Ultimate C-3 Engine Swap
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Burning Brakes
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Ultimate C-3 Engine Swap
Could this qualify for "Pinks All-Out"?
Scrol down the posting for pictures.
http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...TOPIC_ID=32410
Scrol down the posting for pictures.
http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...TOPIC_ID=32410
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
That was obviously done during the oil embargo of the 70's (when gasoline got all the way up to $1.00 per gallon !! 
), or during the last episode when gas hit $5/gallon in some areas. Or, perhaps it was his kid's car...who blew up the engine and didn't have the funds to fix it. Then Dad got 'creative'. Very odd if you're a Corvette person; clever, if you are a Rube Goldberg fan.
), or during the last episode when gas hit $5/gallon in some areas. Or, perhaps it was his kid's car...who blew up the engine and didn't have the funds to fix it. Then Dad got 'creative'. Very odd if you're a Corvette person; clever, if you are a Rube Goldberg fan.
Terrorizing Orange Cones
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From: Northern CO
To each their own, I suppose. Swapping in 2 less cylinders and way less HP power band... Whatever. Maybe he tows a camping trailer and needs a broader torque curve at less RPMs?
I'll stick with a more traditional Chev-on-Chev V-8 combo, Thanks.
I'll stick with a more traditional Chev-on-Chev V-8 combo, Thanks.
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I just read the whole thread from the Studebaker forum
Here's some of my favorite responses those users listed:
I wish they would pull up for judging at Bloomington just to see the looks on the Vette owner's faces!! PRICELESS!! I bet this nice couple would be chased off the grounds by pitchfork and torch wielding Corvette owners!!
Okay, it is an odd rod...but it doesn't accomplish anything else except make some Stude lovers gleeful that some Corvette owners will be repulsed.
The Corvette lover's retort will be that is the first time a Stude 170 was in a good looking car rather than the normal homely looking Stude.
Is that the same 85 hp 170 that I have in my '50 Champion or did he spruce it up a little so it might be able to beat a Pinto in a drag race?
and of course
Here's some of my favorite responses those users listed:
I wish they would pull up for judging at Bloomington just to see the looks on the Vette owner's faces!! PRICELESS!! I bet this nice couple would be chased off the grounds by pitchfork and torch wielding Corvette owners!!
Okay, it is an odd rod...but it doesn't accomplish anything else except make some Stude lovers gleeful that some Corvette owners will be repulsed.
The Corvette lover's retort will be that is the first time a Stude 170 was in a good looking car rather than the normal homely looking Stude.
Is that the same 85 hp 170 that I have in my '50 Champion or did he spruce it up a little so it might be able to beat a Pinto in a drag race?
and of course
