So now that spring has rolled around and I am going to start working on this project I thought a project car thread would be in order. Plus joining this forum will definatly help with questions I will undoubtable have. What I want to do is take my 41 chevy and put a 4g63 in it. I originally was going to usea a wideblock 2.0 and a conquest trans because I have egale rods and wiesco pistons for a 2.0 and a conquest trans that was given to me but finding a wideblock has been more of a problem than I thought it would. I can find 2.4s but not so many 2.0s. So I think Since I am kind of already going all out on this project, I would continue to do so by using a narrow block and getting one of the t-56 bellhousings when they are available.
I have been slowly aquiring parts over the winter and so far I have: most of the body panels that need to be replaced, A mustang II front end, 4g63 rotating assembly, fully rebuilt turbo 1g head.
So a few more engine parts, a trans (found a t-56 for $800) and rear end I I should be good to go.
I dont know if the 4G has the torque to move that big ass car
I put a Corvair rwd set up in a Honda once, just to piss everybody off, they all wanted to know if there was a merger between GM and Honda at the time, I guess that dont sound too funny now >;o)
I LOVE it. And only because I absolutely hate it when some guy buys a beautiful 32 ford coupe or some other long lost ford and drops in a 350 of some sort. It is the worst crime ever!!!... can you tell I was raised ford lol. But I also think you should keep the engine same make as the car.
But really I am glad to see the table reversed and a random import engine no less. Hope it goes well.
I am a little worried about the torque of a 4g63 but when I was moving the car into storage for the winter with no engine or trans and two flat tires it moved fairly easy. I am also striping the interior of all but two bucket seats so that should help on weight as well (not that there is much interior left).
As to keeping the engine the same manufacturer as the car, Ive been told to put a 2.4 iron duke or a newer ecotec engine in it and boost one of those but the thing is if you want to make power with a four cylinder right now I think the 4g63 is one of the best options. Plus I have cheap access to all the parts. My best friends shop deals mostly in fabricating stuff for mitsu and both my friends own two conquests and a d-50 (or d-shitty as we like to call it) that are at some stage of a 4g63 or turbo g54b swap. so it seems like the logical choice, right?
I do have a 350 chev four bolt main and a th-400 in my garage that I could stick in it but like Kurb_appeal said that is what everyone does!
i wanna build a bucket T kit car or a track t roadster with the 4 G, mannnnnnnn that would be wayyyy koooooowl, but it sure would piss off the small block Chevy crowd
I think the DOHC design would look good under many retro rods. Just machine a nice new valve cover to resemble a flat head and who's the wiser? Just my opinion though. I think a RWD 4G anything is pretty sweat.
Do it in a Datsun!
1972 Datsun 510
7-bolt 4G63T, EVO 9 pistons and rods, Garrett GT3076R, "flipped" stock intake, Toyota R154, Z31 R200 w/ CVs
Or have a cover made that would cover it all up like on the corvette engines and the cadillac norstar engines. Plus it would fit in nicely in a row at a show until they walk up on it and see only four spark plugs.
If done right could get lots of awards for wild custom, and alot of the muscle car guys are coming to accept that imports are going to be here for a while.
Plus it would fit in nicely in a row at a show until they walk up on it and see only four spark plugs.
And a turbo hanging off the side!
The "streetroders" are a dying breed, a lot are getting old and not fitting up old cars anymore and the newer generation really isn't fallowing in their foot steps. I think with projects like this it will get that younger generation back into old cars.
Update: I have almost completely striped the body ( you can take the whole ccar apart with a flat bladed screwdriver and three sockets, 7/16, 1/2, and 9/16) and I am working on the rocker and floor on the passenger side (the rustier side)
That is the exact response I want! Its going to piss a lot of people off.
