Is your G-body "Old School" or "Restomod"?

[tc1959]

Just 5-6, I have lost count of those that gave their parts so mine could go back together.

I probably have more now that I think about it.

 

[565bbchevy]

.I did this swap at 19 so I was learning...

I am guessing after this you learned that you needed 90 boot ends on the plugs wires instead of straights.

 

[Injectedcutty]

I am guessing after this you learned that you needed 90 boot ends on the plugs wires instead of straights.

Yep! That's a factor of being young and inexperienced. I ordered the wrong wires, but made them work but cutting about 1/2" off the straight ends....backyard mechanic stuff there lol!

 

[565bbchevy]

Yep! That's a factor of being young and inexperienced. I ordered the wrong wires, but made them work but cutting about 1/2" off the straight ends....backyard mechanic stuff there lol!

Yup, did a lot of improvising back in the day with lack of experience and funds.

 

[Clutch]

Yep! That's a factor of being young and inexperienced. I ordered the wrong wires, but made them work but cutting about 1/2" off the straight ends....backyard mechanic stuff there lol!

Well it is an olds and if it had an olds they would have worked fine so right car right wire wrong motor? Lol

 

[Injectedcutty]

Well it is an olds and if it had an olds they would have worked fine so right car right wire wrong motor? Lol

The straights are supposed to go onto the plugs but wouldn't clear the headers, so i flipped em around. It confused people at shows, but they worked!

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

I prefer the term hot-rod to resto-mod for my heap. All upgrades were / are done in an effort to keep the car stock appearing whilst upgrading what I can with stock parts that are available from roughly the era the car was made in.
EI: Larger engine thats still SBC and painted Corp Blue but produces twice the HP of the stock engine. The only electronics I use is an A/F Ratio Gauge. Hot rodding at it's best. Resto Mod to me would involve all electronics and FI that something modern would use EI: mikes wagon. Old School would be something likes Eds time capsule of an SS down to the air pump !

Some of the hotrodded SSs have headers and performance cams while retaining the smog pumps. Wonder where those would go?

 

[307 Regal]

Some of the hotrodded SSs have headers and performance cams while retaining the smog pumps. Wonder where those would go?

Make a new label. "Sleeperformance." Say it; it's sleek and sexy. "Sleeperformance."

 

[Bar50]

I picked "Old School" because my current car is mechanically the way I wanted one when I was high school (well TH400 instead of a Muncie).

I also think Old School because it has a carb, 15 inch wheels, big block Chevy with 12.5 compression, 4.10 gears, no overdrive, no air conditioning...it's a basic hot rod.

To me a restomod would include overdrives (not all G-body cars had 200-4R as an option). Sanden style after market A/C, fuel injection, LS swap, turbo, pro charger, huge wheels, huge brakes....swoopy ergonomic interior, fast power windows....

Nothing wrong with any of it, the a/c and overdrives will make these cars live longer and be more enjoyable.

 

[foxtrot]

With 12.5:1 compression, what do you run for fuel? Does it see street duty of just the track?

I picked "Old School" because my current car is mechanically the way I wanted one when I was high school (well TH400 instead of a Muncie).

I also think Old School because it has a carb, 15 inch wheels, big block Chevy with 12.5 compression, 4.10 gears, no overdrive, no air conditioning...it's a basic hot rod.

To me a restomod would include overdrives (not all G-body cars had 200-4R as an option). Sanden style after market A/C, fuel injection, LS swap, turbo, pro charger, huge wheels, huge brakes....swoopy ergonomic interior, fast power windows....

Nothing wrong with any of it, the a/c and overdrives will make these cars live longer and be more enjoyable.