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I would have bought this in a heart beat and put a 409 in it. It would have become the only one with a 409 I bet. Might be a tight squeeze though. http://merced.craigslist.org/cto/5432701668.html
If this was closer to home.....
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I think a 409 would bend the front end on that thing.
Worth, every dollar.
Why.......
In Calif you can't put a 409 or any other non OEM engine in it, unless it's strictly offroad and the EPA surely doesn't like that
. The parts are worth more then $2K but you have to part it to interested buyers and not many out there.
. The parts are worth more then $2K but you have to part it to interested buyers and not many out there.
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Because I love the car and i love the motor. Perhaps it's something only Clyde would have understood.
Because I love the car and i love the motor. Perhaps it's something only Clyde would have understood.
Buy it, it appears to be a deal.
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It's already sold and it's too far away. Would cost as much to transport as it would to buy then it's no longer a deal. Exchange and shipping would be about $8000 CAD.
I guess clyde's car would fit more into a classic car category than the Pontiac is what the difference would be.
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If I recall correctly, Clyde's car no older and maybe even newer that that solstice when he made the swap. It wasn't a classic then. The BIGGEST difference is that, IMO real hot rodding is putting a more current, higher HP per Cu in/lbs engine in and older car (which fits what Clyde did). Putting an old heavy antiquated low HP per Cu in engine in a small modern car IS kind of goofy and backwards thinking but I still like the idea.
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Not that I'm aware of.
Ontario has some laws about engine swaps, they do emissions testing too. Where I live, no emissions testing so they don't care what motor you have in anything.