65ShelbyClone
Active member
Looking back I think having a wagon would have been better, but at the time my Runabout was the best car at a good price. No LS power though.
I look forward to seeing how the GX500 turns out too.
GX500 build
- Thread starter Flyinhillbilly
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Looking back I think having a wagon would have been better, but at the time my Runabout was the best car at a good price. No LS power though.
I look forward to seeing how the GX500 turns out too.
Flyinhillbilly
The great cornholio
It’s a ripper.
It’s on 14psi, and I’d guess it to be right around 600hp
Flyinhillbilly
The great cornholio
The ford purists would like yours a lot more than they like mine.
I find it comical how angry they get over how I’m spending my money on my car.
madprofessor
"Loose Cannon Creations"
With 600 ponies I feel sorry for those tires. Ever going to tub out for some real meats to see if it'll hop beer cans?
Denny
Canned Monster
If you can hop a beer can your suspension ain’t set up right. But it sure looks cool in the stands. 
65ShelbyClone
Active member
It has Chevy metric calipers on the front though.
I used to be a Ford purist and that's partly why I went with the 2.3T, but am now more pragmatic. If the end goal can't be done realistically with all-Ford parts, I don't worry about it anymore. If the 2.3T scatters for some reason, I'll probably go with something Toyota. Heck, I thought about putting a Toyota 1UZ-FE (Lexus 4.0L V8) in my '68 Mustang. Even has the same firing order as early Ford smallblocks.
Flyinhillbilly
The great cornholio
Exactly.
I’ve been an auto mechanic for a living for 29 years, and they’re all just nuts, bolts, and parts.
I only use the brand thing to aggravate people these days.
I’ve been an auto mechanic for a living for 29 years, and they’re all just nuts, bolts, and parts.
I only use the brand thing to aggravate people these days.
(96mm x 69mm) 499.44cc. The GX390 Case Max Bore is 100mm with a Sleeve. If you Nikasil it, you can go Bigger.
The Biggest Single I have seen is (100mm x 86.5mm) 679.37cc. The Vegas Cart 625 is (96mm x 86.5mm) 626.11cc. Stock 23hp@3600rpm.
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Flyinhillbilly
The great cornholio
I think 500 will be fine for the short tracks I race on. I’m a bullring guy, besides, I can bore and sleeve in my garage, I’d have to send it out for nikasil(96mm x 69mm) 499.44cc. The GX390 Case Max Bore is 100mm with a Sleeve. If you Nikasil it, you can go Bigger.
The Biggest Single I have seen is (100mm x 86.5mm) 679.37cc. The Vegas Cart 625 is (96mm x 86.5mm) 626.11cc. Stock 23hp@3600rpm.
Spicer Engine Displacement Calculator
This Engine Displacement Calculator provides calculations for engine displacement based on either the metric or US standard system. The Spicer Engine Displacement Calculator makes it easy!
FlyFrog
Active member
have any progress on the 500? i watched this from the start lol
Flyinhillbilly
The great cornholio
I’ve got all the machining done, I have a handful of parts left to buy and final assembly.
I’d say it’ll see some indoor action this winter, very possibly with a celebrity guest as a driver.
Denny
Canned Monster
Oh man, thanks. But I’m not really a celebrity.