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Kevin,
Thre are a few Cobras with Chevy motors running around, so it's possible but not generally encouraged. I'm sure it CAN be done, but, as indicated above, being the odd duck will DEFINITELY have a negative effect on resale value. I'd venture to guess when you sell the car, you'd lose whatever money you saved by building the less expensive Chevy, and then some. I'd also be concerned about being able to reach the distributor, although SPF seems to have a fair amount of room around the back of the motor (sbf, anyway).
You might try calling Eric Hinderberger at Performance Engineering in Ross, Ohio (see banner ad for contact info). He's a Chevy guy at heart but has installed lots of motors in SPF's, so if anybody's done any thinking in that direction, it likely would be he. Also, try calling the SPF dealers and asking whether they know of anybody putting Chevy motors in their cars. If so, they may be able to put you in contact. If not, that should tell you something!
Seems to me the Arntz Cobras came with sbc's back in the 70's? 80's?. I'm on thin ice here, but I believe Butler took over Arntz at some point. If you really want a sbc, one of these might be as "correct" as you'll get for a sbc-powered Cobra.
Good luck,
Lowell
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