e21 motor swap project
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details...details.... i bought the car with the intention of getting it running and driving, after realizing how mechanically fucked up it was decided to build and swap a big block into it, then had a tube chassis built. then realized there is little to no aftermarket suspension to handle that motor, i am now building a swing arm/ a arm style front end. the firewall has been pushed back 5 inches, roll cage installed, straight axle rear end. i just plan on driving the hell out of it, maybe some track stuff.
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i work at an engine shop so a big block was kind of a shoe in
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This thing is amazing!!! I have personally seen it in person and have gotten quite a bit of parts from it for my e21 project. Nice work man!!! Looking freakin sweet! Cant wait to catch a ride in this beast!
p.s. if ur still up for selling that steering rack assembly, I am all ears.
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awesome!!!!!!!!
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It's not a Chevy.
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i work at an engine shop so a big block was kind of a shoe in
If thats a Chevy motor, I got some bad news for you son. That isn't a big block.
I'm pretty sure Kyle knows his way around engines
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I'm pretty sure Kyle knows his way around engines
Thanks Earl. It is a gm though. I did all the machine work and assembly myself.
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It's definitely not a big block. I can tell just by looking at the xhaust manifold. This is a small block. Probably a 400CI.
Here's the difference:
small block, the 2 middle exhaust ports are toghether/really close
Big block, the ports are evenly spaced.
Not trying to be an asshole, just clarifying. None the less this is a cool build.
I'm also a chevy guy. I owned a 1976 Chevy C10 stepside with a 406CI stroker motor. prostock cams, built up valvetrain, billet crank, custom cam, etc.
In for this though
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It's definitely not a big block. I can tell just by looking at the xhaust manifold. This is a small block. Probably a 400CI.
Here's the difference:
small block, the 2 middle exhaust ports are toghether/really close
Big block, the ports are evenly spaced.
Not trying to be an asshole, just clarifying. None the less this is a cool build.
I'm also a chevy guy. I owned a 1976 Chevy C10 stepside with a 406CI stroker motor. prostock cams, built up valvetrain, billet crank, custom cam, etc.
In for this though
I am aware of all these things. I build engines for a living and have worked in an engine shop for ten years. It is not a Chevy. What you are saying about Chevy small and big blocks is correct. It is a gm and the brand of gm it is, it is considered a big block. I chose this because of the downward facing exhaust ports.
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Gm/Chevy= practically the exact same.. Comes out of the same factory
Agreed. Same basic design but this motor came out of a pontiac. Chevy and pontiac don't use the same motors. It is a big block pontiac. The head design is completely different.
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Earl, you can restate your same comment all you want. But when most people say a GM/GENERAL MOTORS "big block V8" Everyone goes, GMC/CHEVY. The pontiac route is rarely gone over. So yeah, I'll accept I was wrong. But just because he's done motors for 10 years, doesn't mean he's always right.
An anyone from the SBC/BBC area could have made the same mistake I did. Because that's what most GM SBC's look like.
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Earl, you can restate your same comment all you want. But when most people say a GM/GENERAL MOTORS "big block V8" Everyone goes, GMC/CHEVY. The pontiac route is rarely gone over. So yeah, I'll accept I was wrong. But just because he's done motors for 10 years, doesn't mean he's always right.
An anyone from the SBC/BBC area could have made the same mistake I did. Because that's what most GM SBC's look like.
thats why I chose this motor. Super rare. Never been done, torque out of the ass, and the downward facing exhaust was Perfect for this car.
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