Nice candidate for a BBC.:thumbup:
454 with a 700r4 and a gear in the back and you have a serious street pounder. If you can build or buy a 502...all the better.

 

If it all comes together & I manage to get it,I wuz seriously considerin a BBC w/ possibly a 4L80E.I also plan on using EFI rather than a carb.Latech,how would a fella go about making the speedo,etc work in a situation like this?

 

I think you can buy a speed sensor for the PCM that has a speedo drive in it.
Speedometer Gear, Speedometer Gears, Ford, GM, Dodge 700R4

This should give you some ideas anyhow. 625 is kinda pricey. I bet you could do it for a lot less.

 

Youmay be able to convert the OE speedo to an electronic stepper motro a lot cheaper than 625 also

 

Thanks.I haven't got into it real deep yet.I knew it could be done somehow.

 

She looks pretty solid. By the fender emblem the car would have originally had a 327. Maybe they thought it was a 283 when it's actually a 327 unless they swapped the motor.

 

The interior is pretty ruff,but,it's all there.I hope it is a 327.LOL.He is selling for someone else,so,he doesn't have a lot of solid info on it,but,for the price,I don't think I can go wrong.It's 150 miles from me,so,I plan on goin up to look @ it 1 day this week.He said it has been sittin under an open shed for 5,or,6 yrs.He said he has cranked it up using a gas can becuz the tank is full of crud.

 

Yeah I wouldn't mention that it might be a 327. Maybe research what the engine codes are and you could get lucky.

The dash pad looks pretty ugly but you could easily fill in the holes and get rid of that. It looks like a good project car.

 

He has all the missing trim & interior parts.It needs front floor pans.Never done that befor but it doesn't look too hard to do.I found a set 18 guage for $125.I love yours & the way yours sets.That is the look I'm shootin for.It has P/S & P/B already.I'll clean it up & prolly do a quik n dirty flat black on it til I get it mechanically sound & then I'd love to do it with original Azure/Aqua Blue.

 

I saw a complete SS interior trim pkg on EBay for like $1800.It included door panels,dash pad,seat covers,etc.I know I'd have to find bucket seats & a console.I'm really anxious to go see it.I can tell a lot more about it then.1 of my biggest concerns is prolly the wiring.Me & wiring don't get along too well.LOL.

 

Mine will probably stay the way it is for a year or two before I start doing any body work. I like the look of the Aqua blue but I haven't seen one in person yet. It looked good on the Fast and Loud Impala they did.

A lot of people seem to like the paint the way it is so I don't feel so bad about leaving it for now. I'll probably do some more suspension work and disc brake upgrade. No need to put a second mortgage on the house to get it done.

If you are looking for any parts Classic Industries has about anything you could ever want. I've got a couple of their "wish" catalogs that they send out for free. Probably about 2" thick. I could go broke just flipping through that thing. imp:

 

I'll have to get a catalog.As far as paint,if this car looked as good as yours,i'd leave it for now as well.I think it looks cool,but,it appears someone has already shot some primer or somethin on this one to screw it up.Grill & bumpers look to be in decent shape.Got 1,000 ideas runnin thru my head about it.LOL.Hope it turns out to be as good as it appears to be.I'll take my trailer when I go look @ it,but,maybe drop it off befor I get there.If I pull in with it,he'll be less likely to wanna work with me.LOL.

 

I'll take my trailer when I go look @ it,but,maybe drop it off befor I get there.If I pull in with it,he'll be less likely to wanna work with me.LOL.

I look at things differently than most folks. I would pull up there with the trailer, my wife, my best friend and an envelope full of 100 dollar bills that I would flash and tell the seller that I was going home with his '64 or another '64 that I looked at. I'd tell him to get his heart in the right place and let's do business.

 

Good idea. :thumbup:

 

a 283 has a 1 piece balancer(no rubber and outer ring).
to get the front wheel up even a little,you will need low 12 second engine with a big first gear and slicks.
or what we did in high school with a friends 66 chevyII,we took out the front shocks and bounced it by getting on and off the throttle a few times(had a 250/3 in the tree)It was a salmon colour 2 door post,we called it pink as the guy that owned it was a "ginger" Limey,,,,

 

My very 1st vehicle was a 66 Chevy truck w/ a 250/3sp column shift that my Grandfather bought brand new in 66.I burned alotta 283's,327's,& even a few 350's with that old truck.Had a set of 700-15 Grip Spur Mud grips in the rear.I ran a split manifold w/ headers & a 550 Holley 2 bbl.Twisted a couple of driveshafts.Those GripSpurs would take a bite,but,you couldn't hear the radio becuz of the roaring.LOL.

 

Here, I'll suggest the first purchase for it.....
Procomp Aluminum Heads Complete BBC For Sale

Are you going to put the car on a rotisserie? I would. And I'd remove everything that I could that didn't contribute to runnin' down the road. All the stuff that I left on the car would be full of holes from holesaws and the windows would be Lexan. Any body parts that are available in fiberglass would find a new home on her. I'd be shootin' for 2500 lbs and a 505 BBC runnin' through a Richmond 5-speed and 4.10 cogs. Should be more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Shop around and see if you can find a 427 tall deck block.

 

I had set of shocks on my 65 Comet that extended quickly but bled down very slowly to keep the front end raised.I picked them up @ a swap meet.IDK what the correct name for them was.We just always referred to them as trick shocks.

 

90-10 shocks. 10% resistance as extended, 90% resistance as compressed.

 

Absolutely!!! The frontend on the old Comet was so bad & w/ the air shocks in the rear it was kinda hard to tell the difference.LOL.When your 17,the "COOL" factor far outweighed the ride quality,or,lack there of.

 

Absolutely!!! The frontend on the old Comet was so bad & w/ the air shocks in the rear it was kinda hard to tell the difference. LOL. When you're 17, the "COOL" factor far outweighed the ride quality or lack thereof.

At 17, (1959), I was driving a '47 Dodge Moredoor sedan. The power transfer was fluid drive, with a torque converter between the 6-banger flathead motor and the 3-speed manual transmission. I could get going down the street in second gear, about 30 miles per hour and get on and off the loud pedal and get the whole shebang bouncing up and down going down the street. What a hoot! I'd usually have a car full of buddies and we'd be all laughin' and hollerin'. Too cool. :thumbup:

As a side note, none of us knew anything at all about illegal drugs. They had not made it to our school yet at that time. Not even weed. Wow, life without drugs. What a concept!

 

did they have cars back in the 50s?lol.... we all did stupid/fun things in high school.One day a bunch of buddies all drove to school in formation,but we all backed up all the way to school.
cant do things like that anymore

 

One day a bunch of buddies all drove to school in formation,but we all backed up all the way to school.

TOO COOL! :thumbup:

 

IDK why,but,the 64 full size cars have alwayz been 1 of my favorites.My Tomboy aunt had 1 when I wuz a kid.409/4 spd.The shifter stuck up higher than the dash.I always thought it wuz so cool.Her brother,"my uncle",had a 66 BelAir w/ 327/4spd.It just ate him up cuz she could walk a dog on him.He borrowed her 64 1 nite & ended up wrapped around a tree.He thought after that that he now ruled the roost until she bought a brand new 67 w/396/4spd.Purple w/ white vinyl top,white interior,& that same tall shifter with a wood grain pistol grip shift handle.

 

If this comes to be,i'm not wanting to do a complete original restore.I want it pretty much a solid clean body & suspension.Thinking maybe I'll build a good solid 375 HP or so engine w/ maybe a 125 shot for the times I wanna show off a lil bit.I'm thinkin 4 spd auto,or 5 spd manual,so I can get some decent gearing,but,still cruise w/o winding it to the moon. 90% usage will be street cruiser.