what engine?
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St. Jude Donor '06
what engine?
Just found that I'm non numbers matching... Ok.. So what would you do? It was a small block '71. What would you put under the hood. I think I wanna keep the 350 hood but what about under it? Stay small block? Get a 502 like Rich's '69?
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I personally think I'd go with a big small block. A 383 or 406 small block would be great. I just think a big block would throw off the handling too much. Of course your budget will probably have a say in what you get. My 79 is numbers matching and I'd still love to yank the L82, put it to the side and throw in a 383.
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Originally Posted by rbird
Just found that I'm non numbers matching... Ok.. So what would you do? It was a small block '71. What would you put under the hood. I think I wanna keep the 350 hood but what about under it? Stay small block? Get a 502 like Rich's '69?
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St. Jude Donor '06
It'll be a weekender that should be more stable than scary fast. I'll be working mostly on suspenson and the like until I get the scratch together for a new engine. I'm thinking small block for sure. Would want 300-400 horses. Gotta smoke em once in a while!
