Project wild mouse

[Bob 68327]

Well spent a few hours in the shop tonight and the motor is just about to come back out. I have to pull the trans bolts and converter bolts and pull it . Maybe tomorrow night I will get it out . I wil keep you posted !!!!

[Spray-Bomb]

Sweet !!!

Check out what I did today

[Rokcrln]

Hey well atleast non of the bolts were stuck or rusted
Progress is good!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[Bob 68327]

Ouch !!! That Kinda Hurts!!!!!! Hope to pull it tonight!!!!!! Bob

[Bob 68327]

Well,Here ya go fellas!!! Not good news the crank is junk all the mains are trashed here is a pic of the worst one . Like it matters . So much for my 375 327 vette crank . Try to get some pis of the crank tomorrow .

[Spray-Bomb]

So it cant be turned ???

[Bob 68327]

It's already .20 under and would take it to about .60 to fix it . So no probably not. Not sure what I'm doing with it yet . Bob

[Spray-Bomb]

Bummer bro

[Bob 68327]

Got a line on a couple of cranks trying to decide what i'm going to do thinking about putting in a steel 283 crank and destroking it . If I could afford it I would buy a 6-71 blower and start over but it's not in the budget . In fact nothing is in my budget right now . But somehow I will get it back together and drive the hell out of it!!!!!!! Finally driving it after 4 years and then it being broken again is a major downer!! But I will win this battle !!!!! Bob

[Spray-Bomb]

De-stroke & twist the crap out of it !!!!!!!

And do a turbo instead of the blower !!!!

[samwise68]

keep at it man...theres no way to get it done other than that.

if you went with the 283 crank, it'd basically be like a DZ302, just not number matching..etc. right?

i don't supposed a 307 crank would suffice...?

-Sam.

[Bob 68327]

Turbo is not ol skool enough for me I'm thinking a satin finish 6-71 with a pair of gas gulpers and a Hilborn style scoop.!!!!!! Thinkin real seriously about the destroke I built one years ago and it really twisted !!!! We will have to see the price on the steel 283 crank supposed to find out tomorrow. Keep ya Posted !!!! Bob

[Bob 68327]

Originally Posted by samwise68

keep at it man...theres no way to get it done other than that.

if you went with the 283 crank, it'd basically be like a DZ302, just not number matching..etc. right?

i don't supposed a 307 crank would suffice...?

-Sam.

Yeah similar . With my bore it would be more like approx. 306 No 307 cranks won't work for me . I will get it done again . It just sucks that my motor has approx . 3 miles on it when havoc struck !!!! Oh well I need to quit whining and fix it !!!! Bob

[Spray-Bomb]

Well I vote for the 283 crank !!!!

I plan to build a 302 one of these days & have some dirt track friends that have all kinds of lil tricks to make it BAD, so it should be a good engine when I get around to it

[57sailplane]

this is my opinion and only my opinion.

the destroked engines do rap to the hilt but they work better in light vehicles that don't need much toque. most of our stock trucks weigh 3700 plus which is not light. 302 spin such high rpms that more expensive parts should be considered as far as weight and strength in the rods and piston end of things. put a 400 crank in it. i bet by just doing this and the right rods it will be like night and day compared to the original 327. course this is my opinion and i no its not old school.

[Spray-Bomb]

Good point, forgot about the weight

But all you gotta do the is run a high stall converter & it'd be ok (I think)

I just cant wait to see your truck buzz'n down the road !!!

[Bob 68327]

Originally Posted by 57sailplane

this is my opinion and only my opinion.

the destroked engines do rap to the hilt but they work better in light vehicles that don't need much toque. most of our stock trucks weigh 3700 plus which is not light. 302 spin such high rpms that more expensive parts should be considered as far as weight and strength in the rods and piston end of things. put a 400 crank in it. i bet by just doing this and the right rods it will be like night and day compared to the original 327. course this is my opinion and i no its not old school.

Like the forged pistons and the h beam rods already in it . I don't want to run spacer bearings in my block for a 400 crank. i don't think I have ever heard of anyone putting a 400 crank in a 327 before might be interesting. I also have a 3500 stall in and I like rpms alot!! Haven't made my mind up yet It might just go back to the 331 config . that it was.

[Bob 68327]

Originally Posted by Bob 68327

Like the forged pistons and the h beam rods already in it . I don't want to run spacer bearings in my block for a 400 crank. i don't think I have ever heard of anyone putting a 400 crank in a 327 before might be interesting. I also have a 3500 stall in and I like rpms alot!! Haven't made my mind up yet It might just go back to the 331 config . that it was.

I also wouldn't consider a 69 camaro as a light weight which is where the 302was born . Just my thoughts.

[57sailplane]

ya lol i have never herd it being done either. the 400 crank that is. lol. you would not need spacer you would just need to turn it down. 400 have the big mains. man if i had the money in the rods and the pistons already i would just replace the crank back to original. save you a lot of coin. unless you can come up with the crank and correct pistons cheap. the 283 cranks are not as strong as the small journal 327 forged cranks.

[Bob 68327]

Yup your right about the 400 I forgot it had the big mains . I don't know why i was thinking thick brgs. I don't know what I will do . Kinda freaked out because even though the bottom end was full of gas all the rod bearings are perfect and all the mains are junk . It all most acts like a line bore problem . But the old brgs were fine upon disassembly . I have to think about it for a while before I do anything with it . I still have another motor the origional large journal out of my truck . I also have a 70 350 with a real good bore . I will figure it out soon and get something going together. Bob

[Spray-Bomb]

Well I think you should just give me the motor & I'll put a 283 crank in it & turbo it !!!!!!!!

I'm pretty sure it'd be fun !!!

[Bob 68327]

Drive your new truck down here and I will trade ya !!!!!

[Spray-Bomb]

Wouldn't bother me any, it's not really my truck... lol

Could I stay for a while ????

[Bob 68327]

Yeh I could put ya up for 6 or 7 hours !!!!!1

[Spray-Bomb]

lol