Okay, thanks for your kinder, smoother interpretation, 53MoneyPit. That's an attitude I can live with easier.
Don't get me wrong, I really love my Stovebolt. And I understand how some Stovebolts can be made really really powerful. I read about an early 50's Stovebolt pick up truck with a custom 6-71 supercharged 235 than ran 160-something mph at the Bonneville salt flats. WOW!
I started out with a Frankenstein truck. It's mostly 1952 GMC, but has the cab and gauges of a 1953 Chevy, and the drivetrain out of a 1956 Chevy. Absolutely nothing is original to this truck. It looks original, but really look and you'd see it isn't. I'm going to continue the tradition and bolt on the 4WD out of a 68 GMC under it, with an SM465 transmission...the only thing is, it has a V8 Chevy bellhousing pattern on it. I could either stick a 292 on it and leave it a straight six for awhile, or go ahead and modify it for a V8.
The thing about the venerable small block Chevy is the ease and low cost of building and modifying them. And they run very well.
I would not be the least offended if a Stovebolter took more time looking at the original resto truck beside mine...I'd be right there next to him. I really love the look of the Stovebolt engines, but a chromed out, supercharged 407 small block would probably make my dream truck.
As long as diversity is recognized and the harsh-worded attacks stop, I'll be happy.
