hi gurus! mate has a BBC. Numbers tell us 396/427, corvette
Any secret way of telling whether a block is 396 or 427 without taking apart and measuring bore? Thanks!
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
Yes, I don't know of any casting number that is shared by both displacements. It should be unique for each size.
I didn't think so either but according to my Chevy V8 Casting Number book in 1966 they share number 3855961. I guess if you have that number then you have to use stamping numbers.
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'68 Parisienne 2+2 Convertible Matador Red (Resale Red but not for sale).
I see what you mean, I looked on mortec.com and it's there too.
It seems odd that you never hear talk of getting one of those in a 396 configuration and boring it out to a 427 if that's the case. And I have no doubt it is, GM sure should know and Mortec is normally bang on with their stuff too.
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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
Bit frustrating! How do we tell from stamping numbers?
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
