Well Merry Christmas all..As for the engine I have found a built 327..well actually its the motor out of my dads 66 chevelle.. It pushed the full weight boat using a 150 shot of nitrous to a 10.8 in Sacramento. The engine runs a 13:1 compression. I have found a company that makes drop in cradles and tranny mounts that require no welding or cutting. They pretty much make everything to swap in a v-8. The down side is that I would not be able to get the engine until late spring or early summer.
the last couple of days I've been removing the high dollar parts so my friend can put the car outside to make room in the shop. I will be pulling the motor out, tearing it down to see what failed. I was able to get ahold of my old engine builder and he is being very helpful so getting it rebuilt might be an option. On the other side I have also found another 13b-re engine for a good price, would not take long to swap parts to it and install it. Would not hurt to have an extra engine around.
I will post pics of the failed parts when I get it apart.
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