Building A Muscle Car Help Me

[deltree]

ppl my dad owned american cars, he learned on them, those were gud times, never ever owned a american v8 in ma lifetime, never seen my dad own one, now i have some money up my sleeve, i am thinking of getting a scrap old muscle car from the 60's, 70's era, put a engine into it, make it ion condition which is driveable.does quarter miles enuff to beat local 11-12 sec rx7's which i really hate.i dont care if it is a sedan , its a buick or anything, all i want it to accept is a one of those brand new engines, tranny, those small blocks or anything. so my question is wat chasis wud u ppl recomend me to buy , i know everyone has different views, i want u to suggest me that chasis which will alow a engine to be put in widout much modification.pls recomend something for which i can find some restoration parts on ebay, and also only those chasis whose engines i can find on ebay.

[MrPbody]

Well, since you specified small block, you're not looking for a muscle car. They ALL had "big blocks". Never send a boy to do a man's job!
If you want to run a "crate" (read:POS) motor, you'll need a Ford or Chevy. Nobody else has "crate" motors. Of course, a machine shop can put a good motor in a crate if it would make you feel better.
I don't mean to sound condescending, but there's a fundemental misunderstanding on this site, about what constitutes a muscle car. If the wheel base is under 112", it's NOT a muscle car, regardless of how much "muscle" it packs...

[1g1yy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's YOUR definition of a muscle car. Many of us have different ideas as to what constitutes a muscle car. I guess next you'll be telling us that imports and anything after 1973 CANNOT be a muscle car either, right?

[xyfalconsrock]

there are plenty of good muscle after 1973.
eg.
ford falcon ran 351's till i think 1982 all them cars are muscle.

[1g1yy]

Hugh?? Maybe in Australia!

[xyfalconsrock]

only in Australia boy!

[MrPbody]

It isn't MY definition of muscle car, it's GM's. They, afterall, invented the thing. The factory muscle era ended in 1973, when the EPA took charge. NOT ONE "muscle car" came from the factory with a small block ANYTHING in it, before then.