Went to look at a 327 last night. And i came home with two of them!! One complete runner and the other a shortblock 331 with forged trw pistons. Love your videos

@thereluctantgearhead4544

2 күн бұрын

Nice score there. Killer old engines. Thanks for watching man.

Dig the Moroso Gold! I got a 68 327, ive had for 35 years. I just built it again with 041x heads. Lots of goodies in it.

I picked up a 283 for free about a month ago. Tore it down ran the numbers and it turned out to be a 66 327. I got that bad boy for free, it has been apparently bored 40 over. I don’t know shit about fuck with motors but as a 26 year old I got time to learn. I’m planning on droppin it in my 59 el Camino project. Going to take my time and do it right, it’s really a solid motor very well taken care of.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

You scored in that unit, 327s make alot of power pretty easy. They like to rev. 66 come with a strong forged crankshaft, they are hard to break. Back in the late 60s thru the 70s, people were turning them 9000+RPM in certain racing applications. Aluminum rods were the way to go with that kinda shit. Tunnelram intakes worked real good on them too. I'm looking for a certain mid 70s Holley tunnelram for my 327. Hard piece to find tho.

@tomkeppler3519

20 күн бұрын

​@@thereluctantgearhead4544 2 bolt mains revving to 9000rpm lmao. Suuure

@rodneyf.9595

20 күн бұрын

Did it done it I love twisting the shit out of um​@@tomkeppler3519

@robertangell7926

19 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tour Sam. I have a very similar chevy engine collection as well that got started in the 60's. My test mules are a 72 monte 88 gmc. Wish would of kept 1 of my g-body's .

Now that motor screams america. The america I grew up in

Love the show keep it coming from paul Australia

You along side The Hotrod Hoarder would make an awesome collaboration.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

He's got some cool shit, good storyteller too. Obviously was raised up around race cars.

As a kid in small town west Texas in the late 70’s an old man had a factory L79 327 1966 Nova SS. He refused to sell it because he didn’t want some kid cutting out the fender wells for big ass tires. I begged him and said I would never cut the body up....prick wouldn’t sell it....let it set and rot....worth a ton of money today in good condition!

@thereluctantgearhead4544

18 күн бұрын

They are rare as hell now. I bought a totalled 66 Chevy 2 with a L-79 in it, M21 Muncie, 4-11 geared 12-bolt posi. Car was wrecked in the late 60s, I bought it in the late 80s for $150 bucks. Body was fucked, but the drivetrain was in damn good shape. I bought it for scrap price. Built the engine to make over 540hp, used the 4spd in a 67 Firebird I already had and also the 12-bolt went into it too. Sold the shell for $150 bucks for parts. So I got the entire drivetrain free.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

18 күн бұрын

The 327 went into a 69 C-10 drag truck I had, ran 7.00s in the 8th at almost 100mph. I swapped out at least 7 engines in that truck. 406 I had in it got it down in the 6.60s. Ended up trading that truck for a 69 Elcamino 396 350hp SS with a 67 427 bigblock & M-22 rockcrusher swapped in it. 4-56 geared 12-bolt in it. Car was mean. It got stolen out of my back yard years ago.

@trailerparkcryptoking5213

18 күн бұрын

@@thereluctantgearhead4544 how much did the C10 weigh? Was it lightened? You got a dream of a deal on the 66 Chevy 2!

@thereluctantgearhead4544

17 күн бұрын

@@trailerparkcryptoking5213 Yep, the old 69 was pretty much a drag truck. It was in the 3100 3200lb range. Had a 12-bolt car rear end under it.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

17 күн бұрын

@@trailerparkcryptoking5213 Ole 69 C-10 had 14x32x15 Firestone slicks under it, 28x4x15 frontrunners, Cragar Supertricks, 15x3/15x14 wheels on it. Ladder bar & coilover rear setup. Narrowed rear end. It was pretty set up. Only fiberglass was the cowl hood. All real glass & steel. Bed was gutted, and no interior. If it didn't need it, it wasent there. Believe it weighed damn near 3900lbs stock.

Back in the early 90’s running the L79 327/350hp cam with 1.60 rockers in a 350 etc was a strong budget daily driver combo. .447/.447 @.050” 222/222 LSA 114 W1.60 rockers bumped lift to .477”/.477”… 1978 Camaro 3.08’s TH350 easy 21 mpg highway too 😎

Beautiful

That 327 brought me back to being 8 years old in 79' when my dad put an L-T1 longblock in his 78' Vette. He had that same air cleaner/valve cover combo. I remember he put Blackjack headers on it, I don't think that brand exists anymore. Thanks for the memories. I still have the air cleaner plates, the valve covers went with the car eventually but I still have the L-82 valve covers. The stats on this build are crazy. 8 grand!! I don't think I would have the balls to spin my smallblock to 8 grand even it could. lol Were the small journal 327s a bigger, smaller or the same diameter as a 302DZ?

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

DZ cranks are large journal. People used to turn them down to 2 inch and use the small journal rod size. I built a 302 that turned 9800rpm thru the lights. Had BME aluminium rods in it and Super lightweight Arias pistons. Had a 288/288@.050 680/680 lift solid roller. Ported Phase 2 Bowtie heads. It ran pretty good. Had a 7000 stall and 6-17 gear in it. Sounded mean as hell.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

I used to love building small cubic inch Modified Production type engines. Rev like chainsaws.

@judgegixxer

16 күн бұрын

@@thereluctantgearhead4544 oh ok now I know thanks. I bet it sounded insane. Ya those revs are getting into dirt bike/ crotch rocket territory never mind nascar.

@judgegixxer

16 күн бұрын

@@thereluctantgearhead4544 yes I’ve always loved the little screamers. 7000 stall lol 😂💪🏻. “It ran pretty good”. Understatement of the day.

I've got a 66 327 with power pack heads, and I wanted to see what cam you would use with a power glide for a short bed street pickup, should I spend the money to upgrade the heads or just get some modern ones, I would enjoy spending some money for your help. I'm in Montgomery, thanks again for your badass videos!

@PatandDoopypoopy

20 күн бұрын

Stock vortec heads with just a spring upgrade and pin the rocker studs(I say this assuming your on a tight budget)work great on a street 327. If you can find vortecs off a 305, the chamber is smaller and will help your 327 with compression(especially if it has flat top pistons). Also 327 don't make much low rpm torque. Your truck isn't super lite-weight. A turbo 350 or 400 with a 2800ish stall converter(plenty streetable)would help acceleration tremendously.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

Swapping out that powerglide with a 350 T would make a big difference. Unfortunately with the price of shit these days, the money spent on making them old heads up to snuff for high performance use, be similar money to just buy a new pair of aftermarket heads. Just seen a new pair of Promaxx Vortec heads on eBay for $800 bucks shipped. They would make a hell of a difference over your old heads. Last pair of 60s heads I had completely updated costed over $1200 bucks at the machine shop. You can buy a new pair of Brodix IK 200 heads for about the same money. And the power difference would be 100+hp compared to a pair of powerpack heads. Better in every way.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

I'd use a pretty big hydraulic roller, I drive a 84 C-10 daily with a Comp XE294HR cam. Totally dependable. I have a 4spd manual tho, allows a bigger cam on the street than a automatic with alot of stall. With a auto trans, it would need about a 3500 stall converter. I use a 4-10 gear in it too. Sucks on the highway, but it gets up to speed quick. MPG ain't as bad as one might think either.

@flatlanderoutdoors2549

20 күн бұрын

Nice collection of engines, any plans to put them in anything?

Snatch not snatched. Am I right?

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

Depends on context, where I'm from, a snatch is a pussy, and snatched is to grab something with quickness. Always enjoy a shot of snatch. But I don't want to be snatched.

Only way a 327 going to make the four wheeled variety of vehicle to really boogy is to keep the weight under 2750 lbs.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

15 күн бұрын

Had one in a 69 C-10 stepside that ran 7.00s in the 8th. Just gotta turn em up. Gear accordingly.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

15 күн бұрын

Stock converter and highway gears definitely won't work with a good unit.

@piercer2

15 күн бұрын

@@thereluctantgearhead4544 for sure, great little engine, very versatile, and that displacement lives on

First time I ever heard a toad frog cuss so much

@thereluctantgearhead4544

15 күн бұрын

Should hear it when it ain't trying to be fuckin civilized. That motherfucker really don't give a damn what people think.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

15 күн бұрын

Don't make a fuckin cent off this shit either, so it don't matter.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

15 күн бұрын

You would have shit if you ever went to see a Richard Pryor show or about any other comedian back in the day. People got too sensitive since those days. Too many pussies.

@thereluctantgearhead4544

15 күн бұрын

Are you allowed to watch R rated movies?

@craighills2382

Күн бұрын

Hello thereluctantgearhead I am from Australia I had a victor tunnel ram 327 411 gears 4100 stall .Aluminum Rods The stall was a bit low Edd Pink first is where the motor come from in the 1980 it would under no load just rpm 9 high RPM A1 performance built steve Wherrit at Holley performance helped I cant tell people now days ,they laugh like Im telling rubbish .The very moment my mum made me get the Bathurst Monaro off her front lawn ,By dark it was tow trucked away ,They watched thinking I had picked it up . Assholes stole it ,I worked in total from 16 to 22 years of age paying the car and running gear off. After 4 years it being stolen I paid the debt on that ,killed me inside I had to pay for what thieves fckn steel 30 years later someone told me whom they were. luv your stuff man from Australia

You can buy those cheap holley valve covers still today. Nothing rare about them

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

They ain't the same chief, shit has changed in the past 40+yrs. The new ones are half the thickness of the old versions if you can even still buy them. I haven't seen them for sale in decades, and I'm looking at alot of parts everyday. So maybe you just have some exclusive inside hook up on vintage speed parts. Good for you.....

@thereluctantgearhead4544

20 күн бұрын

You can still buy chrome moroso valvecovers today, but pick up a new one and compare it to a version made 40+yrs ago, obviously different and thicker, better chrome too. I have both. New ones are more squared off compared to the originals. And alot thinner.

1K 6/14/24

@thereluctantgearhead4544

18 күн бұрын

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@thereluctantgearhead4544

8 күн бұрын

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@thereluctantgearhead4544

2 күн бұрын

1717 7/1/24

@thereluctantgearhead4544

2 күн бұрын

These views sure slowed way the fuck down. Thanks utube....

@craighills2382

Күн бұрын

Thereluctantgearhead4544 From Australia was with Tucker Carlson and Clive Palmer the other night in Australia,, Sorry but you hit a nerve all I want is to enjoy content like your then I see you wrote KZread thanks = It made me upset so my rant I cant help KZread are thieves planned & Owned by the M1Litary 1ndustr1al complex, they have now achieved teaching the AI quantum computer the human behaviour in communication.So they divert your contact so they dont pay you to make you give up on content They dont care if you ,we go away as a planned fact, it will be soon very few people at all like yourself .Controlling every word said it called Comun1sm .I am sad for the good American people about your once wonderful country .As an Australian we loved American people they were the coolest people on earth .It started after Kennedy controlling C1A all polititions you would not know if Trump was in on it ? or not ? Its all one big L1e as far as I can see ,because its a good game to play to remove him maga destroy your wonderful country .They bought count Von Braun over many many nas1s , H1tler went to France ? I think his daughter is in your Parliment Naztz1s Its when Nasa first started Nasa = NAZ1.They bought scientists of ev1l nerumberge escapees in USA U boats. They now basically run they despise your county, it is terribly sad. A politition is cheap to buy