z3080
08-12-2006, 11:56 AM
I just completed an engine swap on my 68 coupe. The cylinders in the old block measure 4.040". Can this block be bored anymore? If so I'd like to sell it with the old heads. Surprisingly, the old motor ran pretty decently even though it was only running on seven cylinders. The only thing I found wrong was one warped valve hence no compression in that cylinder. The old motor had quite a few miles. So I opted for a short block so I could get my car running again as fast as I could. Any ideas what this block is worth, or is it just scrap iron? Thanks !!
69mach1377
08-12-2006, 01:32 PM
How many miles on that bore?
z3080
08-12-2006, 01:35 PM
I don't know. My dad built that motor about10 or 12 years ago.
Colorado_Mustang
08-12-2006, 02:23 PM
The max you could go is 060 over, but that only be useful for a stocker...performance applications will overheat. Pretty much, you have a new stand for a coffee table...
ad1997
08-12-2006, 04:35 PM
u could rebuild it and sell it to a i6 guy looking to upgrade is an option
67Sally
08-12-2006, 05:28 PM
ORIGINAL: ad1997
u could rebuild it and sell it to a i6 guy looking to upgrade is an option
No you don't want that
deadcarnahans
08-12-2006, 06:26 PM
If it is still within limits of an .040 bore after rehoning it you could re-ring it and get quite a few more miles out of it.
I would not scrap it yet.
I would not ask any $ for the bare block. Just give it to some one that is willing to give it a good home.
69mach1377
08-13-2006, 03:02 PM
That's what I was getting at...