Let me suggest you enjoy the car a little as is. No reason you can't take the car to the track as is and get some time in the seat and decide if you really want to do this. Sound like you want more than race with it which will effect how you build it. I don't know if you have put pen to paper but your going to spend well north of $25,000.00 to put a 572 in there and support it and that's doing the work yourself.
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I see the flatbed has a Cali phone number if you live there and have to pass emissions you can give up the dream of having a 572 BBC.
Super clean looking ride from the pictures. Whatever you do to it good luck. You mentioned something about opinions so i will happily give you mine lol. That car is really clean. I wouldnt have the heart to hack it up. With that being said if that's what you choose to do then go for it. We dont really know your budget or time frame for getting this stuff done but if it were me i would get a set of streetable wheels (THINK GNX - TRANS AM STYLE in gold) that will allow you to cruise it comfortably and not be the guy swerving around pot holes the size of acorns with those Donk wheels. Unless you like them then disregard what i said lol. Next would be to decide if this is something you want to be able to drive as you upgrade. If so then that will change the way you do upgrades. As far as upgrades go i will leave that to those with more experience than me. Im just a man with an opinion. Happy driving to you and welcome!
I live there yes but I’ll be leaving at some point. Im in the military and the plus side is my permanent residence changes every couple years or so. Hopefully Ill go to the Carolinas next and get it reregistered there and not have to worry about emissions as much. I bought this off a guy who had an illegal cat(for Cali) on it and I had to get it changed to pass smog for the registration.
I enjoy the car as is, got some basic maintenance and Im looking to do it all in one fell swoop. The 572 is more of a crack dream then anything. I love the car the way it is, its just severely underpowered. Ive put pen to paper for a couple different courses of action and I definitely wont be able to afford it anytime soon. Right now Im leaning towards a 454 plug n play from chevy with the transmission with it. That way i can change things as I truly figure out what I want to do. This is my forever car and I want to do her justice, just is overwhelming getting my foot in the door.
LS swaps are cheap and easy yes, but everyone does an LS swap. And thats not to say there is a reason for it. I havent completely thrown the idea out yet but Im not too keen on it.yep
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I definitely will start a thread, and I post it to my instagram page for the car. Honestly the best advice Ive gotten since Ive started this. I was doing some digging and found many people when they upgrade power in any car really they put a Ford 9” axle in and then go off the diff accordingly for what they want from the car. Most guys say “just sell it” but they dont understand lol. Thank you. Really appreciate it.
Look dude, everyone has a different route to go fast.... start at the rear and work fwd is very good advice..... if you have real money. In drag racing the horse power will find the weak spot in your car... so my advice is upgrade the things you can.... and get the big block you want. But wrap your mind around a ton of broken sh*t.... that’s racing
I think Fleming was being minorly sarcastic. LS swaps are anything but cheap and no where near as easy as swapping in a BB of any brand.
I agree with Fleming and lilbowtie, if you haven’t raced much, then do some before you drop the big dollar on building a race car. It’s really sound advice. For that matter, get into something with 400-500hp and be sure it’s what you’re after. Perhaps you already have, if so then disregard my comment.
It would be cool to see a Buick 455 with a Turbo 400 in it. Super easy to install and setup and an ‘almost budget’ 400hp. I agree with you that a 454BBC crate is a very good plan.
Best of luck and looks like you’re at a great starting point.
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