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General Discussion / Originally a 6 cyl, now a SS 396 Clone
« on: October 06, 2006, 05:47:05 PM »
Hi Everyone,
I am a new member this forum and happy to have found this site.
There is a 69 SS clone car for sale in my area that I have been looking at. The VIN decodes as originally being a 6 cylinder car but now has a 396 and a THM400 trans. The car is in decent condition but needs some cosmetics. I am trying to find out what issues I might have with a 6 cylinder becoming an 8 cylinder car. I think the front springs would need to be replaced with heavier duty ones, but someone told me that six cylinders had different wheel lugs, brake line routing, and other things and that 6 cylinder to 8 cylinder clones are not desirable at all.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
1stgenbird
I am a new member this forum and happy to have found this site.
There is a 69 SS clone car for sale in my area that I have been looking at. The VIN decodes as originally being a 6 cylinder car but now has a 396 and a THM400 trans. The car is in decent condition but needs some cosmetics. I am trying to find out what issues I might have with a 6 cylinder becoming an 8 cylinder car. I think the front springs would need to be replaced with heavier duty ones, but someone told me that six cylinders had different wheel lugs, brake line routing, and other things and that 6 cylinder to 8 cylinder clones are not desirable at all.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
1stgenbird