Poll, Opinions

[CDA 455]

Question/poll for the audience:

Would it be sacrilegious/stupid/sinful, etc., to drop a '72 Pontiac 455 in my '72 CST Blazer?

I have a '72 Pontiac Grande Prix that my dad ordered from the factory (kind-of family heirloom). It's now a heaping rust bucket (coastal car). Along with the 455 is a Turbo 400 tranny. The damn thing is a torque monster-420ft-lbs of torque stock! With minimal mods I can easily get it up to 600ft-lbs.
Motor mounts wouldn't be an issue .
My main reason for thinking of doing this is money-related. For approx. $3000.oo I can build an engine that can easily rival the Chevy ZZ572. As well as keeping the family heirloom!

Any input-yes/no, and opinions-fore or against, is welcomed!!

 

[vtblazer]

Bottom line is it's your truck, do whatever works for you.

Would I do it? Sure, given the same situation.

It's what hot rodding is all about, using whatcha got!

 

[3 on the tree]

Go fer it!!! Different is good. Your best bet on the tranny is look for a mid /early 60s Wagoneer. They came with Buick 350 motors and T400 trannies. I'm not sure what T case bolted to the back of them, though. Might save you the hassles of trying to adapt a Chevy trans to your Pontiac motor.

 

[Yukon Jack]

I say go for it too - it is cool to be different and you will get the WOW factor when you open the hood and people see something different than the run of the mill SBC.

 

[RGV72BLAZER]

i agree drop that torque monster in that big'o bay

 

[makovai]

you asked for opinions, so heres mine.

I personally will never build anything but a SBC again. I decided to drop a big block in my 77 vette and $12k later i had a torque monster as well.

My point is: if you vere away from anything but a small block chevy then hopefully you have a lot of money. By the time its all said and done you could build 2 or even 3 high horsepower small blocks for what you'll spend on a BBC, pontiac, ford, dodge, whatever. Theparts are everywhere and they are cheap.

Just my 2 cents