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[ss dave]

I agree, motorheads will always be conjuring up something new, probably better, faster, more reliable. That's progress, and it is usually 7-10 years of R&D. Now with that being said, old iron is innocently raw whereas the LSx is refined muscle. I am trying to make my LSx "appear" old school- hide the coils, and a few other sleight of hand stuff. Because "old school will always be cool", especially in a 69. However there is more 06 stuff than 69 stuff in the package. It just needs to look vintage as much as possible. It is my "tribute" to the heritage of this auto, but it is far from a "chalk car". First and foremost is performance. It is being built to run.

[bookends]

LS motors are very affordable if you are willing to do a little digging and are willing to part a car out. I bought a 2000 t/A off of craigs list for $2800 so far I have sold:
seats-400
rearend-100
t-tops and sunvisors-160
radiator fans 40
4l60e-461
rear hatch 100
tail lights 100
radiator 50
body- scrap yard 200
total= 1611
so I have $1189 in a LS1 with computer, wiring harness, complete LS1 brake system, and rack & pinion.
with a cam +/- $400 and getting the heads ported by a local machinist $600. I should have over 450 rwhp and over 400 rwlbftt.
$2189, there's your story for popular hotrodding, how cheap can you do a LS1 swap.
I had a tko 500 from another project, that's why I didn't include tranny costs
and I haven't built the fuel system yet but I plan on converting a stock tank and using a inline pump so It'll be cheap too.