Fuck Corvettes.......I want me one outta a Massey Ferguson combine !! The ones with the big M-F on the valve covers !!
------------------------------------------- Yep, for sure, at least "15 out of 10" and the number maybe even be slightly higher than that! That just proves how good they are and why everyone wants one!!! Mart3406 ==========================
---------------------------------------------- Ya' mean one of the rare Massey "Special High Performance Option" - 'MF-LS7 454/450hp' big blocks or the option code 'MF-L84'- 327/375hp' smallblocks from one of the 'Sports Combine' models and with the rare 'factory optional' "Massey-Ferguson script" finned cast aluminum covers like these??!! <lol> Mart3406 ============================ </lol>
The 5 of the 15 Corvette engines that didn't come in Corvettes (versus the 10 that were) were a Ford factory option on '32 to '40 Ford coupes.
I'd be interested in knowing the casting number from one of your cast small journal 327 crankshafts. I've seen cast small journal cranks in some '64-'67 283s, but never in a '62-'67 327.
From Rowley Corvette statistics Corvette 327 suffix codes : 1962: RC ... 327 ...250 .... WCFB 1x4 BC & Manual Trans. RD ... 327....300 .... AFB 1x4 BC & Manual Trans. RE ... 327....340 .... AFB 1x4 BC, Hi-LiftCam & Man Tr RF.... 327 ....360 .... FI, Hi-LiftCam & Manual Trans. SC ... 327.....250 .... WCFB 1x4 BC & Powerglide SD ... 327....300 .... AFB 1x4 BC & Powerglide 1963 RC . 327 ...250 ...WCFB 1x4 BC & Manual Trans. RD .. 327...300 ...AFB 1x4 BC & Manual Trans. RE .. 327...340 ...AFB 1x4 BC, Hi-Lift Cam & Man Tr. RF ... 327...360 ...FI, Hi-Lift Cam & Manual Trans. SC .. 327 ...250 ...WCFB 1x4 BC & Powerglide SD .. 327...300 ...AFB 1x4 BC & Powerglide 1964: RC .. 327 ..250 ...WCFB 1x4 BC & Manual Trans. RD .. 327..300 ...AFB 1x4 BC & Manual Trans. RE .. 327..365 ... Holley 1x4 BC, Hi-LiftCam & Man.Tr. RF .. 327..375 ... FI, Hi-Lift Cam & Manual Trans. RP ... 327..250 ...WCFB 1x4 BC, A/C & Manual Tr. RQ .. 327 .300 ...AFB 1x4 BC, AJC & Manual Trans. RR .. 327 .365 ... Holley 1x4BC, Hi-Lift, A/C, Man. Tr RT .. 327 .365 ... Holley 1x4BC, Hi-Lift, T/I, Man. Tr. RU .. 327 365 .. Holley 1x4BC, Hi-Lift, A/C,T/I, Man Tr RX .. 327 375 ... FI, Hi-Lift Cam, T/I & Manual Trans. SC .. 327 .250 ...WCFB 1x4 BC & Powerglide SD .. 327.300 ...AFB 1x4 BC & Powerglide SK .. 327 250 ...WCFB 1x4 BC, A/C & Powerglide SL .. 327 300 ...AFB 1x4 BC, A/C & Powerglide 1965: HE .. 327...250 ..WCFB 1x4BC & ManualTrans. HF .. 327...300 ..AFB Ix4BC & ManualTrans. HG .. 327..375 .. FI, Hi-Lift Cam & 4-Speed HH .. 327..365 . Holley 1x4BC, Mech. Lifters, 4-Speed HI ... 327 ..250 .WCFB 1x4BC, A/C & ManualTrans. HJ ... 327..300 ..AFB 1x4BC, A/C & ManualTrans. HK .. 327..365 . Holley 1x4, Mech. Lifters, A/C, 4-Spd HL ... 327 .365.. Holley 1x4, Mech. Lifters, T/I, 4-Spd HM .. 327.365 . Holley 1x4, Mech. Lft, AJC, T/I, 4-Spd HN .. 327 .375 . FI, Hi-Lift Cam, T/I & 4-Speed HO .. 327 .250 .WCFB 1x4BC & Powerglide HP .. 327 .300 ..AFB 1x4BC & Powerglide HQ .. 327.250 .WCFB 1x4BC, A/C & Powerglide HR .. 327.300 ..AFB 1x4BC, A/C & Powerglide HT .. 327.350... Holley 1x4BC, Hyd. Lifters &4-Speed HU .. 327.350.. Holley 1x4BC, Hyd. Lifters, A/C, 4-Spd HV .. 327.350.. Holley 1x4BC, Hyd. Lifters, T/I, 4-Spd HW 327.350 . Holley 1x4BC, Hyd. Lft, A/C, T/I, 4-spd 1966: HE . 327 .300 . Manual Trans. HH . 327 ..300 .. K19 & ManualTrans. HO . 327 .300 . Powerglide HR ..327 ..300 .. K19 & Powerglide HT . 327...350 .. Hi-LiftCam & 4-Speed HD . 327..350 .. Hi-Lift Cam, K19 & 4-Speed HP . 327...350... Hi-Lift Cam, A/C, P/S & 4-Speed KH .327...350... Hi-Lift Cam, K19, AJC, P/S, 4-Speed 1967: HE .. 327 .300 .. 1x4BC & ManualTrans. HH . 327 .300 .. 1x4BC, K19 & ManualTrans. HO . 327..300 .. 1x4BC & Powerglide HR ..327..300 .. 1x4BC, K19 & Powerglide HP .. 327..300 . 1x4BC, P/S & ManualTrans. HT .. 327..350 . 1x4BC, Hi-LiftCam & 4-Speed HD . 327..350 .. 1x4BC, Hi-LiftCam, K19 & 4-Speed HP .. 327..350 . 1x4BC, Hi-Lift Cam, A/C, P/S & 4-SpHE .. 327 ..300 ... Roch. Q-jet & ManualTrans. 1968: HO . 327...300 ... Roch. Q-jet &THM HP .. 327..300 ... Roch. Q-jet, A/C, P/S, Man Trans. HT .. 327..350 ... Roch. Q-jet, Spec. Cam & 4-Speedd KH . 327..350 .1x4BC, Hi-L Cam, K19, A/C, P/S, 4-Speed
Large journal 327's had cast cranks, but I have never seen a cast small journal 327 crank. If you have one, it must be the rarest crank on the planet.
The serial number should give you some clues. I don't know the skinny on decoding them but if the insurance company can you should also be able to do so as well. The casting number will tell you the intended destination of the engine but not where it eventually landed. I have a '62 Power pack that was intended for a corvette but according to my research they also landed in Impalas as well. Good luck.
True, but SAYING you've got something is easy.....in fact, it's free. I'm not big on blind faith when it comes to believing someone's got something that isn't supposed to exist.
This is slightly off your topic but, I have a 1959 Vette 283 and the heads have X-38 cast onto the outside of the heads between the exhaust ports. Maybe this will be helpful to someone, sometime.
It has GM cast into it, it has no compression left and looks like it might have been in a fire even though there's no other sign of fire damage. If it starts at all, the blowby is so bad you have to hook the fuel line into the oil pan to keep it running.
not so much.....i know of a few (probably 10 or so ) around here .....and there isn't a vette motor in any of them.. now for a vette buy....a friend bought a old mini rod pulling tractor a few years back...with a real deal 340 or so hp vette motor. never know what you will find in a barn.......wait, everyone on this site knows what comes out of barns
G'day, Saw a 350 Corvette engine on fleabay for cheap so I threw in a bid. Ended up winning it. My brother picked it up for me and when we pulled the pan we found a four bolt block, steel crank, rods with remnants of pink paint, and a windage tray. Heads had 2.02 intake valves, screw in studs, and guide plates. I think I got a real Corvette engine. ms
My buddies and I always joke about this. I took the motor out of my 87 Corvette and swapped an LS into it. So I then put the stock Vette motor in my T-bucket but I don't tell anyone it's a Vette motor.
---------------------------------------- Damn...you're right. Thanks for spotting this!! I just noticed the 'misspelled with two "S"es' "Fergusson" name on *both* sets of the valve cover pics I posted too. I don't think they're Swedish though. More likely, they're cheap, poor quality, 'Made in China' counterfeits of the genuine Massey "Special High Performance Option" covers - and are probably sold at Walmart and online by certain evil and unscrupulous ebay vendors!! I've since thrown my bogus Chinese counterfeit covers in the garbage where they belong and replaced them and the pics in my post with new, actual 'guaranteed genuine' and 'correctly spelled with one "S"' -"Massey-Ferguson" covers! (see the new pics at www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1057848&d=1281860281 and www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1057849&d=1281860281) Hopefully, my misfortune at getting taken, will be a warning and a 'heads-up' to other HAMBERS. When shopping for 'factory' cast aluminum valve covers for your combine, always double check the spelling on them before handing over your hard-earned dollars!!! And always remember, watch out for Chinese counterfeits and remember, "buyer beware"!!!! LOL Mart3406 ==========================
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