Some people's taste is all in their mouth.

Agreed, i,m getting tired of the same old engine swaps.
Cheapest way to go, so many parts available and pretty reasonable also.
But still,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

slim wrote:

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Bottom line is you can build a 500 + HP   sbc or a 150 hp flat head ford for the same coin. Another factor is how many people are competent enough today to do most of the work themselves  to cut down on the cost ? You are not going to see the industry cash cow disappear any time soon. Some are mindless followers and some just can't afford the price of an alternative.    

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Pretty much nailed it on the head in my opinion. Going to second that idea of getting the most motor for your money with easy accessible parts. I drive Chevys so its an easy choice for me, but there seems to be a lot of people that consider it blasphemous to interchange companies. With that in mind wasn't the original goal of hot rodding to make the most power you could for as cheap as you could?

Yeah , if you're talking strictly $$$ but do rodders only think cost ? I don't think so .It's only part of the equation .......that's why we ran Cragars instead of hubcaps , Hurst shifters instead of column shift ...etc .We wanted it ! And if you could pool all the enthusiasts out there , many have got motors of varying kinds for next to nothing .....swapping stuff ! We all did it .

Naw , didn't see a reason .....I think car came with a straight 8 originally so I'm thinkin' there's lots of room . Ah well , it's his ride .

Reading further , looks like he bought the car as a project with the sbc already installed . He's done a ton of work disassembling , fix body , repaint body and frame , reinstalled sbc which appears bone stock .

I try to get a bit creative myself...so just to be different and go against the trends. I'll put a Hemi in my '38 Dodge.

I got into a similar discussion last week and I couldn't make the other guy understand that my choice of engines was up to me because I was paying the bills to do my own car.

I have a Ford and my plan is to put a Chev engine in it. My plan was based on the fact the I already own the Chev engine and I no longer have a Ford or Dodge engine. Now if someone out there in Ontario Rodder land wants to give me a Ford or Dodge engine of equal quality to what I already own, I'll gladly put an engine of YOUR choice in MY car.

Cat in the Hat wrote:

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Hey Bruce

I got a VDUB 4 banger that I got 5 k into

Trade for your Chevy?

That will look great in your 28 !

That would be my choice

Lmao

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 LOL, Thanks, but I want something that needs a radiator. It really does sound like a different way to go and I'm trying to picture a 28 Ford with a pancake engine and no grill.

teejay99 wrote:

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Bruce , let me ask you , if you had a tri-5 Chevy with no motor , and you won a complete Ford Racing crate motor in a raffle , would you install it in the Chevy ?

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 No, I wouldn't put a Ford crate in a 55 to 57 Chev but I would put it into my 28 Ford without hesitation.

I wouldn't put the Ford motor in the Chevy either . If you asked a bunch of others the same question , and why , they would probably say it just seems strange ( remember , money isn't an issue ) ....when they opened the hood everyone would be questioning them , and the car would probably be devalued on resale . At the end of the day you just don't put a Ford in a Chevy .

But if you look at rods for sale ( carsonline , streetrodding etc ) probably 90% of the 20's-30's Ford rods are sbc powered .....the % falls off some 40's-50's but all the way up to mid '50's there are sbc powered Fords .......numerous F1 and F100 pickups up to '56 . I have yet to see a Ford powered Chevy Cameo pickup of the same era . I don't think it's money ...just a culture that developed sometime .

I've often thought of a Datsun Z motor to replace a stovebolt 6. 90% of the people wouldn't have a clue that it's not original unless you told them

If small block Fords didn't have that front sump they would be used allot more in early Fords. SBC fit so much better,thats one reason they get used in more swaps than anything else.

teejay99 wrote:

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I wouldn't put the Ford motor in the Chevy either . If you asked a bunch of others the same question , and why , they would probably say it just seems strange ( remember , money isn't an issue ) ....when they opened the hood everyone would be questioning them , and the car would probably be devalued on resale . At the end of the day you just don't put a Ford in a Chevy .

But if you look at rods for sale ( carsonline , streetrodding etc ) probably 90% of the 20's-30's Ford rods are sbc powered .....the % falls off some 40's-50's but all the way up to mid '50's there are sbc powered Fords .......numerous F1 and F100 pickups up to '56 . I have yet to see a Ford powered Chevy Cameo pickup of the same era . I don't think it's money ...just a culture that developed sometime .

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           34 chev 5 window coupe  390 ford powered

 

           Bottom line is people use  350 chev's  as they are cheap and plentiful . Try buying any fe parts or buick nailhead parts or hemi parts

they are 3 times the price of 350 parts. tri powers non chev 2000.00 / chev 800-1000.  Pistons non chev  1000.00  -- 350 chev 400.00

        I used the 390 because that is what I had available to me at the time. I am building a 33  3 window chev and using a 425 buick

the motor and tranny, used as a builder was 800.00 , I could buy a running 350 for that!!!  The oil pump for a 425 buick is 180.00

I have made my own oil pans and pick up tubes to clear cross members and run remote filters to clear frames and steering.

A true hot rodder uses what is available to them at the right price and modifies to over come any obstickles

I'm a Chevy guy..at heart and I build them .But I agree its getting old....Someone needs to put a Honda rearwheel drive Vtec turbo in a 32 Ford....

And don't forget the straight 8 powered rat from the Cobourg area. The rats seem to like the wierd and wonderful.What about the Billet guys? Ed

Perhaps he was trying to be an individual..... just like everyone else!

teejay99 wrote:

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So I'm over on the HAMB , checking out the latest threads .......some guy is building up a '47 Chrysler 4-door  ......DIFFERENT , right ? The hood is about 12 feet long and the back end is very abbreviated .......I'm thinkin' , maybe a unique low rider , or whatever  .

Now I'm reading about his choice of engines ........you guessed it , a $%@&^%  small block Chevy .....in a CHRYSLER !! NOT a 318 or a 340 or a 383 or a 440 , nope . Are rodders going brain dead ? What is happening to individual thinking ? I'm waiting to see a guy finding a vintage Duesenburg and , duh , dropping in a sbc .

-- Edited by teejay99 on Saturday 19th of April 2014 08:17:57 PM

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Uh-oh.

Don't check my build. A BBC in a 1941 Chrysler New Yorker? Blasphemy.  I will be shunned forever, ha....

 

And yeah, I would put the Ford motor in a tri-five Chevy. Why not?

I'd put any motor into any car as long as it wasn't a gutless 6 banger.

flatblack55delivery wrote:

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Nice attitude ShopRat I am sure that the ratrod builders on this site and a few others will appriceiate your opinion. Ed

-- Edited by flatblack55delivery on Sunday 20th of April 2014 08:52:54 PM

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I know I come off like I've got touretts sometimes, but I wasn't trying to be a dick but that is all I see when I look at rats. They are made of leftover stuff that nobody wants on a choice ride. 

Am I right?

janies dirty 37 wrote:

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You know what they say about opinions. Pretty sure anyone of us building/driving a rat didn't ask for anyone else's when were building/driving it. And grinning from ear to ear.

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 Now those are words of wisdom, right there fellas, you guys pay attention. That right there is what it is, in a nutshell.

I appreciate you sharing that with us J.

Shop_Rat wrote:

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flatblack55delivery wrote:

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Nice attitude ShopRat I am sure that the ratrod builders on this site and a few others will appriceiate your opinion. Ed

-- Edited by flatblack55delivery on Sunday 20th of April 2014 08:52:54 PM

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I know I come off like I've got touretts sometimes, but I wasn't trying to be a dick but that is all I see when I look at rats. They are made of leftover stuff that nobody wants on a choice ride. 

Am I right?

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 Shop rat

i don't know what you drive or have built

BUT I would put my build against anything you own

for quality or new parts 

EVERY PIECE OF DRIVELINE. FRAME. STEERING. BRAKES

IS BRAND NEW ON MY CAR

Do you think shiny paint makes a quality car?

I have seen show cars that drive like crap

Shiny and Chrome < Quality safe drivable car

BTW you don't have to try to be something when it comes naturally  

BUT THANKS FOR YOU POST SHOP RAT

-- Edited by Cat in the Hat on Monday 21st of April 2014 12:14:06 AM

Thanks for your opinions and knowledge there shopRat your opinions are appreciated..Thanks for post..How about a picture of your ride or a link to it I can't remember if you posted a picture anywhere..Like to a picture..Thanks for the post

Shop-Rat

I have to agree with Cat, it's not what you build, but how you build it. I'm not necessarily a ratrod guy, but I've seen some pretty nice engineering and execution in their builds. By the way, if you want to diss or comment on others on the site, where it says name on your profile enter your name and also maybe where you are from. Also do a biography and post pictures of your ride. If you want to hide behind anonymity and comment on others, maybe Poncho should delete your postings. Have the balls to stand behind what you say. This might actually apply to others on this site.

Sorry Glen, but I have a Hitman chassis in Dog Spit. I wouldn't drive a car with my welding.

Warren

Oh the irony