430 swap into Wife's 67' Skylark and build.

very nice, good job getting rid of the GUMBA crap on it. I bet she's excited to go cruising.

Fernando

 

Nice - but do you need/want seals on the exhaust?

 

I am using Duplicolor 1653 Ceramic Engine enamel.

 

Yes. Those seals are for intake and exhaust. These Buick heads did not use seals on the exhaust from the factory but the heads had been gone through before and were using seals on all of them. I just swapped them out for more modern positive seals. I have used them on other engines I have put together. They were recommended to me from the cylinder head shop. I have the cutters to cut the outside of the guides to fit them. The smaller diameter is also useful when going to dual valve springs, although I did not use dual springs in the build.
Greg

 

I have done all the oiling mods to the 430 block so I needed to add a 5/8" pickup tube. I also need to swap to a rear sump on this engine. The screen on the pickup I had was sucked in and carboned up so I opened up the swage and swapped the screen out to a course screen like the TA pickups. I just used a hammer and the edge of my anvil to crimp it back over.
Greg

 

I pretty much finished up another project today. I had a used TH400 that we plan to use in the67' Skylark when we swap in the 430. I had cleaned the exterior up a few years back and it had been sitting in my parts stockpile. It supposedly worked well when it was pulled from the car. I pulled the pan and it was reasonably clean. Some clutch sediment but no metal. The oil was not super clean but not burned so it seemed worth giving the transmission a try. We had picked up a B&M shift kit for it so I set to installing that. I also pulled the governor and lightened up the weights to help the transmission shift higher. A fresh filter went in it. I had a GM Deep sump pan kit that I picked up at a swap meet years ago so installed that when it went back together. I also added a fresh seal for the torque convertor and drive shaft slip yoke. I am still waiting for a new adjustable vacuum modulator. After it was all back together I gave it a fresh coat of Aluminum colour engine paint. I also cleaned up the dipstick, tube and vacuum modulator line. Always nice to start with nice clean pieces when doing a project like this. Fingers crossed it performs as expected.




So am I correct that this comes out as a 1968 BT code TH400? Making it a 430 V8 Wildcat, Electra & Riviera Transmission?





Greg

 

Are 67 lighters hard to find?

 

Did u get frame pads?

 

I did get some frame pads. I had planned to order some TA 1820CE pads for the Big block swap. I have a 66' that I swapped a 455 into 25 years ago or so. I used Poston frame pads for that car back then. They seem to work well. So just when I had planned to order a set of TA pads I came across a Marketplace ad for some Used Poston ones. They were priced well so I ended up getting them.
Greg

Here are the TA ones. For people that are doing a swap like this on their own, you need the 1820D or E. Only difference is one is Aluminum and one is Cast Iron.


Here are the ones I bought used. These are the Poston ones for a 64' to 67' car. They only came in Cast Iron as far as I know. They are good pieces.

 

Question - they say L or R, is right the passenger side (and left the drivers)? "In America, we have left-hand drive vehicles" , or vice versa?

 

Which is true for Left Hand Drive only LOL!

This may help a bit:


Doesn't matter on which side the driver sits.

Devon

 

Much better explanation ...... There are mass back seat drivers and who knows just what side of the seat they are siting on...

 

Well, I have still been working on this 430 swap when I can, and was actually going to start some assembly on the 430 this week. I still plan to put it together but have decided to delay assembly on that engine as I just stumbled across a stout little Buick 350 for a bargain. I think we will swap that 350 in for the time being and I will get back to the 430 another time. I started a post on the 350 I came across here if you are still interested and following. https://www.v8buick.com/index.php?t...ng-a-350-into-67-skylark.382060/#post-3350687
Greg