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Graydon5oh

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ok i have the chance to by what i believe is a 76 coupe with a 6 and 4 speed with strait body no rust a interior thats perfect besides one crack on the dash and needs a starter we push cranked it and it runs good but im looking to make it a sleeper would a big block fit in it cause i have one i can get relatively cheap

 

Addicted_2_II

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Are you looking for price ranges or something? Not sure what your are looking for in your post?

Chad

 

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"sleeper" and "big block" do not go together when dealing with a II.

To make the car strong enough (and safe enough) for a big block, it's going to need some pretty serious chassis work, likely to include a cage.

A decent body is always a good buy, if it's cheap enough.

 

itsaMustangtoo

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I agree with cobraman.( sleeper+big block in a II = racecar )If you want a sleeper, why not replace that 6 with an svo v-6 bored and stroked to 302 cubes? Just think of the massive weight savings to begin with.

 

Power Surge

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Putting a "big block" into a II will require major modifications to the car.

My suggestion would be to build a nice potent stroked small block if you want to retain the factory look of the car. It will be just as fast, and better handling.

 

Wart

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nomoshaggy0420 said:

ok i have the chance to by what i believe is a 76 coupe with a 6 and 4 speed with strait body no rust a interior thats perfect besides one crack on the dash and needs a starter we push cranked it and it runs good but im looking to make it a sleeper would a big block fit in it cause i have one i can get relatively cheap

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MadMark said:

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Ouch !

Seriously, the largest engine size you would want would be a 351W.
They can be stroked, and can handle other power adders.