I picked up a nice used steve schimdt 565 big block saturday.
 

i just got the good used only 60 passes on it. 565 inch steve schimdt 565. 15.5 to 1 compression solid roller. makes 1100 horse on methanol. comp belt drive. t&d shaft mount rocker arms. pro top line 365 heads. dart big m block standard 9.8 deck. ran 4.50 in the eighth in a 2000 pound rear engine dragter. came with a 1300 cfm ruperts alky carb and a electric water pump and a 1 wire racing alternator,starter and msd pro billet distributor. i may put it in my 69 chevy nova yenko clone.:gmc2:

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more pic i might put it in this. i am now running a stock bore 427 bbc with stock gm 880 iron heads race weight is 3720 pounds runs 7.50 in the eighth and 6.90 on a 125 shot of nitrous. foot braking a super tight converter.

Re: I picked up a nice used steve schimdt 565 big block saturday.
 

Good deal?

Re: I picked up a nice used steve schimdt 565 big block saturday.
 

about half of what a new one cost.

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Then yes, I'd say excellent deal! Definitely a good motor for the Nova. Swap the Nova motor out to your pickup and call it a day!

Re: I picked up a nice used steve schimdt 565 big block saturday.
 

Your gonna need more car for that one. You may find your current setup hard to drive under full power.
Jimmy

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Would you race it "as-is" or disassemble it and freshen/inspect it first? Might save a lot of money in the long run. My neighbor has a NICE black '68 Nova, 540 Merlin, glide, T. brake, 4 link Dana 60. Its licensed and marginally streetable. Best so far of 9.97@143 on drag radials. Launches pretty good on a well prepared track but a month or so ago he had it out on a lonesome street and it got away when he shifted. Went WAY off the road and backed lightly into a pole. Light damage but still $$$.

Re: I picked up a nice used steve schimdt 565 big block saturday.
 

I think that my car will work. mini tubed 12 bolt with 35 spine axles, dennys custom nitrous driveshaft. caltracs with ranchos in the rear. tubular control arms in the front and QA1 adjustable coil overs in the front. car has been 5.59 in the 1/8 mile with a 496 on a fogger.:chevy:

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I am not going to touch this engine. i have known the guy that i bought it off of for years. he had to sell it as part of a divorce settlement. freshened this year my a local very well known race engine builder. i helped pull it out of his car myself. it went 4.40 in the eighth in a 2000 pound rear engine dragster. it went 7.34 in the 1/4 of a mile. i will either put it in my nova or a 3000 pound malibu. it will go fives in the 1/8 or eights in the 1/4 in a 3000 pound car. next year will tell.:chevy:

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Please Please get that engine off of that tripod stand. It would be a shame to see that thing laying on its side on the floor.Those stands are notoriously bad about tipping over. A 4 wheel stand is the only way to go. Nice score though. I vote drop it in the nova. I have always had a soft spot for those novas.