A guy would have to be a fool to put a 700R4 behind a Cummins!
Some of you guys are taking my comments a little personally, aren't you??? All I'm saying is that there are alternatives to a "me-too" 350. Nothing turns me away from an otherwise-top-notch street rod (ESPECIALLY a non-Chevy) and seeing a 350 engine in it at a car show. A Ford 302 in a Ford rod, or a 360 engine in a Mopar isn't a whole lot more expensive to build!!! I was at a show a while back and saw a slick '53 Cadillac coupe, as a mild custom job. I was expecting to see a dressed-out original engine, or even a later 472 or 500, but there was a 350 in a car that probably cost $60K-$70K to build! A 350 in that was just plain laziness on the owner's part.
Guys spending that kind of money to build a 350-powered rod or truck don't have the "I'm broke" excuse. Neither does anyone else, for that matter, in my humble opinion! Affordability is what you make it.
And, isn't uniqueness part of the fun of this whole hobby??? And that's why I'm putting an all-Mopar drivetrain in my son's '46 Chevy truck. One, all I need is in my shop. Two, it'll be a hoot when I say it has a "383" and the unsuspecting will expect a stroked 350 and see the distributor up front - on the Chrysler 383. And third, it's my son's truck.
Heck, I've even got a complete Hudson 6-cyl 308 with Twin-H (twin carbs) from a '53 Hornet AND a 3-speed with overdrive that would be downright cool in that truck! Of course, I'd rather save that engine for a '42 or '46-'7 Hudson pickup!
I like them all.
