Tonawanda small block?

[Mr70]

Tonawanda was assembling SB & BB engines,but they weren't the only plant.
The Romulus Mi. Plant was doing this as well,although on a much smaller scale,but doing it too none the less.

[NCGuy68]

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Tonawanda was assembling SB & BB engines,but they weren't the only plant.
The Romulus Mi. Plant was doing this as well,although on a much smaller scale,but doing it too none the less.

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Rick.....very interesting. Never thought Romulus was building 1967 motors.

Please elaborate

[NCGuy68]

Gents,

Seems that Tonawanda built small blocks are few and far between. Not many documented examples exist. Originals might have a 'Team One' sticker on the valve cover which is similar to the Flint built motors.

If you own a original survivor, or know of one, please chime in.

[68l30]

Got one,T0702EE.....Most components dated F 24-26..In an 07E Camaro..I've also got 041 heads.Some of the earliest known to me, a June date on a better known 69 casting.They also have no mounting holes for accessories....


Steve

[Verne_Frantz]

Craig,
I can't speak for post-'65, but until then Tonawanda built millions of small blocks per year. That includes hi-perf 327s. Of all the passenger cars I've documented, 95% of the small blocks were Tonawanda. 5% Flint.
Verne

[olredalert]

--------The aforementioned 69 Concours wagon is sitting in the driveway. 350/two-barrell single exhaust,F41,Posi,tilt,AC,M40. 38000 orig. miles,motor never out or apart. Oh, it had a waterpump and a rebuilt carb at sometime or other. What do you want to know?
--------Am trying to decide weather to keep it or not, as I am in the middle of a body-off on a 65 Chevelle wagon. I like wagons but am not sure I need two.............Bill S

[NCGuy68]

Gents,

Thanks for the replys.

I would keep a Tonawanda small block in any 67-69 Camaro/Chevelle if it is a original survivor. Many have been 'hacked-up' or converted to big blocks. Original, unmolested examples might be desirable in the future.

Bill S. Keep the wagon as original. There is a known 69 COPO Kingswood Estate wagon that could fetch high $$ if the owner ever wants to sell it.

[westonz28rs]

Another T1206ML in a 1967 Camaro RS. Strange engine date as the car was built in 03D (March 4 week) Second owner, brother-in-law bought it new off the lot. Have P.O.P and order form to go with car. Would be hard to prove engine was original if not for the POP. This is a L30/M20 Camaro, repainted once and new seats and carpet. Engine still runs great.

[olredalert]

------Thanks Craig! I definetly wont be modifying this wagon as it is so original it hurts! The question is wether to sell it or not. Im sure no one here thinks of it as rare or desirable, but try to find a good, low mileage, original wagon. There are plenty of decent long-roofs around to be modified into ersatz SSs, but only a handful of un-Fd-up low mileage, near perfect wagons. With that said, I like playing with things and all I can do with this car is keep it as nice as it already is. The 65 Im building kind of satisfys my need to mess with stuff (in a good way, I hope).
------Kind of sound like I answered my own question, huh? Maybe I should get the camera out and get this ol Chevelle up on the for-sale board............Bill S

[novadude]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">--------The aforementioned 69 Concours wagon is sitting in the driveway. 350/two-barrell single exhaust,F41,Posi,tilt,AC,M40. 38000 orig. miles,motor never out or apart. Oh, it had a waterpump and a rebuilt carb at sometime or other. What do you want to know?
--------Am trying to decide weather to keep it or not, as I am in the middle of a body-off on a 65 Chevelle wagon. I like wagons but am not sure I need two.............Bill S </div></div>

The block I used for my '65 Nova build was a '69 250hp 350 built in Tonawanda. There is something weird about those Tonawanda small blocks in that era. The oil galley plug in the rear of the left deck, and also the galley plug above the oil filter were press-in plugs and not pipe plugs. We had to remove them to clean the block properly, so we drilled oversize and tapped for the next largest size pipe thread. Every Flint block I've seen from that era had screw in pipe plugs.