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Orphans - documentation or VIN-stamped drivetrains - in search of the original cars => 1969 - Orphans => Topic started by: 1968RSZ28 on August 11, 2015, 02:41:03 AM
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Your 302cid/290hp Z/28 engine is on eBay...
Engine pad is stamped: V1226DZ
Partial VIN stamped by oil filter mounting boss: 19N572683 (My best guess from posted photo.)
Block casting number: 3932386
Block casting date: K 7 8
Seller id: steel4140
Seller location: Michigan City, IN
Seller contact info: Dan @ 219-873-1198
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121702803580?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Paul
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So what does it take to bend forged steel connecting rods? I'm assuming a race history? How do you do that without damaging the piston and/or crank?
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Blown head gasket and resultant hydro lock. Happened on a 396 I had as a kid.
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Hi Mike, thanks for the insight. So when you had hydro lock, did it damage the pistons or crank as well? Seems like an aluminum piston would be damaged along with the rod. Maybe break the pin boss, or at least cause cracks?
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I did it with a 327 365hp. Only the rod was hurt. In fact the engine ran fine, just had a weird sound.
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jdv69z - Cracked one piston and bent the rod it was on. Buckling of the rod beam was a classic "column load" yield failure. Surprising the engine didn't grenade, but I wasn't twisting its tail when the failure occurred and I shut it down immediately. Engine got rebuilt at that point and ran fine after. Rod might still be hanging in my dad's garage at the home place, lol...
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Yes I remember seeing the results of rod failure in a 396 during drag racing. Big holes in the block, another cylinder with a frozen piston and a rod twisted like a pretzel. I'm not sure the heads were even salvageable. Intake destroyed. A literal explosion.
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No sale 8-11-15...
Reserve not met = $5000.00
Paul
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Relisted 8-16-15...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111745310363?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Paul
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No sale 9-15-15...
Reserve not met = $5000.00
Paul
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Relisted 9-19-15...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121764886167?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Paul
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Like an old 45 record re-playing over and over.
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Dropped it by $500, also found on CL. Seller not sure if the VIN is 683 or 633
https://www.google.com/url?q=http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/pts/5204794273.html&sa=U&ved=0CAgQFjABahUKEwirheax543IAhXBnaYKHawtD7Y&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHqsOq_cu1DzgTJ0G38TXgeOdxx4Q
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No sale 10-19-15...
Reserve not met = $4500.00
Relisted 10-19-15...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121792348430?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Paul
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No sale 11-9-15...
Reserve not met = $4500.00
Relisted 11-9-15...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111820324599?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Paul
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No sale 11-16-15...
Reserve not met = $3500.00
Paul