general v8 question
 

i've come across a 1970 pontiac tempest that i can acquire for a song.......

it runs and drives, but it is an inline 6.......

if i acquire an engine/tranny/rear end for it, what would you consider a fair price to pay for labor to get it all installed?

1970's is smog era stuff
 

Unless yiu're planning on building the car yourself, I wouldn't even plan on it. Now, if you're putting in a 455 modded with a T-4 and a 10 bolt, you may have something .

Rev

between 500-800. it all depends on if you bring your own parts and supplies and if modifications come about.

i've located a rebuilt 400 from a 69 gto along with rear-end............now i'm looking for a tranny.........

i live in an aparment complex and park on the street, so doing it myself isn't really feasible.................i'd planned on something turnkey, but not every day you get a deal on a 1970 tempest.......

also Rev, 1970 is a few years before smog era

also do you have all the accesory brakets for the V8? what about exhaust? that would have to be custom also. what is wrong with the 6? i would run that until you have everything needed for the V8 swap. trust me, it is easier that way.

Parts + labor?
 

He did say parts + labor. Whenever that is specified, it just means he doesn't have a clue, doesn't it? If he did, he would be asking about conversions and how to do it, wouldn't he?

Nothing against the conversion, he definitely needs it.

Rev








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i don't have anything yet............

it is just an offer that i can't refuse and i'm kinda thinking out loud/asking for advice..........

Rev, if i had a house and a place to work, i'd do it myself...........i have an apartment and 2 parking spaces on the street

Re: Parts + labor?
 

are you talking to me or him?:confused: :confused:

Been there , done that.................
 

Yes, I've been there and done that back in '71. I had a '71 Fiat 124 Sports Coupe. Weighed 2200 lbs with 105 hp with a 5 speed. Yes I was an an apartment dweller then, so I know what it's like. Wasn't trying to rag on you as some others have done. I personally want you to continue the performance car hobby. Count on me for continued support, but keep it civil.

Rev

i'm kinda in a catch-22 situation........

i can:

-buy a house to have somewhere to work on cars, and then not have the time or money to work on cars

or.........

-stay in an apartment and have the money to play with cars, but have nowhere at all to work on them

i say find a friend with a place to work on it. other than that your fukked!:D

i know where you could probably get everything you need, but since i'm a dick, well cant help ya.:)

i don't expect your help, but..........

for the record, i never called you a dick..........i was referring to my poor reception as the only import at knoxville dragway on test & tune night earlier this summer...........where a camaro owner spit on my "nazi car".........and a cutlass owner told me that i wasn't welcome there

only people raised in Tennesee are hillbillies. oops! sorry MARTY!:D hahaha j/k

you kidding right?...that guy was a ***. i may not like some cars personally but i would never tell he/she had a 'nazi car'. i hope you told him where to go.

yeah your a dick, no arguement there!:D :D HAHAHA! sometimes your an easy target Marty! like Topless!:D j/k

hey Digital: -FOR SALE - Iraqi rifle. Never fired. Dropped once.
i had to think about that for a sec and after i figured it out, i laughed my asz off!! good one!

thank's srv1 appreciate it my brotha. :D :D :D :p

not really, i felt like a lot of people had a problem with me being there, so i left (kinda funny since i'm a domestic car guy too and everyone there was awesome when i pulled up in an f150 to watch)...........i'll come back in the volkswagen, but not alone and prolly not without my 9 iron..........

i've never gotten that an autocross;)

the only "Nazi car" i can think of is the old Beetle's if you wanted to be technical. i never in my life have had someone spit at me. i honestly would say if some guy did that, even if i am out numbered 3 to 1, i would definetly come out swinging! i wouldnt care how big he is, even if he was as big as Tony Frank i still would come after him. Only if he spit on me. If i wasnt spitted on, then i would walk away if i was out numbered. words i can often ignore, but a total disrespect like that would be uncalled for. only scumbags spit.:mad: