Ron Melson's Chevy Six Powered Capri
A '71 I put together for a friend, 194 inch Chevy II six with Turbo 400. He drove it for years. I acquired it after he bought another car. Note straddle mounts attached to strut towers; I didn't trust the sheet metal "frame rails" to hold the weight of the six, so I came off the suspension mounts. Car drove and handled just fine; was even autocrossed a time or two.

A poor shot of the engine compartment

Scrapping the car, pulling the motor the easy way. just hacksaw out the front sheetmetal, block the motor up, and push the car back.


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