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Offline RichFox

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Production pickup
« on: October 19, 2007, 10:00:26 PM »
For some reason I have had the idea that Production Pickup had the same rule regarding engine swaps as GT. That is any Ford in a Ford any Chevy in a Chevy. IE a 348 in a '07 'Vett if that's what you want. Or a Packard V8 in a Studebaker Pickup since '56 Studebaker Golden Hawks had Packard built motors in them. But I don't see any such rule anywhere I look in the rule book. have I been wrong all this time?

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Re: Production pickup
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2007, 10:16:06 PM »
Rich,  I "THINK" the rule book several years back said that PU's were considered to run under the coupe and sedan rules---but now that they have their own NA and Blown classes, as well as Mod. NA and blown--- they no longer referenc that.
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Re: Production pickup
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2007, 11:15:53 PM »
Modified Pickups are governed by Gas Coupe rules, page 65. Production Pickups are governed by Production rules, page 73.

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Re: Production pickup
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2007, 11:46:50 PM »
Don't know why I had that idea. Maybe instead of a pickup I'll work on the 348 in the vett deal.

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Re: Production pickup
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2007, 12:46:11 AM »
Don't know why I had that idea. Maybe instead of a pickup I'll work on the 348 in the vett deal.

That would be cool Rich...
What year Vette? 62?
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Re: Production pickup
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2007, 09:41:18 AM »
I have not gone all the way round the bend just yet. I was only using the 348 powered Corvett as an example. If you had an 85 Camaro with a 350 in it that was Production legal and you removed the 350 and installed a 348 you would have preformed an engine swap and your car would now be a Gas Coup. If you had a 85 'Vett with a 350 that was GT legal and you removed the 350 and installed a 348, by the GT class rules you would not have done an engine swap and your car would still be in GT. For some reason I thougth tha same was true in Production Pickup. I guess not. But no 348 in any Vett. Not me.

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Re: Production pickup
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2007, 10:14:29 AM »
What year Vette? 62?

C6 would be better.

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