bobscuda67
Well-Known Member
Hey Guys.
I bought a 400 out of a 1975 Fury last week. I have been tearing it apart all week and now have it done to the block. Its a stock bore and I got the 452 heads with it. The lifter valley is very clean and the bores have no ridge and almost no sign of wear. Amazing! Except for number 8 that had a little antifreeze in it and there's a very shallow rust line where the piston was resting at. Ill bet +.010 overbore would be enough to clean it up. Plus .020 for sure would. The engine turned over easily. I got the pistons out and the bearings were in great condition. The crankshaft has no sign of wear and there is not one grove on any of the journals. Looks like you could polish it and reinstall it.
Are the rods, crankshaft and heads worth keeping? I was going to just scrap them because they have almost no value to anyone. And with shipping cost being so high it would cost more to ship than the value of the parts. With all the stroker kits who would want this stuff?
Right now I have no chassis to put it in but I've always wanted to have a 67 GTX clone with a 470 cube engine and a 5 speed manual trans.
I bought a 400 out of a 1975 Fury last week. I have been tearing it apart all week and now have it done to the block. Its a stock bore and I got the 452 heads with it. The lifter valley is very clean and the bores have no ridge and almost no sign of wear. Amazing! Except for number 8 that had a little antifreeze in it and there's a very shallow rust line where the piston was resting at. Ill bet +.010 overbore would be enough to clean it up. Plus .020 for sure would. The engine turned over easily. I got the pistons out and the bearings were in great condition. The crankshaft has no sign of wear and there is not one grove on any of the journals. Looks like you could polish it and reinstall it.
Are the rods, crankshaft and heads worth keeping? I was going to just scrap them because they have almost no value to anyone. And with shipping cost being so high it would cost more to ship than the value of the parts. With all the stroker kits who would want this stuff?
Right now I have no chassis to put it in but I've always wanted to have a 67 GTX clone with a 470 cube engine and a 5 speed manual trans.