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help with motor!

Old 04-07-2012, 10:00 PM
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help with motor!

Hi,
I have an original 1969 pace car convertible that I bought in 1976. I decided to have the motor gone through and my mechanic told me it is NOT the original motor. I called the man I bought it from in 1976 and he said he replaced the motor in the early 70's. What a shock to me. My question is, I have a lead on the original motor but will be very hard if not impossible to locate.
If you were me, what would you do, put a crate motor in, rebuild the one that's in it or ???? Please , any help would be appreciated! Nick
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Old 04-21-2012, 07:48 PM
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If you can find the original moter the car will be worth a lot more, if not then do what you like or have money for.
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The motor is not original so you can do whatever you wanted at this point. I would look at crate motors because even the best motor from the 70's sucked. Something with vortec heads make nice drivers. Plus less oil leaks
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