65 Impala SS409 4sp Triple Black Vert Find-Value?

[olredalert]

----I stand corrected. How was that 400 carbureted?.....Bill S

[novadude]

The 400hp had a single AFB, Solid cam.

[Verne_Frantz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----I stand corrected. How was that 400 carbureted?.....Bill S </div></div>

It was a 3783S AFB Bill. The carbs are plentiful because they were the over the counter replacement for the 1xbbl hi-perf '62s and '63s and OEM on '64s. The first thing the potential buyer should do is check the build date on the cowl tag. 409s weren't offered after January. There was a month delay in orders until it was replaced by the 396 MKIV.

Verne

[bulletpruf]

It's kind of crusty...

[Verne_Frantz]

Well, first of all, that carb is a Rochester 4GC as used on 250hp 327s, the intake is cast iron so the heads are low perf. The valve covers are from a truck and I don't see any evidence of a ballast resistor, just the resistance wire to the coil (meaning low perf). There's a slight possiblilty it could have been a 340hp to begin with but the carb, valve covers and pulleys were changed.?
Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Also, since the body was built at Euclid, then rail shipped to Flint for final assembly, there's VERY little chance it was an original 409.