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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3101084" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>So...if a guy had an idea tickling the back of his brain to build a small-block Chevy in a year or two, and didn't really understand what he's getting himself into, where might you send him to start getting educated? Assume he's familiar enough with cars to do most moderate repairs himself (i.e. not just a brake job, but rebuild brakes down to bare axles, etc.) and is reasonably capable of learning from a good book (with pictures) if he has somebody patient who'll put up with him asking questions.</p><p></p><p>Thinking something carbureted, or mechanical injection at worst; not interested in electronics. I want something as reliable as the proverbial stone axe, something I can find parts anywhere if it does break. Not looking for all-out power or racing, but I'd definitely like something enthusiastic. Application would be a Jeep conversion (ideally mated to a standard transmission). Not excessively worried about gas mileage, as it'd be a toy, not necessarily a daily driver, but the "Jeep" side of things is further down the road, and something I can probably sort out on the Jeep forum(s). I just don't even know where to start with the engine.</p><p></p><p>(Amusingly enough, I <em>am</em> reasonably handy with piston aircraft engines, but they're dead simple, and I've spent a fair portion of my life around airplanes; I really don't have that kind of experience with cars, though I'm not completely clueless--my experience in cars is just more with MGs than Chevys.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3101084, member: 13624"] So...if a guy had an idea tickling the back of his brain to build a small-block Chevy in a year or two, and didn't really understand what he's getting himself into, where might you send him to start getting educated? Assume he's familiar enough with cars to do most moderate repairs himself (i.e. not just a brake job, but rebuild brakes down to bare axles, etc.) and is reasonably capable of learning from a good book (with pictures) if he has somebody patient who'll put up with him asking questions. Thinking something carbureted, or mechanical injection at worst; not interested in electronics. I want something as reliable as the proverbial stone axe, something I can find parts anywhere if it does break. Not looking for all-out power or racing, but I'd definitely like something enthusiastic. Application would be a Jeep conversion (ideally mated to a standard transmission). Not excessively worried about gas mileage, as it'd be a toy, not necessarily a daily driver, but the "Jeep" side of things is further down the road, and something I can probably sort out on the Jeep forum(s). I just don't even know where to start with the engine. (Amusingly enough, I [I]am[/I] reasonably handy with piston aircraft engines, but they're dead simple, and I've spent a fair portion of my life around airplanes; I really don't have that kind of experience with cars, though I'm not completely clueless--my experience in cars is just more with MGs than Chevys.) [/QUOTE]
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