Re: 500 cu.in Cadd-O-Grem/Bartarooooo!!!

["hemmigremmie <hemmigremmie@xxxx>" <hemmigremmie@xxxx>]

Hey Bartaroo.
Long time no hear. Howz your Gremlin going? I wouldnt think you were 
feeling well if you didnt get on me about my motor selection.lol. 
Yea, I know what your saying about the swap, but you know I like to 
be a little weird with my swaps. The tourque these Caddys are putting 
out is just unreal. And thats in just a dab over stock form. Im 
looking at about 2800-3200 dollars in a complete rebuild. Thats new 
carb, intake, included and looking at 450-500 horses and almost 600ft 
lbs of tourque! And with an aftermarket intake it only weighs 40lbs 
more than a small block. Plus the tourque comes in at such a low rpm, 
you only need run 2.73 to 3.23 gears. That means I can cruise without 
running hi rpm's and still launch like a rocket + save weight. I 
thought I just had to give that a shot.
Anyway, my rear is off getting rwaeked a little. It seems the 
backlash was off a little. Sounded like I had a blower in the car. 
Hopefully I will get some shots off it in action after I get the rear 
back. Im also looking into them disc brakes on it.
Take care all. Rod





-- In gremlintime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Ferguson III" 
<liberty_valence@xxxx> wrote:
> Not sure about crossmembers (my 74 was a factory 304), but I know 
that the 
> 258-V8 swap is easy enough that the left motor mount is actually 
the same!
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Rj Strong" <rj@xxxx>
> Reply-To: gremlintime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: <gremlintime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [gremlintime] 500 cu.in Cadd-O-Grem
> Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 09:28:39 -0600
> 
> when puting in an amc v8 in to a 6 gemlin you can use the existing 
cross 
> member i thaught you had to put in a v8 cross member please explain 
that 
> might make my project a little easyer as it has been hard for me to 
find a 
> reasonable priced cross member from a v8
> rj s. 1974 gremlin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: baad73grem@xxxx
> To: gremlintime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [gremlintime] 500 cu.in Cadd-O-Grem
> 
> 
> Rod,i'm not busting yer balls here but since you say you may go 
with 
> caddy
> power why not just find a AMC 360,390 or 401?you will spend the 
same if 
> not
> more beefing a caddy motor.it will be soo much easier than a cad 
motor 
> ,you
> can even use your existing 6 banger crossmember and don't tell 
me its 
> because
> of money becuase i barely make anything yet sheer determination 
and hard 
> work
> will produce me a bad ass 4 speed AMC 360 powered 73 
Gremlin.again i'm 
> NOT
> trying to bust your balls just offering some advice
> regards
> Bart M.
> 73 Gremlin AMC 360/T10
> 
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