I've been talking to a guy who is looking to sell his '67 Firebird which he says is an original 400. He hasn't had a chance to send me the casting number but has told me that it has a YH engine code. Anybody know if this would be a correct engine? On www.teufert.net/pontiac/engcodes.htm it does show a YH code 400 for 1967 with auto tranny and 4 bolt main but no HP rating and nothing saying its for a Firebird. Anybody verify this is a correct engine for a Firebird and maybe know HP rating from factory?
'67's are easy to verify if an original 400 car. Look at the data plate behind the master cylinder. It has to have 3F on it if an original 400 car.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
Yep, try verifying the 3F code first. If that passes then you can check for the original motor using the PHS docs.
There were no VIN's on the engine blocks for '67, but the Engine Unit Number stamped on the front of the block needs to match the PHS.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement 2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered. 2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it) Old projects, gone but not forgotten: 1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it. 1980 Turbo Trans Am 1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto 1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed 1983 F-150 4x4, built 302 1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
Yeah I saw thew YH 428 too. Gets confusing sometimes with so much available information and not knowing who's a reliable source and who's full of crap.
according to some , there were supposedly a few 428s installed in birds...supposedly one guy in Houston has one in a 67...it was factory displayed in Las Vegas according to the tales/paperworks...everybody says there were no 428s , but ...acc to some there were a few??? I am NO expert on this issue...
Yep but no FACTORY installed 428's. Lots of rumors about Bobcat like 'birds re-engined by dealers.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement 2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered. 2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it) Old projects, gone but not forgotten: 1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it. 1980 Turbo Trans Am 1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto 1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed 1983 F-150 4x4, built 302 1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
Thanks Bjorn, but are you really supposed to be on this site with an Alfa and a Volvo?????
by request of the forum owner and the other admins , I have stayed on and after 13 yrs (2000-2013)of experience with my second fgf...6 mo w my first (in 69), I do have 'some' input
Yep but no FACTORY installed 428's. Lots of rumors about Bobcat like 'birds re-engined by dealers.
I have argued this point too, but tis owner tells me i`m wrong ,and claims his is a factory 428...he stopped driving it , just storing it because of this.
by request of the forum owner and the other admins , I have stayed on and after 13 yrs (2000-2013)of experience with my second fgf...6 mo w my first (in 69), I do have 'some' input [/quote]
I for one am Glad your hanging around
Jerry Tallman 69 455/4sp Windward Blue, deluxe parchment bench seat, under major restoration je_tallman@yahoo.com
Thanks Bjorn, but are you really supposed to be on this site with an Alfa and a Volvo?????
by request of the forum owner and the other admins , I have stayed on and after 13 yrs (2000-2013)of experience with my second fgf...6 mo w my first (in 69), I do have 'some' input
Bjorn rocks! He can stay on until all the glaciers melt!
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Thanks Bjorn, but are you really supposed to be on this site with an Alfa and a Volvo?????
by request of the forum owner and the other admins , I have stayed on and after 13 yrs (2000-2013)of experience with my second fgf...6 mo w my first (in 69), I do have 'some' input
That's cool with me as I can tell you know what you're talking about. Sure it wont be long until you have another Fbird in the garage. How 'bout a really nice '69 T/A tribute???
Thanks Bjorn, but are you really supposed to be on this site with an Alfa and a Volvo?????
by request of the forum owner and the other admins , I have stayed on and after 13 yrs (2000-2013)of experience with my second fgf...6 mo w my first (in 69), I do have 'some' input
Bjorn rocks! He can stay on until all the glaciers melt!
hopefully AlGore isnt correct , i would have to quit soon....LOL
Thanks Bjorn, but are you really supposed to be on this site with an Alfa and a Volvo?????
by request of the forum owner and the other admins , I have stayed on and after 13 yrs (2000-2013)of experience with my second fgf...6 mo w my first (in 69), I do have 'some' input
That's cool with me as I can tell you know what you're talking about. Sure it wont be long until you have another Fbird in the garage. How 'bout a really nice '69 T/A tribute???
sorry ,it isnt a vert....I only buy verts as classics, after my 57 Studebaker Silver Hawk sold 17 yrs ago
by request of the forum owner and the other admins , I have stayed on and after 13 yrs (2000-2013)of experience with my second fgf...6 mo w my first (in 69), I do have 'some' input
I for one am Glad your hanging around [/quote] thx Jerry....next time you come down , you might get a ride in an ALFA...lol
Planning on coming down sometime this winter for insurance adjuster school in Houston, they keep putting me off up here, I'll let you know when plans are finalized.
Jerry Tallman 69 455/4sp Windward Blue, deluxe parchment bench seat, under major restoration je_tallman@yahoo.com
ok...good..we moved...we now live 900 feet further away from you...lol...moved three houses down the street, acroos the creek, 6th townhouse south on west side...LOL
ok...good..we moved...we now live 900 feet further away from you...lol...moved three houses down the street, acroos the creek, 6th townhouse south on west side...LOL
And he has a brown bag of cash he carries with him at all times too!
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
I thought a pic you posted one time was in front of a different house, no more pool I guess?
pool is now 200 feet away , for the 32 units...very few use it...we havent been in it , but its nice...the guy next to it has a 60 convertible eldorado, all original, his parents bought it new...2 houses over on our side of the street a guy just sold his 58 MGA, but still has an Avanti and a 62 Stude Hawk...a guy 2 houses away oppsite me other direction has a 'fun' car too , a Porsche Boxter...used to have Alfas, so theres "classic cars" in the area!
rear overhangs ravine with a creek at bottom....now we have really screwed up this thread...but since its about a supposedly non existing 428 car anyway , no biggie?
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
white fluffy stuff?? H3ll NO! I left that stuff behind in Sweden!one of four reasons I moved to Texas.. Taxes, Health Care, Jobs, Winter.....and as it is going now... with ObummerCare, which may most likely, raise taxes ,and when I quit working (soon), might be looking elsewhere again! as I believe we are NOT getting GW , but a small Ice Age soon,,, LOL
