Non-Chevy Engine for '67 Camaro?

[Freiburger]

"Well, any car is a LOT more interesting with an FE in it..."--Jay Brown

This got me to thinking. I've been trying to find a way to make my '67 Camaro (Crusher) unique, and not just another Camaro. We were going to clone it as a '67-era Modified Production car.

But instead, would it be fun to put an oddball engine in it? I tried a Hemi a long time ago but the steering box gets in the way. So how about a Ford FE? An Olds 455? A 302 Ford with a blow-through on it? A 4.3 V-6 with a blow-through on it? I have all those engines.

Any other ideas on cool but freakish engine swaps for a '67 Camaro? It would have to be something that did not require irreversible modifications. No diesels.

[BBR]

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Cadillac 500

These guys have some interesting caddy parts:

http://www.pricemotorsport.com/html/body_ap-23__intake_adapter_kit.html

Then put some stupid tall gears in it and take it open road racing.

[VWMMP]

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I like the 4.3 with the blow-through. How much weight could you take out of the front with the 4.3, if any?

[Ron Ward]

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Why not try something really off the wall? How about a Detroit Diesel with twin turbos?

[BigBlockMopar]

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guess I'm with BBRanger here.... Put some style in that 'maro... :D
Find a junkyard Caddy-engine, shoehorn it in, polish it up nicely and secretly put a centr.supercharger on it just before you close the hood... 8)

[squirrel]

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In keeping with the junkyard theme of the car....find an old Nova 4 cyl and have some fun discovering the limits of durability....

[Claus Moeller]

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An overhead cam inline 6. -pontiac, chevy, or buick.

With a vortech blower ofcause.. -beef the block up, and rev it sky-high..


-Also the buick/rover all aluminium, with vortech blower could be pretty cool.

[Rebel25A]

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Barry Allen 420 AMC stroker motor ;D

[KeithTurk]

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David I hate to say this... But that's one car that needs to be a Big Block Chevrolet... it's just what God wants... oh and he wants it to have a 4 speed... ( or a 5 with a 4 shifter handle )

You've just got so much stuff to mess with... think about putting the Same Big Block Chevrolet in the Super Bee... ( didn't work did it? )

Somehow... these cars already have an identity that has value astechically

Keith ( I'm loving the Idea of A Hemi in the Disco Nova... )

[seered]

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I am going to have to agree with KT here.
An all aluminum BBC would be nice.
I have been dreaming of a way to use efi with an old school 8 ram stacks sticking through the hood.

[jaybnve]

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DF - See my edited post from the other thread. An SOHC would look pretty good in that 5.0 Mustang, or in the Camaro...

[KeithTurk]

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Jay... your normally a pretty bright guy... LOL

K

[Lobucrod]

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I put a 455 HO Pontiac/Turbo400 in a 70 El Camino several years back. Man that was a fun ride and a cool sleeper with the 307 badges. It was a bolt in with the right frame mounts. So I vote for the olds although I'd rather see it done to a Nova. 67 Camaros are sacred.

[chev1]

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;D Hi. david how apout a hemi but a chevy hemi !

[seered]

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www.Sonnysracingengines.com ;D