SHIEF Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Well, since I quit on my 240 I'm going back to V8 land. I have a pretty decent chevy small block ready to go when I find a decent chassis to put it in. This will be matched up with a powerglide for the tranny. So what chassis would you pick? I kind of want something different, but not expensive to get ahold of. Needs to already be rwd. So far the only 2 I have been thinking about based only on my liking of Nissans is a S14 240sx ("yeah it's an SR") and a older 240Z, 260Z. But I'm open to other chassis as well. What would you pick and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 S-10 and second gen RX-7 are the two that come to mind. Both cheap chassis to come across, both have readily available conversion kits on the market and lots of research backing the swap to keep you from making mistakes that others have made I built a small block S-10 as my first vehicle...what a rip...and while they're fairly common these days...there's always a place in my heart for a well put together small block s-10 swap. Probably the cheapest of all of the conversions as well. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 240 would be neat dont for get chevettes and pintos all depends on what body style that you are looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mudbutt Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 mk3 supra. Cheap, easy to find. comfortable(if you care). Downside is that they are heavy 3500ish for a hardtop and 3600ish for a targa. Gutted with a fiberglass hood they can get to 3000 or below. The good thing about this compared to like a 240 is that the sbc wont weigh much more than the stock inline 6, so these numbers wont change too much. Another good thing is that the motor will be shorter and more of the weight will be behind the front axle. There is a pretty cool low buck TT sbc mk3 on SDSs site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Astro van....put it in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 The s14 would be differnt, I do not believe I have seen on of those yet. You should put it in a Honda . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 I'd go with a Monza, or if you really wanna tweak people, a Pinto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 festiva j/k, an old 280 would be tities though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Old mercedes 280? Hell yea -Nash Metropolitan -Cushman anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTHER91 Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 with that glide youll have to worry about weight so the lighter the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rane Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 I have a fucked up fastiva for you in my backyard. Body is mostly fine but I shot out the taillight with a paintball gun. $11 and you can have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 There was an S13 with an LT1 at the Grassroots Motorsports $2005 Challange so it is possible. As someone also stated, RX7's are pretty easy to put 5.0's or small blocks into, along with S10's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIEF Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 This thing will make just a little more hp than a LT1 smile.gif Yeah there are a few S13, S14 V8 cars. So it's been done with good results. Don't really want to swap it into a truck though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by Mallard: RX7's are pretty easy to put 5.0's or small blocks intoAnyone ever put a V8 into an FB? I've never heard of one or seen one before and I was just wondering. Mainly since thoes are the lightest out of all of them, and handel very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 How long is the motor/tranny, fan to yolk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIEF Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 I dunno, I plan on going electric fan though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 g-body keep it simple, keep it chevy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1647545493 Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Go with a 1st or 2nd gen RX 7. I've been looking into this for a while. I have a first gen 7 with a wore out engine that I want to put a 5.0L in. From what I read the first gen is best fitted with a 5.0L Ford but will hold a SBC with no problem. The second gen seems to be the most popular choice for the SBC tho. Look at these sites for more info. http://members.tripod.com/~grannys/rx7.html http://www.v8rx7.com/ http://www.torquecentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIEF Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 *gulp* What's a g-body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by Trouble Maker: Anyone ever put a V8 into an FB? I've never heard of one or seen one before and I was just wondering. Mainly since thoes are the lightest out of all of them, and handel very well. There are quite a few running around, everything from an 8 sec drag car to auto-crossed sbf powered fb. Check here for all three generations of v8 powered rx7s v8 rx7s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 There are also quite a few people running 5.0L Volvo's. (The old boxy ones) Talk about a sleeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by SHIEF: *gulp* What's a g-body?1985 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS 1985 OLDSMOBILE 4 4 2 1987 BUICK GRAND NATIONAL 1988 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by Mallard: There are also quite a few people running 5.0L Volvo's. (The old boxy ones) Talk about a sleeper.There was a supercharged one in OLOA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Datsun 510 vega chevy luv Ae86 Celica (body style that looks just like the supra) Dodge D50 old corolla (rwd one) gremlin pacer that is all I could think of quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Oh and a Merkur XR4TI would be cool too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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