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Originally Posted by falconvan

Thanks, man. I have a thread on this on the HAMB but if posted that idea I think I'd have a group of angry villagers with torches at my doorstep.

Well I also think that it's a smoking hot idea! I've had it in the back of my head for a few years.. when I saw you're other thread about the Taurus, I was hoping you'd re-think that idea and now?!?!?!?! Woo Hoo!!! rofl...

Only one way to find out; regardless if it's this motor or a small block Mopar, this baby needs more beans.

I agree about needing more beans, that little 6 banger will get you killed in St. Louis traffic.

Yeah, I took it on the interstate to the car show Saturday and traffic was zipping around me like I was standing still.

Is that engine bay going to deep enough for that monster?

We'll find out. May need some firewall adjustment. I figure if a v8 fits I should be able to make a v6 fit.

I like it!!!

I think it's a great idea!

Originally Posted by falconvan

Thanks, man. I have a thread on this on the HAMB but if posted that idea I think I'd have a group of angry villagers with torches at my doorstep.

This is the problem I have with most who claim to be "Traditional Rodders". They want to nit pick about a weird engine swap in this era, but back in the day they're building rods from, what did those guys do? They swapped odd ball stuff they had laying around or found cheap and built a car. I love different. It's hard to do these days. I say do it and show it off!

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

This is the problem I have with most who claim to be "Traditional Rodders". They want to nit pick about a weird engine swap in this era, I love different. It's hard to do these days. I say do it and show it off!

That's the problem that I've found.. most of these so called "traditional" types are younger than I am and want to tell me how we did it in MY DAY! LOL

Originally Posted by 34_40

That's the problem that I've found.. most of these so called "traditional" types are younger than I am and want to tell me how we did it in MY DAY! LOL

That is funny right there. Here's another pet peve of mine...... This Rockabilly thing, was it seriously like they portray it these days? It seems they way over do it these days. Or is it just me?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

That is funny right there. Here's another pet peve of mine...... This Rockabilly thing, was it seriously like they portray it these days? It seems they way over do it these days. Or is it just me?

Give me an example of what you mean and I'll try to answer, I started collecting 45's in '57.

The whole body covered in piercings and head to toe tattoos with the rat rod type built cars????? Don't get me wrong, I like a well built rat rod, but most rockabilly ones I see around here are cobbled up death traps. No offense to anyone here.

A few years ago I was playing a gig at a biker event, during our break a nice looking lady walked over to me and asked if I would like to see her new tattoo, I said yes, she pulled down her top exposing herself nicely and asked what I thought? I kindly said that is a beautiful tattoo, do you have any more?

That’s what I call rockabilly!

When I was a kid the only people that had tattoo's were circus freaks and sailors and rat rod was not in our vocabulary. That old line "This is how they were built back in the day" is so much BS.