put the caddy engine in the bird.

 

lol, nah...


that im pretty sure that old *** 501 wouldnt fit, nice thought though

 

you might be surprised... have another look

 

Bummer king, a toasted bird. Buy a crate engine and throw it in if you plan on keeping it.

 

The engines in the Roadmaster, Caprice, & Impala are different than the LT1s in the F-body (Camaro/Firebird), & Corvette.
Yes they are both LT1s but with different internals and I believe that the Roadmaster, Caprice, & Impala have Cast Iron heads, insted of Aluminum.
I dont see why it wouldnt work but it would be a down grade.

+ 1 on Jasper Engines.

If you want a GM factory or GM Performance Engine let me know i am the Parts Mgr at Chevy. I could hook you up.

 

Or you can bild your engine into a bad azz stroker motor.
i have a buddy that did that in his 95 Camaro. its sick.

 

hahahahha

oh god. if i get the $...

http://chevystreetperformance.com/454_500hp.htm

 

better yet....

http://www.proformanceunlimited.com/specs/540_625.html




like i said, definitely putting a new engine in it. only things that stand to stop me (temporarily) are snow and $.

 

Sorry to hear your bird died man. Can you rebuild the original motor? Tear it down this winter and check it out. When a motor seizes, it's usually just in the cylinders so you might be able to knock it apart and bore it out. You never know till you tear it down.

Good luck Bro!

 

i might, the shop its at is a total custom place so they might be able to do it.

i sure as hell cant, no garage, no real tools, no form of dry storage, no diagrams, no patience.. wouldnt end to well

i do like the sound of a bored lt1, but as of now i only got a couple hundred on me at a time... might go for it, i dunno... i got some thinkin to do