Thanks guys. I ended up doing pretty good on this one. It was rebuilt about 3 years ago. Torker II intake, new Silvolite 1445 pistons .30 over, rings, oil pump & a Melling cam. I zipped the oil pan and intake off and carefully slid the cam out of it just to confirm what the guy told me. Everything adds up. It has 69 heads on it. You're right about the block being the same. It looks identical to my two 854 blocks including my born with 396/402 and a 71 Chevelle SS396 402 motor I have. The only issue is a stripped balancer bolt. I'll have to Helicoil it, but that shouldn't take much effort with the engine out of the car.
I guess it was a good deal just because I had to drive in to Detroit to pick it up... Ended up being a pretty good kid I bought it from. It was in an 87 Monte SS that belonged to a customer and the kid selling it also had a slick little Malibu running sub 9 sec 1/4 miles at Milan.
A few gaskets, some paint and she'll be a good temporary runner while I decide what to do longer term.
Stock 71 Chevelle SS396/402 came on the left, my new motor cam on the right. I'm not sure about the specs on it and I'm having a hard time looking them up. I suspect it's not a Melling cam, but it's definitely a/m. Any ideas what it is?
