What have you done to your square lately??

[ChuckN]

Last drive before the great disassembly. Took a drive out the Guide Meridian to Bellwood Acres and caught some pictures of Mount Baker and the Twin sisters. Then I drove out further to the sleepy town of Lynden and filled up on Ethanol Free 90 grade.

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Then I cruised back home via Hannegan Road, and the views just got better.

 

[Radiohead]

Another lovely day in paradise. Beautiful pictures

 

[bucket]

Yep. I definitely like those rallies!

 

[gilby959798]

After doing some stuff for my wife for Christmas, I was able to finish up the license plate light. It turned out great, pictures don't quite do it justice.

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[ChuckN]

Every journey begins with a single step. I drained the coolant, then there was no going back. Nowhere to go but up from here.

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[TotalyHucked]

That's wayyy too clean, I would've already had a mess and tools strewn everywhere lol

 

[ChuckN]

That's wayyy too clean, I would've already had a mess and tools strewn everywhere lol

lol, you should see the bed of my truck! I thought I had all the antifreeze and trans fluid out- tipped it the wrong way = instant bloodbath.

I learned a long time ago when doing a VW A2 VR6 swap to take lots of pictures and label everything. And when possible, put bolts back where they belong so they’re self evident.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Yep, I take lots of pictures and hardware either goes back in it's hole/part or gets put in those little plastic organizer boxes with a little slip of paper telling me what they're for. Especially if it's a project that will be apart for a while (like my C10 this time around)

 

[JamesSam]

Been driving it around a little every other day. On the day after Thanksgiving I put Old Glory on it and took my son to his grandparents while Myself, Mom, and sis all decorated for Christmas. Then the next day, we got our Christmas tree from the nursery we always go to every year.

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Tonight I put the "weatherproof" cover on it for a wintery mix due in for us all day tomorrow.

 

[ChuckN]

Kind of a sour day around the house of Chuck.

I dug into the motor, pulled a header, the intake and then the head off.

Now, I’ll forefront this with the debate I had with the seller a few years ago. The block checks out as a mid 70s 0010 block, per the stamped pad on the front of the engine. I had argued that it was a 350, but he swore up and down that it was a “327 350 horse”. He had bought it as one for another project and dropped it into the truck to sell it. I thought there would be no way someone would spend the time and energy to de-stroke a 350.

As it turns out, he was right. About the 327 anyway. I measured the stroke, and there we are at 3.25”. It explains why it sounds great, but is a turd on torque. The heads are old 1.94 camelhump 461s. So someone thought to take a perfectly good four bolt main 350 (I saw the main caps myself) and must’ve put a large journal 327 crank in it.

It was clearly rebuilt at some recent time, but one bore doesn’t look great.

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It’s hard to see but there’s a reasonable amount of scuffing on the down side.

It was then that I took off the work clothes and turned out the lights in the garage for a stress break. I’m thankful that I didn’t order up a pile of parts, but I am now sitting here on a set of Brodix heads for an engine that is dubious at best to put them on.

Is it possible to build a fast 327? Absolutely. Will I be able to do that without spending more money than I would on a good 350? No.

I need a nap.

 

[TotalyHucked]

There's a whole facet of old guys that swear a 327 is the best small block there ever was, had to be one of them that did that. I wouldn't sweat it too much myself. I'd either keep whatcha got and just do a basic ring/bearing rebuild or find a 350 on FB/Craigslist to do a rebuild on. Idk about up there but good running 350s out of these trucks or GMT400s are a dime a dozen down here

 

[ChuckN]

That's a whole facet of old guys that swear a 327 is the best small block there ever was, had to be one of them that did that. I wouldn't sweat it too much myself. I'd either keep whatcha got and just do a basic ring/bearing rebuild or find a 350 on FB/Craigslist to do a rebuild on. Idk about up there but good running 350s out of these trucks or GMT400s are a dime a dozen down here

That’s what I’m thinking. I don’t wanna work with a 327, not that it’s a bad engine. I just won’t be able to achieve the compression ratio with the heads I have without doing a bunch of engine work (different pistons, etc).

 

[TotalyHucked]

What's the bore size? Could it possibly be a 400 block?

 

[Travlr]

Kind of a sour day around the house of Chuck.

I dug into the motor, pulled a header, the intake and then the head off.

Now, I’ll forefront this with the debate I had with the seller a few years ago. The block checks out as a mid 70s 0010 block, per the stamped pad on the front of the engine. I had argued that it was a 350, but he swore up and down that it was a “327 350 horse”. He had bought it as one for another project and dropped it into the truck to sell it. I thought there would be no way someone would spend the time and energy to de-stroke a 350.

As it turns out, he was right. About the 327 anyway. I measured the stroke, and there we are at 3.25”. It explains why it sounds great, but is a turd on torque. The heads are old 1.94 camelhump 461s. So someone thought to take a perfectly good four bolt main 350 (I saw the main caps myself) and must’ve put a large journal 327 crank in it.

It was clearly rebuilt at some recent time, but one bore doesn’t look great.

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It’s hard to see but there’s a reasonable amount of scuffing on the down side.

It was then that I took off the work clothes and turned out the lights in the garage for a stress break. I’m thankful that I didn’t order up a pile of parts, but I am now sitting here on a set of Brodix heads for an engine that is dubious at best to put them on.

Is it possible to build a fast 327? Absolutely. Will I be able to do that without spending more money than I would on a good 350? No.

I need a nap.

Yeah, that block is toast unless you bore it.

 

[ChuckN]

What's the bore size? Could it possibly be a 400 block?

I didn’t check, just the numbers said mid 70s 350. The pistons say .030.