Friend of my brother put a 392 hemi in a 57 Ford Fairlane that he blown up the 312 on. He later acquired a 58 Fury and found a 300C hemi down in a Chicago scrap yard. This was around 1962 or so. He picked it with the Ford and left the yard with two 392 hemi’s, one up front supplying the motive power and one resting in the trunk just going along for the ride. That 300C hemi went into the Fury. I never saw the Fury run but according to my brother it was one wicked machine.
John Hagen
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Newbie
My favorite non-traditional swap was done by a friend of mine. He put a 413 cross ram motor, dash, tranny, rear end, and interior from a 62 Chrysler 300 into a 57 Chevy Belair. Very nice job. The best part is the fiberglass tilt front end so all can be seen.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
For fun sake.. ill just throw it out there that a put a 383 Chrysler in a 57 Ford custom 300... It was the cover car in real candy in rolls& magazine and another old school rod mag... I also just put a 500 caddy in my 59 galaxie convt, just because it has a nice gold 500 on the trunk... I wanted it to be true! And keeping it mopar, I have 20 fwdlk mopars beside a 2nd 59 gal vert, 2 57 lincolns, 59 edsel, some buicks, pontiacs, Ford trucks, and chevrolegs :)
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Subject: [FWDLK] Newbie
Date: Mon, Apr 22, 2013 7:09 pm
Mostly, it's just boring.
I agree with Jay Leno. Hot rodders should make the effort and not just follow the pack by putting anachronistic engines in their rides.
If you want to put in a Buick nailhead, or an early hemi, or an early Cadillac or whatever in your Ford hotrod, go for it. That's what they did back in the day.
I went to a Ford show once, and it was the rare 32 that DIDN'T have an SBC. I also agree with Jay that hotrods shouldn't have automatic transmissions.
That said, it is clear that a large percentage of our population likes to do "what everyone else is doing." I guess they feel more a part of things.
We don't have that problem with our Mopars. I am forever grateful, however, that we formed the Forward Look list. It's the best place to turn to for advice.
And it was fun meeting a lot of you in Tulsa back in 2007. Whatever became of that car, anyway? Methinks it was too far gone.
D
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It's just WRONG!
In a message dated 4/22/2013 1:06:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jrawa@xxxxxxxwrites: What if you say its the experimental version of the golden commando 350 with vortec heads??? :)
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Date: Mon, Apr 22, 2013 12:21 pm
It was a joke, hopefully this doesn't get out of han d. And a n SBC is worse than the dark s ide, I'd rather sell my sister than put a Chev y engine in a Mopar.....any bu yers out there????
Adam
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The darkest, the blackest, the Darth Vader side is the SBC. That is akin to
selling your sister. I am appalled that such language is allowed on this
list. What has the world come to.
John Hagen
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Svc
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 2:15 AM
LOL----the Dark Side is putting in a 440 or a SBC, NOT merely a couple
OEM-aftermarket/vintage-era hop- ups that could have been done, back in the
'day' !!!
lolol
Hey---a conversation;
about time!
Neil
On 4/21/2013 1:27 PM, Adam Lindenbaum wrote:
> Wow Neil, have you come over to the "Dark Side"? It's the first time
> I've ever seen anyone other than a select few of us recommend hot
> rodding to another member. Welcome aboard David, and welcome to the Dark
Side Neil!
> Adam Lindenbaum
> P.S. If you're going to hot rod it go all out and put a Hemi in it!
>
> In a message dated 4/21/2013 2:15:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>
> Welcome aboard, David!
>
> This message board has been quiet (...too quiet) for a while now.
>
>
> Ask-away; have you thought about hot-rodding it, with dual 1-bbl
> carbs, a cam, and dual exhaust pipes with glass-paks?
>
>
> Neil Vedder
>
>
> On 4/21/2013 10:20 AM, David F. Darby wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> New list member David Darby here from Missouri (USA). I have no idea
>> how many members are here or how active the list is, but I'm glad to
>> have
> found
>> it.
>>
>> I presently have a P26 1955 Plymouth Savoy. It's a bone-stock four-door
>> flathead 6 with Powerflite trans. I've owned it for several years, but
>> haven't done too much with it as it has had to wait for completion
>> of an
> MG
>> saloon (another serious addiction). I am now treating with the Savoy
>> and hope to get it back on the road soon.
>>
>> I have it running and I just restored the steering wheel, horn ring,
>> and turn indicator switch. I've gathered up hydraulics parts and
>> will spend
> the
>> next week or two rebuilding the brakes. After that, new tires
>> should get
> it
>> past its safety inspection and back on the road.
>>
>> Anyhoo, I'll be here listening, asking (possibly dumb) questions,
>> and
> will
>> try to contribute what I can.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> David Darby
>>
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