HIPO GM crate engines

[Xplantdad]

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That's a cool engine Steve...have you tried looking for another engine yet?

I know that Guaranty Chevrolet in Santa Ana California supplied the engines used in the TV show Overhaulin'. They have a HUGE warehouse for GM performance parts/engines...

Ask for the parts manager Carl Lutes...

Guaranty Chevrolet
711 E. 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone (800) 569-4708
Fax (714) 973-8207

[92646]

Steve, you may want to contact a engine builder named Jim Van Gordon out here in southern California. He has had a bunch of experince with going thru these crate motors for people before they get installed. I asked him about a ZL1 motor for my camaro and he told me about some issues that he came accross. His number is 1-909-946-5991. In fact he just got done fitting a 572 in a 69 camaro and it suprised me on the amount of custom fabrication it took to make that motor fit and work in the car.
Mark Sheppard

[LVCamaro]

Thanks Mark...I'll try to reach him on Tuesday. The crate engine was the one part of this car build that I figured would go smoothly

SS

[70 copo]

WOW!!! Thanks for the info. I am going to put a BB crate motor in my truck soon, I guess I will have it checked out.

Phil

[Chevy454]

Steve, do you at least have a line on the parts to fix it?

[LVCamaro]

Bearing and gasket kit are supposed to arrive Tuesday, then we'll test run on the dyno Tuesday evening. If everything doesn't behave properly, we'll have to drop a new crate engine in it. One way or the other, it'll be at Colin's HRPT party this Friday evening.

SS

[JChlupsa]

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They are not test fired. They are spin tested only

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What happened sucks esp since there were only 200 produced!