In a message dated 7/6/01 12:19:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Brandy, I don't think I am in the loop on why you are upset about "stock
vs. custom" but FYI; I have a 56 Plymouth Savoy, my high school car from
1968, and have decided to "customize" it a bit. I like my car and want to
please myself by modifying it to suit my pleasure and not someone else.
Granted, being a four-door Savoy which is not a high value collectible has a
strong bearing on my decision to modify or customize it.
Anyhow, I am retaining the stock interior and exterior appearance complete
with the stock hubcaps but have removed the entire 277Poly drivetrain. It
is being replaced with the 318Poly bored and stroked to 402cid, complete
with pushbutton slip yoke trans and 66 Charger rear end. All have been
rebuilt and seriously race prepped. The 402 stroker Poly puts out 405HP at
5600rpm and 442 ft. lbs. of torque at 4400rpm on the engine dyno. Final
chassis tuning should net more HP and torque.
The 56 will appear stock until you lift the hood. I have all the
aftermarket intakes, Weiand single four, Weiand dual quad, Edelbrock three
deuce and the Edelbrock finned alum. valve covers for the Poly so it will
look like "period piece" hot-rod engine. I will use the single four for now
and experiment with the other intakes after some road testing.
I have written two articles for Mopar Muscle Magazine which will appear in
the Sept. and Oct. issues. The first article (Sept.) will identify a Poly
motor, list interchangeable parts with the LA motors, and describe
"induction science." The second article (Oct.) will detail the "stroker"
buildup. So, take heart and do your thing.
Gary Pavlovich. >>
Brandy, I don't think I am in the loop on why you are upset about "stock
vs. custom" but FYI; I have a 56 Plymouth Savoy, my high school car from
1968, and have decided to "customize" it a bit. I like my car and want to
please myself by modifying it to suit my pleasure and not someone else.
Granted, being a four-door Savoy which is not a high value collectible has a
strong bearing on my decision to modify or customize it.
Anyhow, I am retaining the stock interior and exterior appearance complete
with the stock hubcaps but have removed the entire 277Poly drivetrain. It
is being replaced with the 318Poly bored and stroked to 402cid, complete
with pushbutton slip yoke trans and 66 Charger rear end. All have been
rebuilt and seriously race prepped. The 402 stroker Poly puts out 405HP at
5600rpm and 442 ft. lbs. of torque at 4400rpm on the engine dyno. Final
chassis tuning should net more HP and torque.
The 56 will appear stock until you lift the hood. I have all the
aftermarket intakes, Weiand single four, Weiand dual quad, Edelbrock three
deuce and the Edelbrock finned alum. valve covers for the Poly so it will
look like "period piece" hot-rod engine. I will use the single four for now
and experiment with the other intakes after some road testing.
I have written two articles for Mopar Muscle Magazine which will appear in
the Sept. and Oct. issues. The first article (Sept.) will identify a Poly
motor, list interchangeable parts with the LA motors, and describe
"induction science." The second article (Oct.) will detail the "stroker"
buildup. So, take heart and do your thing.
Gary Pavlovich.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandie Hannon" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 11:24 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Fwd: [FWDLK] The price of showing off your FWDLK car
> Ok Guys,
> Now I'm steamed...No, I'm downright pissed off. I "mutilated" my
Belvedere
> for me, and if I never win a trophy with it even though I've spent a ton
of
> time on the car it's really no big deal. Maybe you all look at a car that
> isn't stock and see it as a shame, but you do really have to appreciate
the
> work, time, thought, and energy that those "rodders" you hate so much have
> put into these rolling works of art. I mean no disrespect to any of you
who
> choose to restore your cars to showroom condition-I appreciate the time
and
> energy that goes into the restorations, but your time and energy isn't
worth
> more than my time and energy just because your car is shiny and mine is
> primer.
>
> Just venting...
> Brandie in California
> "mutilated" 58 Belvedere KUSTOM!!
>
> P.S. BTW Mark- I think Mr.Finzzz kicks A**!!!
>
> In a message dated 7/3/01 8:54:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << Wow... I'm steamed myself just reading about this...
>
> IMO the guy who mutilated the Belvedere (and those who
> voted for it) are the ones who should be
> embarrassed...
>
> --- MARK J HASH <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
> > The biggest embarrassment I felt was the day I
> > attended a MoPar Show n Shine event, where I was
> > shut out (which I have no problem with if the
> > winning cars are nice cars BTW), but the car
> > judged "Best of Show" was a '57 Belvedere which
> > until a year before had been a very nice
> > "survivor" but had since been turned into a
> > chopped, channelled beast with Frenched door
> > handles and a blower that extended literally
> > 3 feet out of the louvered hood. It impressed
> > the show goers and won the six foot high trophy,
> > while my '57 Fury, which the weekend before had
> > earned 98 out of 100 points at the Forest Grove
> > Concours, and took me 8 years to rebuild, lost in
> > the Fifties class to a '52 Cranbrook sedan with
> > no upholstery.
> >
> > So, now that I finally understand that restored
> > cars are basically ignored by most shows and
> > their attendees, I mostly just drive Mr. Finzzz
> > for myself and a few non-charging local shows,
> > and the occasional visitor who know the
> > significance of Exner's designs.
> >
> > Mark mjh
> > '57 Fury in OR
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