My buddy was given a '67 stick shift factory 4 wheel drive step side by a step dad with a blown engine. Same guy literally had a semi trailer full of used Chevy engines. My friend just picked a random rusty dirty small block out of the collection and we put it in the truck. Our first solo engine install. He had a pretty well equipped shop as he owned a gravel train as his main business. This is pre internet and he took out the old giant tome that was the Chilton manual. He told us everything we needed to know was in that book and he want ed to see the truck running and driving in 2 days. It was an absolute screaming 327. We only knew it was a 327 after we checked the block numbers later on. I have no idea how many times that engine probably hit 7k rpm while my buddy was rodding on it but it never blew up. i couldn't believe how that engine would scream at the top end.
Last edited by k20350; 04/05/20.
