Guys, A friend of mine has a 429 out of an '89 Ford dump truck with 16k on it. Is this largely the same as a pass. car 429? My understanding is that it's a running engine. Any ideas what it's worth?
OK - we're all not safe....... Get in touch with your motorhome with a 403 powered Olds... (Upgrades are available) How about a 366 or a tall block 427 in an industrial vehicle of choice. Possibly a marine Hemi that was reverse rotation ?? Maybe a 413 or 440 Champion MHome with those CRAP-O-LA cylinder heads and manifolds ?? (Did have spur cut gears in the 727 though....little known factoid). AMC -- well, it's just AMC. We make fridges, cars, jeeps, ............ It's Toledo and Kenosha, what can you expect ? Pontiac ??? Hmmm .... was there an anomaly there ? Aww crap, can't I find something that Pontiac did that was funky ? Monkee Mobile ....... Corvettes forgot the calendar still existed at one point and decided that they didn't want to participate. Buicks and Studes ....... time to contemplate .........
Local yard has been trying to sell one from an F700 for $800. It's been for sale for quite a few months. I'm thinking $400-$600 would be more realistic in his case. Engine wise.....the block and heads should be similar to the 429/460 blocks that came out in about 1978. It was right about then that they went to the external balanced cranks. The cylinder walls were deeper, so the older cranks wouldn't work in those blocks. If you were going the stroker crank route, you should get a bit more stability for the pistons because of those walls. Considering the price and ease of installation (no clearancing needed for the big strokers) - a 521/545/557 is only a bore and stroke away. For stock parts though, it's my understanding that the big truck Lima engines had a bigger compression height for a better ring package, shorter rods, and supposedly a stronger crank.
How about this Studebaker V8 from 1952, Casey: http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/Studebaker-Agajanian-DOHC-V-8-Indy-Car,15762.html I've seen it in person. It looks like something Mercedes-Benz created last year, it is so precise and jewel-like...but it's about 60 years old! (Trust me, if you "know" the Studebaker V8, you recognize that basic engine when you see this one in person.) BP
Looks like they have two of those Stude Indy engines. http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/Studebaker-Aqajanian-DOHC-V-8,15342.html
:Comp: Yes, John; they do. Gorgeous pieces of machinery, and especially when you consider they are 60 years old! The Speedway Museum in Lincoln Nebraska should be on every gear-head's bucket list. I spent an afternoon there in 2005 and words cannot do the place justrice. You leave with your mouth and eyes wide open...and they stay that way a couple hours. Unbelievable doesn't begin to describe it; it really doesn't. BP
