Chevy engine?

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  1. Jamie Miles

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    So, I have been thinking about doing a V8 swap in my Maverick for a while now. I thought about going the easy way and doing a 302, but everyone has done that, I want to do something "different". A friend of mine has a great running 350 out of an old pickup that he was going to use for a boat anchor, but I figure why let this awesome engine go to waste when I could put it in my Maverick instead!! :thumbs2:

    So, does anyone know how hard it will be to put the 350 in a Maverick. I figure with a Quadrajet carb and a set of headers, it ought to be able to smoke any POS small block Ford out there!!!! :dance: I figure I should be able to get this done by Fun Ford Weekend, and as long as I don't open my hood while my car is there, no one will know I'm running this clearly superior engine!
     
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    LOL, good one!
     
  3. Jamie Miles

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    april fools!

    Crap! :biglaugh:
     
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    Jamie Jamie Jamie, no one woudl belive you of all people would do this,,, plus why woudl anyone take a great running 350 and use it as an anchor, when you could sell it? LOL no sorry man as soon as I saw the post weith your name beside it and the words Chevy 350.. it was too obvious
     
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    if your gonna do all that atleast get a 305
     
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    I would drive a chevy as a daily driver. They are more dependable. After all, they can't produce enough Horse Power to damage themselves.
     
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    "Jamie" running a Chevy engine. Had to be a April Fools, good try tho. :clap:
     
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    soooulpower Semi-Informed Tinkerer

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    You almost had me going until I read CLEARLY SUPERIOR ENGINE. Good try, though.
     
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  11. Jamie Miles

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    You must work at McDonalds. You tell them you want Ketchup only and they give you Mustard only. :rofl2:
     
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    wow I got all excited that somebody was gonna do it right for a change, then the whole april fools thing set in!
     
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    there is NO REASON for a Chevy to be in a ford body!

    screw it, im going to buy me a 79 malibu and stick me a 351W in there:thumbs2:
     

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