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Faux Tiger is on the way to the new owner in California. Sold it to a fellow in Burbank. ... paint it red. Then put a 350 Chevy in it and a custom interior. His mechanic explained what a big job that was gonna be and what a unique engine it already has so he reconsidered and is going to rebuild the 215 with a different cam and carburetor. He is going to send pictures as the work progresses to keep me updated. He is not a member of SAOCA but I think he is considering it.
Welcome to the Forum. Please don't be put out by our recent comments, its your car, do what you want want with it. We seem to have only two (informal) rules, be sure you have fun and don't let it end in the crusher.Hello Everyone-
I haven't received the Alpine as yet but expect to this weekend or early next week. My original intent was to find an Alpine in a fairly stock fashion, then install my 350 Chevy and Muncie 4 speed which I've had looking for a project to install it in I realize it would take a substantial amount of cutting of the firewall, steering column replacement,etc.
That being said, checking the weight of the Chevy vs. Buick, which is actually 275lbs heavier; noting that the current steering column works; and that the Buick 215 has been known for heavy duty work,; I will most likely retain that motor. Since I will be replacing the lopey cam with a mild one, I will be rebuilding the motor since it was installed 7 or 8 years ago with unknown mileage. Although I like speed, it's been my intent that this car will be strictly a nice, smooth running street car and not a racer.
Thanks for everyone's input..I appreciate it and will update the forum with pictures and data.
Although red is my favorite color on cars, I've decided to keep the Alpine a dark blue, but may change the shade a bit. As for the interior, black seems to be the basic and most common interior color, but I may want to go to a tan interior, which I think is a great combination with a dark color, i.e. blue.
I know that originality is most people's preference and I'm all for that as long as it looks good to me.