Quote Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT View Post
I understand. My first V8 car was a '57 BelAir HT with a 283 4-speed... then I moved up to dual quad 409s... then dropped back to the lightweight early Vettes. I also did a cople '63-'65 Novas. Not as light as a bucket... but my "built" smallblocks in the light bodies had very little trouble with hi-po big blocks.

Today I view the T-bucket with reverence. :-) Four wheels... an engine... and just enough bodywork to cover your butt!

The closest I have come to them though, is to paint one once in a while.
I'm into the performance, but most of my fellow bucket heads want head turning looks even if not conducive with performance, i.e. tunnel ram intakes for street driven rpm, monster diesel engine refuge blowers that beat and heat the intake charge, limiting the amount of boost vs the small, efficient positive displacement blower designed for the job at hand. I use a good dual plane, aluminum heads and 650 CFM vacuum secondaries. Also have my engine and manual trans mounted so low in the frame rails that if I used a stock oil pan would only have 3/4" to the road. Needless to say, cut 3" off the pan, but the cornering is worth the hassle.