Guest Anonymous Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Dam, just after I got my Z home, my stepfather calls me and says his boss's daughter has a 1970 Impala for sale for 500 bucks. No big deal right, the thing is probably a POS. Come to find out the engine is a low mileage crate engine with 202 heads and performer intake, all in all 5k worth invested in it bolted to a rebuilt turbo 400 trans. Does it get any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Good find.. After you remove the perfomance engine, what may prove beneficial is the 1970 Impala Body or assorted parts may have a good resale value of $500.00 plus or minus which would be your purchase price. It is amazing the resale value of old chevys placed on them by the baby boomers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I think so too. What I would like to do is sell the turbo 400 and get a 700R4, or maybe a swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 That 400 would be like fitting a fat lady into a thong with the material streching out in every direction. The 700R4 will give you gas mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 im not mad at the 400 at all, that trans will dish out some pain, but yes the freeway will suck-but hey my trans of choice in any v8 car is the super t10/ or a m20-21 bar none. my issue with it is that its way too big to fit in the tunnel without lots of hammer blows, i would go with 700r4 or 2004r if you could find one. its very wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 19, 2002 Share Posted September 19, 2002 Just got an update: The car was picked up by my stepfather (my parents live in the area adjacent to the sellers location) today and he drove it around. At least 5000 to 7000 invested in the engine was his estimate, in his words its a rocketship!! And in a heavy ass impala also. im a wee bit excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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