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04-03-2006 03:10 PM #1
starting restoration...need engine ideas...
I am completely new to this forum. Hopefully you won't hold that against me!
Here is my story...
I have a 1970 Chevelle that has been in my possesion for 12 years. For the first three years I drove it as my first car. For the last 9 years it has been parked!
Last weekend we finally started restoration and removed the body from the frame. What a job! We are now at the point that we are throwing around ideas for engines. Right now the car has a a 350 in it. I beleive it is a late 70's model that was taken out of a truck.
We were thinking about converting this engine to a 383 stroker. I have been reading about this a lot over the past few days. I do not really know that much about engines or restoring cars for that matter, but my father owned and worked in a body shop for most of my childhood and is helping. He knows his way around a car but he has never done this kind of conversion before.
Is this a hard thing to do? I have looked a few kits including this one:
http://www.northernautoparts.com/Pro...ctModelId=1674
Would this kit get the job done?
Another option would be using a 454 that we have available to us. This engine would need to be rebuilt also. Any thoughts?
Thanks for your help in advance. I am sure I will have many more questions as we get further into this project...
J.
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