but the cheap Flowmasters sound raspy. The car is a blast to bomb around in and it is an excellent off road drift car. 4.10 gears and a clutch type Sure Grip. I think that the 4 door with a 3.21 diff should still perform well and keep the rpms at a reasonable amount for freeway travel.
Over the last few years, I've had ideas brewing in my head about project cars and other car stuff. I've asked questions in threads here that may have seemed pointless.
Some were, some were just me gathering information.
I've asked about roller cams and fuel pump eccentrics, A-500 4 speed automatics and a few other questions about what stuff will interchange.
This car will get either a low gear 904 trans or an A-500 for the overdrive. I want it to be a good car for road trips. It doesn't have to be built to tow a trailer or to hold up to a 450 HP stroked 340/360. The low gear 904 would work well with a 3.21 axle. An A-500 would work well with a 3.91 !
Who has had experience with what some call a "Lunchbox Locker" ? Those are the compact locking differentials that fit inside an open differential case. I may consider one of those. This 360 is powerful enough to lay twin tire marks for 50+ feet in the black car, I can only imagine how it would do with a one legger axle!