Yeah, I think both were transplants from other vehicles. Can only guess if the cars came with 348s originally

Sweet. Ill check it out

 

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Well, I was able to get 2-348cid engines from a couple of old cars last weekend. The old fella that let me have them pulled them out and scrapped the cars. There was nothing left of them anyway but I wanted to get a couple pics of them in the cars. Oh well. One was in a 59 Pontiac convertible, and the other was in what I think was a 60 Pontiac. the one in the 60 looks like someone swapped in a truck engine. I havent look at numbers yet. Just cool to have them, even as conversation pieces.

As for the 67 SD its officially on the back burner, and the 67 Chevelle is jumping the line. I have purchased a full floor pan and trunk pan for the Beaumont so far though, so it will be done. With the Chevelle I just finished replacing the trunk pan, drop offs, inner & outer wheel wells, drivers quarter, deck filler, and lower windshield channel. Floor pans arrived Friday so I can repair the areas with pinholes. Have all new bright work for the exterior except bumpers, all new poly bushings, steering component, 2 dropped springs, and QA1 shocks. 
67 396 is on an engine cart and will be rebuilt when the time comes. Ill pick up necessary items for it so that when it comes time Im not waiting on parts. Ill keep people posted as I go.

cheers

jamie

 

ps. I cant fix the sideways pics ffs

 

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 Well hyou are NOT bored!

I was reading about pcv systems. In California pcv was mandated in 1961. In some areas in California that had bad smog problems it could have been mandated as early as 1957 and many older vehicles were retrofitted also. The engine with the pcv system may have been equipped for California emissions.

Paul