427?

[Old Man]

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Original 427's are dime a dozen, don't settle for a suburban block with a 366 crank.

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Real 427s are not rare by any means but "a dime a dozen"? If you find a complete rebuildable 427 for under $2500 you've done good.
James

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I'm going to buy the books and educate myself. If I were to find an engine that was supposed to be an original 427 how could verify that it is infact a true 427? Never thought about trying to find an original motor, I thought I'd just buy the correct parts and assemble it. $2,500.00 sounds pretty good for a 427 to me.

[Unreal]

Beware of 427 tall blocks, found on some larger trucks. Passenger intakes will not fit without spacers on the intake.

The 512 block was available in both 2 bolt and 4 bolt versions. If you find a full motor, great, but if you are doing a 427/425 COPO look-a-like, then you'll be changing heads, intake, carb anyway, so a block only would be a good starting point.