I have built some motors for myself from leftovers. One was the 440 I did for this Dart. I had a good block sitting around with very low mileage. Had good pistons OEM from a build along with spare crank and rods. Had a cam a customer had up-graded to full tilt and didn't want the old one so I had to supply oil pump, bearings, good rod bolts rings and gaskets. Did a set of heads up that I had laying around. Bought a Holley Street Dominator manifold and a 850 DP Holley which I gave a good flog too. Won every weekend but one with this one year at Old Mohawk in the run what U brung days in the 70s. Just finished a slant six for my gasser in similar fashion. After running a six in my rail for 8 years I have a few spares sitting around and put the motor together for just under $400. A .100" slant six (237) with a stiff cam. Buick pistons and the old big valve head from my rail. Still have the Old Offy 4 bbl and a spare 750 AFB so it will get the nod. Expect around 270HP. don
Here's another one - The Frenchtown Family Truckster: Body: Home built steel using a '26(?) Chevy cowl, top of a 24(?) Chevy rad shell, and cast off '30 Ford 'glass fenders Chassis: Home built using surplus DOM tubing - NHRA cert worthy Running gear: Used (up) engine from my avatar altered; PG; narrowed-at-home 9" ford rear w/ 2.47 gears! Best 1/.4 mile performance to date: 11.61 sec. Killer consistant with that 2.47 gear. Race winnings have more than offset construction costs.
Cant remember what forum I seen it but someone built a cowl from a dodge truck hood. If I find it again I'll post the link.
I found the post with the cowl made from a dodge truck hood. Its on hotrodders.com http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/my-first-hot-rod-project-145257-2.html
This is a friend's 35 Chevy roadster made from at least 20 x cars that he knows about that have been through his hands. He wheeled and dealed for over 10yrs before he retired to acquire everything needed to complete his quest and assemble it; cowl, 1/4s, fenders, doors, rear half, deck lid, hood, grill, suspension. The list goes on. Daily driver now, blue flame, triples and T400.
Along those lines I put the 6 cylinder and auto out of an AMC gremlin in a '53 Ford once. I had the gremlin and screwed up title title and the '53 ford with a good title. Drove it for a week and someone had to have it, I told them several times what it was running and they said American motors, well a Ford is American isn't it?