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Originally posted by 907rs Welcome, Ben. Your rendering looks awesome! Should be a tourque monster with the caddy set up.
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Thanks! I just got so sick of the same old plain jane Novas with a hot SBC, no trim and jacked up in the rear with slapper bars. It's a great, light weight, starting point for a performance car and I've always loved the clean styling of the 68-72. I bought it from a guy who didn't want to sell it, he was going to donate it to the Kidney Foundation!
As for the 500 Caddy motor, it's pure bang for the buck. Very light weight for a BB, high durability, usually well maintained, cheap and takes very little to wake them up. A new intake, valve train, ported heads, headers, better fuel supply and oil pick up and it will easily get 500hp and 600 ft-lbs torque. Jeff Schwartz (Schwartz Performance) used it in his 82 Caddy with a lot of success.
Ben