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you sure about the tailshaft? looks like a short shaft to me, but nice score on the engine.
i should really get back to work on my 73 grand am 455/4speed project
Its a short shaft th400 but its not a big deal the driveshaft for it is long enough to be cut and rewelded to fit the firebird's differential .
this would be the long shaft, this should be one of them, There are 3 different lengths to the TH400 tail-shafts. 4'' 9'' 13''
the shortest one is what you want. like this.
I'd just slap it together and rock it like it sits. Maybe a rattle can flat black paint job.
you could just buy some marvel mystery oil, dump it into all the cylinders and work the engine over by hand to clear any rust from the cylinders.
pull the plugs, they will tell a story all their own lol
if it runs ok, theres money your saving till you really want to rebuild it.
I'd at least try it out first. I've got cars to run that have sat about that long.
Pulled the plugs and they look clean , I was able to turn the engine after putting some wd 40 in there. I will the oil actually looks pretty good.
Pulled the plugs and they look clean , I was able to turn the engine after putting some wd 40 in there. I will the oil actually looks pretty good.
Ill take a pic and post it
dude you got a good engine there, its almost spot less. and like you said, its also cleaner then my regals rockers for sure lol.
those back seats come out rather easy, the front are also easy. that way you can take the rug out, clean it, then take all the plastic off and clean or repaint it all nice.
told the wife and that made her happy lol, I will be getting new carpet ,the seats will get reupholstered along with the door panels and dash .
Engine will not get rebuilt but will put just a mild cam and new timing cover since the one it has its a bit rusted other than I should be good. the transmission also looks good.
you could do a compression test right where it sits if you want to make sure its solid all the way around. you just need some jumper cables and a battery to the starter motor, and it will crank over for you.
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