AutoPros V8 Build - Photo Thread

[Ebenezr]

Just doing the e-rod motor, trans, transfer case, adapters, drive shaft, wiring & programming... you are probably in the area of 20-25K. This build is also getting a/c, suspension upgrades, brake upgrades, audio upgrades, lighting upgrades, tires, intake and exhaust, and more... should be around 35K when he is done. But until all of our numbers are in, this is a guess-timate.

I will be putting pictures up today as the intake gets completed.

Ah COugh!! ....cough.. gag inhale.. I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for an engine swap today.

[89Vette]

Ah COugh!! ....cough.. gag inhale.. I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for an engine swap today.

I'm not surprised at the cost. I bet the hours spent are way more than a person would think. If anything, I'm surprised at the condition of the starting specimen for this type of investment/project. The undercarriage rust LOOKS horrible. It makes me think frame-off-restoration -- before starting with the engine transplant.

Obviously, it's not QUITE that bad...but a bad enough I wonder if the owner didn't consider selling/buying a lower-mileage...or, at least, lower rust unit? Maybe that's the norm in the NE though? I'm in the midwest and own a Florida truck. Seems like FL would be pretty bad with salt-water and such. But my rust level can't be 10-15% of what I see in the rear undercarriage (and engine compartment) pics.

Would LOVE to drive a V8 VX though! I'm thinking 383 stroker with ZF6 transmission!....then one in my vette of course!

[LittleBeast]

Ah COugh!! ....cough.. gag inhale.. I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for an engine swap today.

Wimpy

Haha, nice refernce :-)

[TheGanzman]

Again - HAT's OFF to the Builder(s)! First rate fabrication work - PERIOD! Outstanding "problem solving", made it look "factory", killer upgrades, and a pretty damned nice end product! Yes, if you gents had started with a better "donor", this thing would have come out like a Chip Foose product! What I'm particularly encouraged by is that now you have a "template" - the next VX 5.3 transplant will go SO much faster, easier, and better; prolly cheaper too!

95K miles on my little Bumble Bee - 99% rust-free high desert VX with near perfect paint and interior. Runs like a top now - 1 quart/5K miles - but the day WILL come when this rascal is on its way to Maryland for a transplant - yes please!