Topic: Engine swappers: I need engine advice for a '41 Plymouth road racer
So, I bought a 1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe sedan yesterday, and I'm hiring engineer and freako hot-rodder RichVS of Rocket Surgery Racing Renault 4CV fame to do the fabrication on a modern suspension/drivetrain swap on it. It's going to be built with a Lemons philosophy in mind, though on a higher (but not ridiculous) budget. While we're pretty sure about where we're going with the suspension (more on that later), we still haven't decided on an engine/transmission combo for the car, though the top contenders that fit the budget are a Chrysler 5.9 Magnum/NV3500 5-speed setup or a GM LT1/T-56 6-speed combo. My requirements are quite strict, because the plan is to run this car at Pikes Peak and maybe La Carrera someday. If you'd care to join the discussion and offer advice (or, better still, let me know where you know of the perfect donor vehicle, preferably within one time zone of Denver), read the Question of the Day, with all the details, that I posted over on TTAC a few minutes ago. Good advice or info on tracking down parts will be considered an excellent bribe by the justices of the Lemons Supreme Court.
Oh yeah, and I'm not touching the paint. It took 46 years of sitting in a High Plains field to get that patina.