The first transformation that the car took on was its first engine transplant.  I sourced out a 1985 5.0 and converted it over to fit the car.  The engine was bone stock, but was just basically intended as a template to work out all the bugs that an engine swap always seem to have.  Even with the engine being stock, it still provided for a "peppy" drive.  I drove it like that for a short time, until the rear main seal puked on it.  Since the engine had to be pulled anyway, a new engine was in order.

LIFE NUMBER 2

It was time to redo the car again, and this time for real!!  I used the same block, since it was a low mile donor, and sent it to the machine shop to be line honed, bored and checked for cracks.  A rebuilt crank from a local speed shop (which was chamfered and radiused), hypereuctic pistons (stock rods though), wolverine camshaft, double roller timing chain and high volume oil pump rounded out the short block, which i assembled.  The heads are off of a '71 truck and consist of 1.90 and 2.02 valves.  They were treated to a three angle seat grind and fresh springs and rockers installed.  A Holley Dominator aluminium intake, Holley 750 double pump carb, high flow waterpump, and full chrome package finished it off.  How does it run?  No idea!!  When i was installing it into the car, i ran into problems with the transmission not lining up.  I got frustated, backed the car of the hoist and put it back into storage.  That was almost five years ago now.

LIFE NUMBER 3

Now is the cars time to really transform.  Plans are to turn it into a road race car that can actually run on the roads.  The transformation will include converting to EFI, AOD, four wheel disc brakes, lowered a little, 17" wheels, rollcage and a new paint scheme.  The car is currently in the beginning stages of disassembly.  I don't have much time for it right now, but hopefully i will soon.