{"id":107088,"date":"2023-11-06T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107088"},"modified":"2023-11-05T22:53:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T04:53:08","slug":"1978-corvette-with-a-flathead-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107088","title":{"rendered":"1978 Corvette with a Flathead V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The third-generation Corvette was offered with several engine options. However this 1978 Corvette for sale on Facebook Marketplace<\/a> has a very different power plant. This Corvette is powered by a Ford flathead V8. It features aluminum heads and Three-Deuce intake manifold with three Stromberg 97 carburetors. Behind the motor is a T5 five-speed manual transmission sending power to a 10-bolt rear end. <\/p>\n

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The third-generation Corvette was offered with several engine options. However this 1978 Corvette for sale on Facebook Marketplace has a very different power plant. This Corvette is powered by a Ford flathead V8. It features aluminum heads and Three-Deuce intake manifold with three Stromberg 97 carburetors. Behind the motor is a T5 five-speed manual transmission… Read More »1978 Corvette with a Flathead V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":107162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corvette"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1978-Corvette-with-a-Flathead-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106024,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=106024","url_meta":{"origin":107088,"position":0},"title":"Custom Subaru Brat with a LS3 V8 and Corvette Chassis","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Josh Hall built this custom 1985 Subaru Brat for Travis Pastrana to drift and daily drive. 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