Ken
Gone but not forgotten
Here's one to think about...
Many things conspire to cause me to think this way, but let's just consider this hypothetical situation:
Say I wanted to have a hot rod, which I already do - in my Corvette project. However, the Corvette is of 1987 vintage, so I will never be entirely legal (emissions-compliant), or even close, with the current set-up. Not that the engine won't run clean, after I eventually get it dialed-in and the oil leak solved but it will never pass the visual.
So... What if I took my engine and transmission and transplanted it into a vehicle that wouldn't be constrained by the current emissions laws (what is that now, '78 and older?).
I could put it in an older Corvette project that someone is stalled on and wants to get rid of (Dependant upon condition, maybe we could trade Corvette bodies? Doubtful.)
I could put the combination in a real hot rod, like a '29 highboy or something, with a 'glass body. Or I could build a fifties or sixties style hot rod with it.
I'm just thinking ahead because registration will come due in February and I still ain't driving it around much. Had it out again today - marking up the pavement with those funny black lines.
Oh well, I'm just ramblin' basically to fill y'all in with where it stands. I had it out today so I could take it to Scott's for the floor work, but I'll have to go back tomorrow. I just hate driving it with the oil dripping on the headers - it's embarrassing!
This thread was once again split on November 6, 2003. To view previous phases of this thread, see: My Engine Project: Part I, My Engine Project: Part II and My Engine Project: Part III.
Many things conspire to cause me to think this way, but let's just consider this hypothetical situation:
Say I wanted to have a hot rod, which I already do - in my Corvette project. However, the Corvette is of 1987 vintage, so I will never be entirely legal (emissions-compliant), or even close, with the current set-up. Not that the engine won't run clean, after I eventually get it dialed-in and the oil leak solved but it will never pass the visual.
So... What if I took my engine and transmission and transplanted it into a vehicle that wouldn't be constrained by the current emissions laws (what is that now, '78 and older?).
I could put it in an older Corvette project that someone is stalled on and wants to get rid of (Dependant upon condition, maybe we could trade Corvette bodies? Doubtful.)
I could put the combination in a real hot rod, like a '29 highboy or something, with a 'glass body. Or I could build a fifties or sixties style hot rod with it.
I'm just thinking ahead because registration will come due in February and I still ain't driving it around much. Had it out again today - marking up the pavement with those funny black lines.
Oh well, I'm just ramblin' basically to fill y'all in with where it stands. I had it out today so I could take it to Scott's for the floor work, but I'll have to go back tomorrow. I just hate driving it with the oil dripping on the headers - it's embarrassing!
This thread was once again split on November 6, 2003. To view previous phases of this thread, see: My Engine Project: Part I, My Engine Project: Part II and My Engine Project: Part III.