Quote Originally Posted by wbute View Post
All you need to do is ditch that boat anchor engine and put a 253 in it ............
It already has a starter motor...........

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Quote Originally Posted by playwme View Post
Couldn't have chosen a worse grille for it either.
Yeah you could. A WB round headlight grille. Or a non-XY7 tonner grille (same as the chrome one but painted).

Bonnet scoop is yukky too, but when you put a fatty in a HQ it isn't all that easy to fit it under the bonnet. Maybe a better scoop would fix it. Or just replace it with a 6/71 Blower.