Acadian/Ventura Power Train Tech Forum

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

I have installed plenty of balancers over the years on 283 and 327's that don't have a drilled crankshaft. However, I hate the idea of pounding them on because of what it may be doing to crank bearings. Has anyone ever figured out a way to install one safely without a hammer? My one thought, crazy as it sou...

gus · gus

Have for sale 6 CYLINDER SET-UP Z-BAR & FORK PUSH ROD (SOLD) -- Edited by gus on Tuesday 8th of December 2009 11:21:53 PM

427carl · 427carl

I removed my left side header, today.. I looked like, it would not have room, to get gasket cleaned up, as header is tight to steering box.. After I loosed collector and header, it (header) actually moved down and away! I have read on other forums, that "copper" and "aluminum&quo...

beaumontguru · beaumontguru

64-66 and 67

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

The plan for my Acadian is to make it pretty much stock appearing under the hood. 327, original style camel hump heads, stock 327 valve covers, and was going to be cast iron intake with the 300 horse Carter 4 barrel, which I already have. A couple of weeks ago, a fine young man from Regina on another forum I...

427carl · 427carl

Muncies came with oil rated GL4 Some guys on Chevelle site have had failures with other oil rated better.. I found oil today rated at GL4 only!!! CarQuest store here, deals with AC Delco and if you want original GM oil, then try this part # 89021672

AlienX · AlienX

Does anyone have the proper vacuum line diagram for a buick 350? my new intake does not have the horizantal thermo switch on the front left side only the vertical one on the left for the egr and carb how do i run this? there is no egr on this manifold. And does anyone know 75ventura he was all over the street...

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

I will be working on someone else's car in the next while that requires installing a 200-4R overdrive in a 63 Acadian. It's quite obvious the rear trans mount is quite a bit farther back than the stock trans in the Acadian. Anyone have experience with building or buying a crossmember for this swap?

1 QWK 67 · 1 QWK 67

Does anyone know what parts are involved to change a 3 speed column shift to a 4 speed on the floor. I know the shifter and linkage is different, but I'm talking about stuff like the bellhousing, z-bar, clutch fork, return spring etc (what am I forgetting). I'm not 100% sure on what parts to source to ma...

427carl · 427carl

I wanted to put on, my "brand new" imitation replica of a original Yenko air breather, but it fidn't dit my High Performance Corvette Motror, with its state of the art MSD HEI DISTRABINATOR... I found my G series chevy van motor spacer.. Carl 1 thinks that 67-72 chevy trucks may use it too......

AlienX · AlienX

I have a buick 350 running a T/A Performance intake. Under normal driving it shifts and runs fine. Go to pass it kicks down great takes off like a beast jumps to 80 no problem (american sorry) hit 3rd gear and falls on its face let off the gas hit it again no problem. Any ideas? And the Buick guys are jerk...

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

I finally have some time to work on my engine again and I'm struggling. I have a block plug kit from Sealed Power. My block had all the plugs removed when I got it. As you can see in the pic, I seem to have extra on some and am short on others. I need 5 press in plugs, 1/2" diameter. 3 go in the front around th...

Stephenzone · Stephenzone

With the engine shifting going around because of my latest purchase, i ended up with no engine for the rat wagon. well no more. it needs a rebuild. complete period correct engine for the wagon. it has no heads. somebody absconded with them, but everything else is there right from the valve covers to the...

427carl · 427carl

I was scaning more pictures and found this one...1972 Ventura II was six months old, and I had added a 4 speed(from 3 speed) Quad 4bbl, recurved dist, added headers, and real CORVAIR TURBO mufflers, and this day a new set of GR60-14 RADIAL ta.s We took it out the highway, stopped, reved her...

CanadianNova · CanadianNova

Any of you ventura/acadian guys into drag racing at all?

ARCADIAN · ARCADIAN

Took advantage of a nice day to replace the battery in my Canso. Looks like a shelf life of 5 years and 6 months is all I get from the old one. Bought a new Exide, 800 cold crank for a reasonable sum. Installed it and warmed the car for 30 minutes outside, wishing it was spring. ARCADIAN

Stephenzone · Stephenzone

check out my new procurement for the 454 in the rat wagon.

Nova Clone · Nova Clone

I bought a 67 Acadian out of Red Deer Alberta about two years ago. The previous owner had made a 67 Nova SS out of it. My question is the engine has this code on the passenger side front pad, MB 26800... Is this engine a 327 or a 350? Does this code show a HP rating? Thanks for info given!!

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

My plan all along for the Acadian engine has been a basically stock 327. You guys helped talk me into using the 69 Z28 aluminum intake and a Holley I purchased. I had hoped to build the engine this summer, but summer is running into winter and I hope to do it this wiinter now. Last week I picked up a set of 20,0...

427carl · 427carl

Since my new car is a 1/2 breed. Built in U.S. and sold in Canada & U.S.,not really Canadian Poncho, what is the opinion of valve cover ''Look" It has a Corvette motor, so I can do ,the painted or chrome 327-350 style, or go the LT1 look, or the 307 look.. I know I can go, my favoritr route, but wa...

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	327 balancer installation--- How do I do it safely? (Preview) I have installed plenty of balancers over the years on 283 and 327's that don't have a drilled crankshaft. However, I hate the idea of pounding them on because of what it may be doing to crank bearings. Has anyone ever figured out a way to install one safely without a hammer? My one thought, crazy as it sou...	4SPEED427	12	1722	Jan 3, 2010 by 4SPEED427
	"FOR SALE" Z-BAR & FORK PUSH ROD (SOLD) (Preview) Have for sale 6 CYLINDER SET-UP Z-BAR & FORK PUSH ROD (SOLD) -- Edited by gus on Tuesday 8th of December 2009 11:21:53 PM	gus	4	1365	Dec 8, 2009 by gus
	Don't Blow a GASKET but (Preview) I removed my left side header, today.. I looked like, it would not have room, to get gasket cleaned up, as header is tight to steering box.. After I loosed collector and header, it (header) actually moved down and away! I have read on other forums, that "copper" and "aluminum&quo...	427carl	22	1707	Nov 19, 2009 by unclebernie
	Air cleaner pics for Carl S (Preview) 64-66 and 67	beaumontguru	4	1349	Nov 13, 2009 by 62Beaumont
	Is this fair game??? (Preview) The plan for my Acadian is to make it pretty much stock appearing under the hood. 327, original style camel hump heads, stock 327 valve covers, and was going to be cast iron intake with the 300 horse Carter 4 barrel, which I already have. A couple of weeks ago, a fine young man from Regina on another forum I...	4SPEED427	21	2061	Sep 22, 2009 by seventy2plus2
	Muncie 4 speed oil keep for future use (Preview) Muncies came with oil rated GL4 Some guys on Chevelle site have had failures with other oil rated better.. I found oil today rated at GL4 only!!! CarQuest store here, deals with AC Delco and if you want original GM oil, then try this part # 89021672	427carl	4	2291	Sep 15, 2009 by Elroy
	!@#$%^& vacuum lines. (Preview) Does anyone have the proper vacuum line diagram for a buick 350? my new intake does not have the horizantal thermo switch on the front left side only the vertical one on the left for the egr and carb how do i run this? there is no egr on this manifold. And does anyone know 75ventura he was all over the street...	AlienX	1	1181	Aug 22, 2009 by Canadian Poncho
Nov 18 to Dec 2 Black Friday UP TO 50% OFF Plus Huge Coupons
	Anyone have a 200-4R overdrive in a 62-67 Nova/Acadian? (Preview) I will be working on someone else's car in the next while that requires installing a 200-4R overdrive in a 63 Acadian. It's quite obvious the rear trans mount is quite a bit farther back than the stock trans in the Acadian. Anyone have experience with building or buying a crossmember for this swap?	4SPEED427	6	2086	Aug 9, 2009 by 4SPEED427
	3 on the tree - to a 4 speed (Preview) Does anyone know what parts are involved to change a 3 speed column shift to a 4 speed on the floor. I know the shifter and linkage is different, but I'm talking about stuff like the bellhousing, z-bar, clutch fork, return spring etc (what am I forgetting). I'm not 100% sure on what parts to source to ma...	1 QWK 67	4	1378	Mar 24, 2009 by 65sssd
	Got Space? (Preview) I wanted to put on, my "brand new" imitation replica of a original Yenko air breather, but it fidn't dit my High Performance Corvette Motror, with its state of the art MSD HEI DISTRABINATOR... I found my G series chevy van motor spacer.. Carl 1 thinks that 67-72 chevy trucks may use it too......	427carl	8	1425	Mar 20, 2009 by 427carl
	3RD gear faceplant (Preview) I have a buick 350 running a T/A Performance intake. Under normal driving it shifts and runs fine. Go to pass it kicks down great takes off like a beast jumps to 80 no problem (american sorry) hit 3rd gear and falls on its face let off the gas hit it again no problem. Any ideas? And the Buick guys are jerk...	AlienX	10	1386	Mar 17, 2009 by 4SPEED427
	327 oil gallery plug help please (Preview) I finally have some time to work on my engine again and I'm struggling. I have a block plug kit from Sealed Power. My block had all the plugs removed when I got it. As you can see in the pic, I seem to have extra on some and am short on others. I need 5 press in plugs, 1/2" diameter. 3 go in the front around th...	4SPEED427	16	3846	Feb 5, 2009 by 4SPEED427
	new heart and soul for the rat wagon (Preview) With the engine shifting going around because of my latest purchase, i ended up with no engine for the rat wagon. well no more. it needs a rebuild. complete period correct engine for the wagon. it has no heads. somebody absconded with them, but everything else is there right from the valve covers to the...	Stephenzone	8	2191	Jan 29, 2009 by Stephenzone
	Clutch Problems gone in 6 months no warranty (Preview) I was scaning more pictures and found this one...1972 Ventura II was six months old, and I had added a 4 speed(from 3 speed) Quad 4bbl, recurved dist, added headers, and real CORVAIR TURBO mufflers, and this day a new set of GR60-14 RADIAL ta.s We took it out the highway, stopped, reved her...	427carl	3	1429	Jan 22, 2009 by 427carl
Nov 18 to Dec 2 Black Friday UP TO 50% OFF Plus Huge Coupons
	drag racing? (Preview) Any of you ventura/acadian guys into drag racing at all?	CanadianNova	20	3300	Jan 14, 2009 by 427carl
	Nice Day (Preview) Took advantage of a nice day to replace the battery in my Canso. Looks like a shelf life of 5 years and 6 months is all I get from the old one. Bought a new Exide, 800 cold crank for a reasonable sum. Installed it and warmed the car for 30 minutes outside, wishing it was spring. ARCADIAN	ARCADIAN	18	1343	Dec 31, 2008 by RDubya
	since the price of gas is going down ( 1 2 ) (Preview) check out my new procurement for the 454 in the rat wagon.	Stephenzone	41	2540	Nov 25, 2008 by 427carl
	327 Engine Code (Preview) I bought a 67 Acadian out of Red Deer Alberta about two years ago. The previous owner had made a 67 Nova SS out of it. My question is the engine has this code on the passenger side front pad, MB 26800... Is this engine a 327 or a 350? Does this code show a HP rating? Thanks for info given!!	Nova Clone	7	1932	Nov 17, 2008 by Taylor55
	Decisions, decisions, Vortec or stock 327 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) My plan all along for the Acadian engine has been a basically stock 327. You guys helped talk me into using the 69 Z28 aluminum intake and a Holley I purchased. I had hoped to build the engine this summer, but summer is running into winter and I hope to do it this wiinter now. Last week I picked up a set of 20,0...	4SPEED427	36	3813	Nov 6, 2008 by 73SC
	Valve covers? (Preview) Since my new car is a 1/2 breed. Built in U.S. and sold in Canada & U.S.,not really Canadian Poncho, what is the opinion of valve cover ''Look" It has a Corvette motor, so I can do ,the painted or chrome 327-350 style, or go the LT1 look, or the 307 look.. I know I can go, my favoritr route, but wa...	427carl	9	3223	Sep 20, 2008 by 427carl
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