Estate Sale 427 Tear Down

[SuperNovaSS]

Thanks guys.

Well, I got it torn down to the short block. The bad news is this thread will not be as exciting as the DZ 302 thread. The good news is these are nice parts.

Here we go........

Lets get the carb off:




Hmmm, that's not stock but at least they didn't go too crazy.

Let's get the intake off:




No, surprises here. Some gasket matching on the intake ports but no porting. No evidence of damage or destruction yet.

Off with it's heads:





Everything looks good here. Sorry for the rust dust, I shouldn't have blown it off. The cooling ports spewed dust. Oh wait, what's on the dome of that piston:



Looks like we had quite a few valves contact the pistons.

Let's check the heads for bent valves:




No bent valves or damage to the heads. This engine must have been apart before. Let's check the bores:








Hmmm, nice standard bores and no stampings on the pistons.

Time to get this unit on a stand and dig deeper.

First, the flywheel has to go:




Now, to get it on the stand. I hope my back can handle it:



No problem.


Ok, while we are draining the oil, let's pull the lifters and store them in order. Now, lets flip this puppy over and get this pan off:





Now we are talking!