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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2010 11:47:46 GMT -5
Here are some shots taken Saturday at a local festival. The red Ford Pickup belongs to our next door neighbor. It took him 43 years of collecting parts before he finally was able to put it all together (the engine is a 327 cu inch Chevy). All photos with Nikon D300 and 24mm Nikkor lens.
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 19, 2010 16:13:34 GMT -5
Hi Wayne! Love the photos, especially the Ford pick-up. 43 years is a long time to collect parts, but the effort was obviously worth it! The 327 isn't a very common motor, I probably would have gone with a 302. Nice toothy grin on that Buick too Great shots!! Doug
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Post by daveh on Sept 19, 2010 16:47:19 GMT -5
Pretty in pink. Great photos of great cars.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2010 17:13:18 GMT -5
Really sad thing: My neighbor's wife died Wednesday morning (age 66). She hadn't been in good health for more than a decade. Their kids urged their dad to go ahead and display the car on Saturday--they said their mom would have wanted him to do it.
Doug: I'm not absolutely sure on the engine. Might have been a 302. The last Chevy engines I was familiar with were the 283, 327 and 409. The engine pictured isn't the one in the pickup.
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Post by daveh on Sept 19, 2010 17:59:35 GMT -5
Wayne, that is awful news. Someone I knew from the rugby club in Penzance, Cornwall, died on Friday: he was about the same age as your neighbour. 66 is no age at all these days.
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 19, 2010 19:37:01 GMT -5
Wayne, Sorry to hear about your neighbors wife, I can't imagine what it would be like if I lost mine. I had an old Impala back in my younger days (it was an early 60s model) that had a 409 in it. It was very fast and I had BIG FUN with it.
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Post by Randy on Sept 19, 2010 22:07:24 GMT -5
That's too bad. I guess it's true, "only the rocks live forever".
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Post by pompiere on Sept 20, 2010 8:09:15 GMT -5
There were a lot of different displacements for the small block Chevy engine, since only the bores were different and all the other parts were interchangable. By using different combinations of crankshafts and connecting rods, you could have several different displacements from one block.
My dad has been working on an old Dodge truck. He is in good health now, but, at the present rate of progress, I hope he lives long enough to get it finished.
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 20, 2010 8:44:01 GMT -5
I think I recall the first small block chevy as being a 265. It was quite a sensation when it was brought out. The 348 and 409 were a diferent design, I'm not sure if the parts were interchangable. Mopar made (and continues to make) some very memorable vehicles and engines. We had a first year Barracuda with a 273 in it. It wasn't very fast, but a lot of fun. What model truck is your dad restoring?
Doug
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Post by olroy2044 on Sept 20, 2010 10:45:38 GMT -5
Doug, you are correct. The first Chevy V8 was the 265. The Chevy small block design is one of the longest-lasting in automotive history. By changing the bore and stroke, it became the 283, then the 327, then the 350, then the small block 400. Mixed in with all those were numerous variants. The 302 (yes there was a Chevy 302!) was the 283 bored out to the 327 bore, while retaining the 283 stroke. Equipped with a hi-lift cam, solid lifters, and very high compression, this was the engine used in the first Camaro Z-28, and a real screamer it was! These were factory-built engines and do not even scratch the surface of the myriad of custom modifications done by the hot-rodding crowd! (kinda like me!)
The advent of emission control regulations killed the 302 in factory production. Increasing the stroke of the 283 brought about the 305, and increasing the stroke of the 327 brought about the 350. Increase in bore and stroke brought in the 400. The basic block underwent numerous refinements, such as stronger webbing, and 4-bolt main bearing caps.
Current 4.9 (?), 5.3 and 5.7 engines are all outgrowths of the same basic small block. The history of this design is fascinating indeed.
I've probably made some errors, but I'm working from memory here!
348 and 409? They would take another whole ramble! Roy
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Post by daveh on Sept 20, 2010 13:51:56 GMT -5
Roy, ramble all you like (and the others too) you can get some more photos as you go! Dave.
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 20, 2010 15:34:43 GMT -5
Hi Guys! Here's one for you to ponder. An American made, all aluminum engine, 215 cu.inch V8. It was used in the US, then the design was sold to the British for use in what vehicle ?
Doug
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Post by daveh on Sept 20, 2010 15:51:26 GMT -5
I'm no good with my conversion of cubic inches to cc, but there was a Rover V8 which I think was an American design. Or what about the Ford-Cosworth engined Lotus - though I would imagine that would be less than 215 cu in.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2010 16:36:05 GMT -5
There was a small aluminum 215 cu inch V6 by Buick back in 1962 used in the Buick Special
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 20, 2010 16:55:42 GMT -5
You got it It was also used in an Olds F-85. They sold the design, and Rover used it for many years. As far as I know,they still do. I had a Ford Cortina back in the 70's, that was a very neat little vehicle. I remember using a lot of cans of spray paint, midnight blue I think. I didn't do a very good job Doug
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