Road Kill, '70's style . . .

[Bill Cleveland]

My brother-in-law and I swap a 350 Chevy for the stock 6 cyl in his Land Cruiser, in the parking lot of his apartment, no less! (circa 1975)
He built the engine in his bedroom on a homemade engine stand, made from 2x4's! (which you can see below, mid-right side)

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(I'm the one in the white T shirt/red bell-bottoms! Can you say 'sideburns' ??? )

[mike wade]

Bill, I bet most of us could come up with stories like this back in the Day.......I bet that LC ran good after that transplant.......

The first Hot Rod I had anything to do with was V8 Olds in a friend's Dad's Model A that the Dad was not happy with.........

Now for them sideburns that is just what we did back then also.......The Bell Bottoms were pretty cool for making a motor swap..........

I never wore those kinds of pants but I had the "burns and the shirts that had snaps, Levis & Boots, cause sometimes we had to get out of them shirts fast is you know what I mean...........LOL.......

Mike

[Bill Cleveland]

Mike, you're right - that Cruiser ran like a scared rabbit, with torque out the _ss, esp. in low range! It was a hoot to drive off-road.

PS - I bet you'd love to have that Olds-powered A-bone today - way cool my man !!!

[Bill Cleveland]

Mike, did it look something like this ???

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[mike wade]

Pretty much, but it did not get a chopped top and best as I remember it could sit about 4 people on the inside and I know that would not be the case today.........LOL......

Mike