Webster's 67 Bel Air Conversion

[Charley Lillard]

I know this is Yenko.net and a site for supercars but it in my mind it has evolved into encompassing all kinds of cars. Are many others like Earntaz offend by the conversion to LS on this car ? He has every right to want it left alone. Just wondering.

[SuperNovaSS]

I like watching these threads. Thanks for sharing Kwhizz. Keep
up the great work. You must be getting to know all the tricks on installing these.



Jason

[300deluxeL79]

boo hoo it's a lowly 2bbl 283 belair what's the difference whether it gets a bigger small block or a big block or an LS engine. looking forward to seeing this post car evolve into a performance car. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]

[Dave Rifkin]

If I had the money, time and skills I would throw an LS and a six speed in my numbers matching 1969 Corvette in a hearbeat.

[Xplantdad]

I love the LS conversion stuff... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

[markinnaples]

Count me in as one of those who enjoy the evolution of the hobby/sport. If I happen to get the car I'm trying to get now, I'd love to switch out the small block in it now eventually with an LS of some sort. And, I'd love to see if I could change the LS to look a little more old school with a different set of &quot;valve&quot; covers and possibly get a set of fuel injectors that look like the old school Hilborn set ups.

As long as we have space for the old stuff, I'm glad to see some of the new stuff added as well. I think there's room for everybody. Cheers.

[Alss]

I am a true lover of the &quot;stock&quot; muscle/supercars, but I am more intrigued as I watch all these LS builds. re purposing, using modern drivetrains has been going on since the start of the automotive era. Mercs in the fities, t buckets and duece coupes in the sixties. Preserve the history, have fun with the others. I'm taking notes.

[kwhizz]

And you can make them presentable after installation.........Here's a pic from my Impala

[kwhizz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Alss</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am a true lover of the &quot;stock&quot; muscle/supercars, but I am more intrigued as I watch all these LS builds. re purposing, using modern drivetrains has been going on since the start of the automotive era. Mercs in the fities, t buckets and duece coupes in the sixties. Preserve the history, have fun with the others. I'm taking notes. </div></div>



Al......You are absolutely correct.......Preserving History with restored original factory Muscle cars is one thing......they are more of an Investment than being a Car..........Having been on both sides (although not as deep as most).......Like I said in an earlier post......I enjoy &quot;Driving&quot; more than &quot;Owning&quot;..........and I know there are some that take great offense to these modifications.....and that's O.K..............I myself have just evolved into a different place...........(With Charley pushing me all the way......LOL)........

Ken

[PxTx]

At this point in life, I prefer traditional builds just because everywhere I look there seems to be an modern/LS muscle car build and turbos and fuel injection and big wheels...there just feels like an over-saturation of those builds. I understand they are very popular, magazines sponsors are influencing the content to drive sales of their LS products etc.

Since I don't subscribe to magazines any more, I do appreciate Ken's threads and his documentation, craftsmanship and humor. I'm not offended by the build, but I might not click on the thread for several days at a time.

I look forward to seeing an LS build which tries to have a more nostalgic feel. Somebody may one day figure out a way to make the motor look like and older sbc. It wouldn't surprise me if it has been done and I just haven't seen it- I'm sure my taste is in a small minority.

Now since the LS motors make so much hp, I realize the appropriate braking system might not fit within a 15&quot; wheel. I can't help that big wheels are one of my biggest turn offs visually- at least for muscle cars of the 1960's. Cars form the 1980/1990's like the Mustangs Camaros, Buicks etc I am a but more open minded, but I still prefer a period theme over modern ques.

At the end of the day though, I feel Yenko.net is has plenty of the traditional stuff which is harder to find, and enough diversity like Ken's builds for my taste evolve more naturally- what I want rather than when I grew up and the magazines of the 1980's &amp; 1990's heavily influenced my perception of cool.

Not every thread hits a home run with me, but this IS my favorite place on the net. Thanks to everyone who shares their passion here!