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Originally Posted by Aus78Formula
Is this a typical American thing, for the well-off families to present their kid in school with a new car? Seems a common story, just not anywhere else that have to work hard to afford some rough piece of crap as their first car.
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not typical at all for most areas of the country, aside from maybe the super rich cities or school districts...most kids got hand me downs or borrowed parents cars or had jobs to buy the rough pieces of crap. & he didnt say this was bought new for him, i had a very nice 1978 T/A in high school too but it was a 10 year old car & nowhere near the price of a new car.
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Originally Posted by tom s
A friend of mine has his original high school car.Been stored indoors for 30 years.When he was young he had the cam intake and carb and headers added.He has a 455 4 bolt block and a set of 48 heads.I though he should sell the block and heads and build his numbers engine as like a 467 sleeper stock car.He still has the original intake a calif QJ.He wants to upgrade the suspension up to modern standards.It has 6S heads.He is not up to doing a LS conversion.It now has a Art Carr T400 with NO2.The interior is REALLY nice,paint is really nice,not afraid to spend serious money.Thought on which engine to go?400 stroker or a 455 with the 48 heads and a kit.Will be 9.5 CR pump gas engine which ever way we go.It is also a A/C car.Tom
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to answer your question with my opinion, i would definitely keep the original engine for the car, whether that means you pull it & store it or build it to use in the car. the price of a stroker kit or pieced together isnt that much these days & selling the 455 could probably finance most of that. but then again, building the 455 he already has would be an easy way to make some good HP & not turn the original engine into a stroker. all depends on what he plans to do with the car, if hes keeping it or intends to sell it afterwards. personally i'd build the original engine & keep the car #'s matching for resale value.