hi ! i have a 1986 camaro with a v6 and i want to put a V8 in, but i dont know if the frame can andle it, the frame have rust at the rear, but its realy difficult to explain, if anyone can put a pic of a f-body frame, i realy apreciate that

can i replace part of the frame by new one and weld it ??

thanks a lot and scuse my poor english !

 

Just curious, I'm not trying to bash here, but what does any of that have to do with a restoration? Restoration is when you restore, literally, the car to how it was in the past when it was new, or as close to new as you possibly can. Swapping something for a bigger / better / different part is the opposite of restoration, not to mention with a major thing like the engine.

Contrary to popular belief, a V8 does NOT weigh a lot more than a V6, after you factor in all the installed accessories / bolt-ons. The difference is negligible, maybe 100 pounds at most. That's like half a passenger!

On the other hand, I don't know the answer to your question but you're better off leaving this one as is, and find a solid, rust-free car to swap a V8 into.

So it's up to you. Just don't claim you're restoring it though. That's a slap in the face of unrestorable cars like my 82 (and my 84 to a lesser extent)

Good luck, GT

 

scuse me, i dont specify that, but the car has a V8 before, the last owner put a v6 in for the lower gaz consomation

i want to put it in order and paint it to the factory collor
its a restoration or not ??