4.3 Supercharged Chevy

[itsnotanova]

I love engine swaps so don't take this wrong, but won't you have a huge issue with how tall the motor is? Let alone with a blower on top

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

I love engine swaps so don't take this wrong, but won't you have a huge issue with how tall the motor is? Let alone with a blower on top

I hope so. I'm gonna build a plexiglass top. I wanna see this...thing.


I do want to do the "cayman style" hard top as well. So I don't need room for the convertible top. That whole rear trunk area is probably going to be substituted by a series of square tubing supports.

If the blower, carb yada yada are to far aft/high and I can't close the rear trunk; I might turn a pair of elbows around 120* go with a pair of SU carbs on top of the valve covers. One conveniently placed in front of each of the side intakes.

[robdelorenzo]

“I love engine swaps so don't take this wrong, but won't you have a huge issue with how tall the motor is? Let alone with a blower on top

I hope so. I'm gonna build a plexiglass top. I wanna see this...thing.”

This line had me howling
Gotta love the enthusiasm and creativity on this forum.

There are so many people that know these cars well on here that it’s not even always about budget or $$

Anything is possible with a little imagination.
Well done, enjoy the car!

[Qingdao]

Well that cross member isn't as strong as I remembered when I took it out. Its quite thin if you don't know. So I made it stronger as it is going to support an engine that weighs almost 500#s. This is just tacked on for the moment (ran out of wire feed and I don't like my skills with my arc), but the bolt holes match up.

[Qingdao]

Welded my little triangles in there.

God help me I kinda like the red paint. lol

[Qingdao]

Tacked under the car.




There is a reason why this stuff was $10 for an 8' piece... lots of not only rust.





Once again... the red paint.






Now just one more brace across the middle, like east west.

[Qingdao]

Subframe is done; well for the most part. I want to make it into two pieces cause its a nightmare to put it in place, but for now it will serve until I get my adaptor from Kennedy.


I'll say this you can't say **************** about this car and rear structural rigidity.