The X-frame cars are pretty popular now, so I wouldn't find it too odd for a shop to have multiple of them at one time.The shop doing the 59 El Camino work has a 60 wagon and 61 bubble top at the same time.
For not being a speciality shop, what are the odds?
Fun info on the Bubble Top.
It has a 427 with velocity stacks.
The engine has been set back by at least a foot. So, there are mods to the fire wall, cowl and the windshield.
In fact, the engine is so far back, that the windshield has been notched with a water jet to clear the rear velocity stacks.
I don't remember which year Vette was used, but the front with suspension has been grafted on to the 61 frame. It is running 1 piece driveshaft to the Vette IRS.
If I get a chance to look underneath, I'll grab a pic.
The engine is set so far back to accomodate the front Vette steering. The rack and pinion from the Vette donor doesn't go under the engine, rather, it goes in front of the engine.The X-frame cars are pretty popular now, so I wouldn't find it too odd for a shop to have multiple of them at one time.
That's strange. Why is the engine set back so far when it's not necessary at all in order to fit a BBC in a X-frame car?