For sale is NOS BUICK 455. Asking $1000 plus the ride or local pick up. It is also going on ebay; first come first serve.
Is there rust in the lifter holes or bores? Maybe I am seeing the cosomoline. What would shipping cost to a Depot in St Louis
Also to Anaheim, CA, 92801 (Shipping, that is). I'll bounce the cost of shipping off the cost of making the long trek up to your location. You do have an engine hoist, don't you?
Cosmoline. Any superficial surface rust on it, if any, is gone just when the cosmoline is cleaned off. This thing will clean up like a new born baby. I wouldnt sell it if it weren't for the other projects in the garage. Ill get a couple quotes on trucking for you fellows. Cheers! MO
Not sure th specs; factory replacment engine likely lower compression. I'll ask Jim Wiese if he knows. ---------- Post added at 02:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 PM ---------- about $325 to California. ---------- Post added at 02:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:43 PM ---------- I wont know until monday what the St Louis run would cost.
i had some of these when gm closed them out,if i remember they were 76 specs,compresion in 76 was 6.5 to 1,would be higher ith earlier heads
Trucking to Downtown ST Louis business is ~$450.00 estimate which should be close one way or another. ---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:06 PM ---------- So Dan, If the shipping is cost inhibitve for John to St Louis, do you want it and when?
Well, heck.... My efforts to organize a "vacation" road trip for pick-up, or make the reasonable shipping arrangements aren't working out very well. Therefore, I'm dropping out of line for this block in favor of anyone else who may show interest in it. I haven't completely given up hope, though. If I can set something up, I'll contact you and, if it's still available, close the deal. Thanks for working with me, though.
I looked at this block and it's exactly like Mark is claiming. It is in excellent condition. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Brian
We put such a engine in a 72 boattail, we did swap out the camshaft for a little more power. Put on some Stage 1 heads, and a S-divider intake that the owner had from his old engine. And it runs like a champ, pulls hard, lots of torque in these "stock" engines. It cleaned up nice when we disassembled it and put the engine in a engine washer to clean it all up. The engine was "frozen" due to the dryed up cosmoline. But no rust to be found anywere. 1000 dollars sounds like a good deal!
I hate to have to dump it but too many projects and need funds for those. I have heard several stories just like yours.
Ha! Thanks Mike, I'll keep it in mind, but I think one is too many as it is! But then again, I do have the 71 Skylark........
The NOS BUICK 455 short block IS For Sale again : I won't be using this after all. Reasonable offers accepted; needs to go.
