SilverDollar
New Member
Hello all. I first want to share my joy at finding this website. I think I have a years worth of reading to catch up.
I'm Canadian, and happened across this car because of a detour on the road (in the country) and finally asked about it. A week later, I owned it.
It's a 273 2 barrel basic cuda, power nothing. Supposedly this engine has 3K miles on it since full rebuild. The odometer has 30K miles (once over).
I don't think it will take much to get it mechanically fit for the road. All the chrome is there, the interior has been completely restored. Needs paint.
A bargain I would say at $6000 Canadian. Doesn't matter, like the car and excited to re-restore it.
I'll be asking questions to the forum about how to tweak the 273 or maybe at what $$ point do I swap it for a 318/360.
It has headers, dual exhaust but strangely the rest of it is stock basic.
Was kind of thinking a bit of a CAM update (maybe COMP Cams CL20-231-4 Xtreme), 600-650 CFM 4 barrel intake/carb, but ... I'm from an era and skill set that I would just swap for bigger in the past. So, I'm a little out of my element.
It's a toy. Not sure how much I will drive it, I just want to make it better.
Anyway, hello, thanks, I've read the rules and look forward to chatting with some of you.
M
I'm Canadian, and happened across this car because of a detour on the road (in the country) and finally asked about it. A week later, I owned it.
It's a 273 2 barrel basic cuda, power nothing. Supposedly this engine has 3K miles on it since full rebuild. The odometer has 30K miles (once over).
I don't think it will take much to get it mechanically fit for the road. All the chrome is there, the interior has been completely restored. Needs paint.
A bargain I would say at $6000 Canadian. Doesn't matter, like the car and excited to re-restore it.
I'll be asking questions to the forum about how to tweak the 273 or maybe at what $$ point do I swap it for a 318/360.
It has headers, dual exhaust but strangely the rest of it is stock basic.
Was kind of thinking a bit of a CAM update (maybe COMP Cams CL20-231-4 Xtreme), 600-650 CFM 4 barrel intake/carb, but ... I'm from an era and skill set that I would just swap for bigger in the past. So, I'm a little out of my element.
It's a toy. Not sure how much I will drive it, I just want to make it better.
Anyway, hello, thanks, I've read the rules and look forward to chatting with some of you.
M
