1928 roadster flathead 3 on the tree 1946 coupe flathead 3 on the tree 1948 tudor 302 t5 1949 coupe 289 c4 Sent from my SM-G955U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My avatar - flattie, 5-speed, banjo rear My 32 5-window - 58 364 Nailhead, 5-speed, 9" rear My wife's 40 Ford Pup - hipo 4.3 V6, 700R4, Ford 8" rear
CHOICE !!,Over the years there has been times there was ! Mostly wish in one hand an spit in other an see what gets wet ! I like make in make best,an after that it's often about what's free or close an still good.{ YES I've always been low $ high on hunting. Start out with idea of what I want vs what can be had. My first hot rod in the late 1950s,idea by me was looking for " (#1) Runner OHV V8 with a tranny hooked to it",wishing for Ford for my old mested up 28 "A" roadster, an actully found one{lucky}. Really would of also been fairly happy with any fit (#1)
My 27 T Tudor has a new '64 240 with 300 goodies stuffed in it , .488 cam, Offy intake with a Holley 4 barrel, tweeked dizzy, dual exhaust. But my old '40 Plymouth business coupe with the a 291 DeSoto hemi was the one i should've , would've kept. Far as Chevy's any buzzin' half a dozen and 283 does it when I think " I should of had a V8 " .
The current herd. '56 Chevy 210: now running a 350 sbc. (dressed up like a 340 hp 327) '49 Austin: now running a Blown 355 sbc. Soon to have a Blown 392 Chrysler/TH400 '33 Ford pu under construction with a 425 Nailhead/TH400 '28 Ford roadster now running a 283 sbc. Soon a 345" '56 Olds Rocket w/4spd Hydro '62 Tempest under construction with a 400" Pontiac/4spd Strange thought occurred to me, I'm just now at the point where I can afford to build/run the engines I had back in my high school days!
Im a beginner st this hobby, I think I have one of the best motor to learn. Here's my 283 that goes in my F-1. I love to ear it scream!!!! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
wife's 55 65 327-built as L79, my 40 70 350,current 40 327 built as 365HP another 65 327 on the stand ready to go-looking for the next project--another 40 or maybe a 36 3 window
Taboo has a 66 327 built with nothing but 60s speed parts. 33 Ford Pickup has a 70 LT-1 block that was fully built in the early 90's when the truck was being dragged raced every week. The 55 Chevy has a well built 327 in it. Tend to stick with Chevy V8's. Have had big blocks and 348's, but my grandfather has always collected good small blocks so we usually always have one or two sitting on the floor for a project.
Hey Max, just to inject some Chevy II/Nova trivia into this thread; Your reply was correct but what year Nova L79? Can anybody else pin down exactly what I have here.
Well the only year the L79 was offered was 66, there were supposedly some 67's built very early in model year production, but had the dual snorkel air cleaner and the valve covers with the gold 327 insert/decal. The way its dressed with the chrome script valve covers and the open element air cleaner, its actually looking like a 67 Z/28 302, minus the ram horn manifolds which were used on the Corvette and Nova versions of the L79.
Hey neighbor Taboo You are 99% correct, there were a small handful of Novas built in 67 with the L79 option. I've never seen any official GM production numbers but the common discussion within the Nova community has been six or seven. I have personally only ever seen (one), that was a documented original. It was completely restored, saw it at a National Nostalgic Nova convention in the late 80's. The 1966 Nova production was about 5,481 cars with the 327/350 hp engine option. What surprises most people is that the 67 was rated at 325 hp, the same exact engine internally as the 66 except having a cast iron intake manifold and Rochester Quadrajet carburator. As you mentioned; the 67 also used the open element air cleaner as shown on my 327 instead of the dual snorkel version used on the 66's, also, for whatever reason GM chose to put Saginaw four speeds and 10 bolt rearends in the 67 Nova L79's, very odd. One of my motivations for using the Winters aluminumm intake and Holley carb on my 67 was the visual look of both the 67 Z/28 and 67 Malibu L79 engines. My high school pal has a beautifully restored original 67 Malibu with the L79 option and I always liked the way they looked under the hood.
Chevy did a lot of very odd things in the late 60's when it came to the Nova, Chevelle and Camaro. Not surprised they stuck the Saginaw in the 67's. They Camaro was the same way. Only could get a Muncie in a SS 350 or 396 car. Slightly off topic but the 68 Camaro CJ and I restored as my first car is a rare L30/M20 car where it was the only non SS Camaro to get a factory 12 Bolt.
We probably should keep some of this talk on the down low, don't want anything to happen to this neat thread. I won't include photos of my 67, they didn't last long on the Chevy II thread. Say hight to CJ for me. DDD.
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