fletcherson
Well-Known Member
I use to rebuild engines routinely and had decent connections for parts and machine work, but time has went by, people and business have moved on, I have been out of the business and out of touch and am now in shock by the prices I have seen on components. My issue is the 1967 427 I have in my new to me T was built to run 1/4 mile passes and has a solid lift cam, iron closed chamber heads, and high compression dome pistons with a tunnel ram. Not great for cruising even the way I like to drive. It is unrealistic to think I can make it run right on pump gas, etc the way it is. I like the core setup and am trying to decide whether to change the pistons, cam, etc or switch it out for a SBC 383 that I also have. It should be a very easy swap and I have a tunnel for it also, so not a lot of aesthetic difference. There are pro's and cons on both sides: internal engine components for the BBC vs flywheel, headers, etc for the SBC. I want to run the big block due to being a little out of the ordinary and being overstated, as a rod should be, in my opinion. Anyone have a decent source for internal parts?