Yup. How Iucky was that to find the right casting number and the right stamping number to make my ''fake'' numbers matching 427 4 speed Strato Chief? And it was almost in my back yard, less than 5 miles away.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I had to trade my 68 Parisienne 427 for it but I'm fine with that. He was going to use it in a hot rod so he didn't care about the numbers and for me it's perfect.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
The 66 block is worth twice as much as the 68. You did real good. Has block been crack checked? That rear head bolt tend to crack into the water jacket.
It's actually all fresh, boring, pistons, crank ground etc. He had it done 30 years ago and it has been stored, all wrapped up. And for a change, someone stored a fresh engine pretty well, it's all oily, not a hint of rust anywhere. I still plan to take it all apart to check all the work because it's all unknown, I don't know who did the work, where it was done, none of the details.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
No I didn't and I've been shopping. I wish I could still buy the original GM cam new. I had one in my 4 speed 427 car way back when. Perfect cam with just a tiny hint of it at idle. Nice and driveable. I don't want to over cam this engine. I'm not building it to beat on it.
I see at least one manufacturer will cut the groove in the cam if I order from them.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
No I didn't and I've been shopping. I wish I could still buy the original GM cam new. I had one in my 4 speed 427 car way back when. Perfect cam with just a tiny hint of it at idle. Nice and driveable. I don't want to over cam this engine. I'm not building it to beat on it.
I see at least one manufacturer will cut the groove in the cam if I order from them.
Carl - I put this in my 66 427 some 21 years ago and after 25,000 miles it still runs strong
Stood in the garage tonight with a CP member from another province along with his 2 brothers. After they spend the night in Morris I'm gonna kick them out so they can continue their adventure! So, although no work got done, it was an evening well spent.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Been busy last few days!! Pulled 6.9 out of bus...spare for dad. Pulled 352 out of 65 F$#d to put in a fresh 360. Finished off repairing and painting rockers on my wifes truck. Then a cut polish,buff and wax. Came up nice for 20yr old paint! Think I need to hire some cheap labour......Dougie?
Your wasting your breath if you think you'll get me cheap.
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"The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time because nothing is ever perfect. The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worth while. Therefore strive for excellence, not perfection"
No I didn't and I've been shopping. I wish I could still buy the original GM cam new. I had one in my 4 speed 427 car way back when. Perfect cam with just a tiny hint of it at idle. Nice and driveable. I don't want to over cam this engine. I'm not building it to beat on it.
I see at least one manufacturer will cut the groove in the cam if I order from them.
Carl is there really such a thing as over caming, you're just driving at the wrong speed
Even though this car is a 283 car, I plan to make it look like an original 427 car as best I can, and I don't want an excessive cam to give it away. I actually do like the GM stock 390 horse cam anyway, but I would like a touch more hint of a cam at idle than what the GM cam gives.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Nothing too exciting. Applied the proper Jeep decals to the front fenders of my 88 YJ. Previous owner never bothered to install them after painting it.
