Stormer's 67 Polara Build

[72Fury]

Ross that is really looking good.

 

[commando1]

There is no downplaying this. BA A it is!

 

[kellycom]

looking good, bet ya cant wait to drive it.

 

[tallhair]

Looks very nice Ross .. gonna be a blast to drive

 

[300rag]

Looks good, but it's so strange to see those barcodes under the hood of a 47 year old car.

 

[monaco75]

Sweet! I want a ride in september if I can make it out your way lol

 

[rush]

Great job!!!:yourock: I'd put a gopro camera on it so we can see the maiden voyage.

 

[polara71]

Great idea

 

[detmatt]

Looks factory, Ross. If this car doesn't become a case study for this sort of transplant I'd be surprised.

 

[polara71]

Its not the first C body with the 5.7 installed. It does look at home in there.....

 

[detmatt]

I know its not but its certainly the nicest I've seen pics of.

 

[polara71]

Its my favorite...

 

[Samplingman]

I wanna 5.7 for my 300! Excellent, when do we see a correctly oriented pic of the whole car?:grin:

BTW, if you are using an iphone to take the pics, Apple embeds meta data into the photo so only Apple products can read the correct orientation. The work around is to only take a photo with the phone sideways where the volume buttons are on the bottom and to the left.

 

[polara71]

You are barking at the moon Ross has no desire to learn how to take photos

 

[Stormer]

Thanks for the kind words guys. It's a 6.1L, by the way, not a 5.7L. 5.7's are variable valve timing & some other BS that isn't conducive to hot-rodding. A 6.1 with 5.7 heads makes 11.5:1 compression with no VVT.

It is a perfect fit but that's due to highly skilled craftsman & LOTS of cash. I would NEVER do it again due to the outrageous cost...

In fact, once the car is running & driving, I'm gonna pull it out of the shop & finish it myself. The money pit is getting capped.

 

[polara71]

6.1? Then it is the only one.

Many guys are using the 5.7 in the old stuff, what why would a 5.7 in your be harder than theirs?

 

[Stormer]

I don't know but I can tell you that the K-Member had to be chopped, custom motor mounts fabricated, custom steering box, custom starter, headers had to be chopped & re-coated, etc...

When you say many guys, you talking C-Bodies?

 

[Stormer]

And I'll be pissed if it's not the only 6.1L 67 Polara...

 

[polara71]

No..... i believe I have seen two other 5.7s C bodies done, over on the Drydock. Many other bodys Bs and Es especially.

 

[Stormer]

They actually make aftermarket stuff for the B's & E's. C's = chop time...