engine for restoration project

[FUNKED1]

Just fly Lazs out and give him your credit card.

[Roscoroo]

muncie 4 speeds  Man i shelled so many countershafts and inputs in those i lost count ..1 good sidestep at the line and i'd be picking up  parts .. along with track duty , they gave me 2 weeks worth when i spit the 4.33 posi at the line .

we used to use the old 58-62 pontiac 9.25 rear ends in those heavy impala's ect ..(62 is the perfured year because thats the heavy nascar housing )  they are as tough as a 9in ford and actually have a larger pinion shaft . but as Virgil said they arnt cheap .. I'f your really lucky you may still find one in a off the wall wrecking yard.

but the stock rearend  will hang in there if your not to harsh with the build / trans shift pressures . i would freshen it up and put a good gear ratio in it .

[Roscoroo]

ok drool pic time ... latest project 56 Nomad bel air


still has the original 265 eng , the old cast iron 2 speed ,Black w/white was the original colour scheme . alot of floor pan rust ,and basically what I would call a "Rat car" it will never be show quality , but after addressing the floors , eng compartment,and the major hurts  it will be a nice driver.


week 3 the floor pans are done ,90% of the parts have arrived ,the eng compartment and frame have been striped and painted ,the power brakes and power steering box are getting installed (Yes its getting disc brakes up front) , the steering column still has to be shortened and the "Rag joint" installed ,along with replacing the front end bushings and ball joints ect .  the new eng is assembled and awaiting the trans to come back .


Heres just a sample of what ive done for 25 yrs , basically its just a model but in 1 to 1 scale

(Yes thats a 40 Ford coupe )

[lazs2]

captn... a few guys I know around here have 406's with overdrive autos behind em in heavy cars like Chevell's... they are very strong and dependable... seen a few 383's too and they are pretty nice too.

I have a 6 speed in the El Camino with 3.31 12 bolt posi...  I get the same results you get with the 5 speed with less RPM drop between gears and I get 2K RPM at 70 on the freeway..  the 6 is a granmd more than the 5 but linkage is free and it is Long linkage which is superior to hurst.  

For the 55-64 rears... My Healy uses a narrowed one for unsprung weight savings.. iit has 9" ford axle ends welded on and danna 40 spiders which allows me to dump the 17 spline chevy setup for 30 spline moslers... it is a very tough rearend for a car that weighs less than 2200 lbs..  

funked... these guys  know more about building engines than I ever did.   I doubt I ever built more than a dozen or so and helped with as many more.   I can still build a motor that is strong and dependable but... you can buy em now right in the crate better than the best I have ever built.   I can still make one run as good as it is gonna tho I think.

One of the local shop guys who is legend around here offered to "tune" my elky... in the past he has taken friends big blocks and just by ear... picked up gobs of HP.   I said fine thanks a lot.  he admitted that my car felt pretty strong for what it was (mild 468) and proceeded to crank in more advance an such..  We ended up agreeing that we were better off putting everything back the way I had it and getting a more modern intake manifold for a few more HP.... I probly won't bother unless one falls in my lap.

The captn can probly build an extremely nice motor that would be perfect for that 64 car... I would use the savings on a new driveshaft, center bearing and rear end work and.... good front disc;s and hotchkiss and global west suspension parts.... for sure I would throw a set of bilstiens on it.

lazs

[lazs2]

oh yeah... the shop guy "test drove" my car when I brought it in... I told him to go for it and that they Long linkage would do anything a hurst would do only better.... he about lost it in second gear... very cool guy.. took it in stride.

oh... he told me the tires were breaking loose at 75 in 3rd.. i must be kinda dense cause I sure can't feel it.

lazs