smallblock 400 donor vehicles...?? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

bigvinnie · 09-18-2003, 11:43 PM

Anyone know which vehicles came with this motor....?? Wanna keep an eye out for a good cheap rebuildable core...

thanks.

Woody · 09-19-2003, 06:56 AM

Early 70's Impala, Caprice, trucks....That is all I can think of.

JJR · 09-19-2003, 07:28 AM

Hollander shows the following could have a 400 2bbl engine:
70-76 Big Chevys (Implala, Caprice, etc)
74-76 Monte Carlo
74 Chevelle
75-80 Trucks/Blazers/Vans (GMC's also)
78-80 Suburban
75-76 GMC Sprint

Your best bet will be the big Chevys. In the big Chevys look for station wagons. I had a friend back in college that got a 400 out of a station wagon and put it in his 73 rally sport Camaro and could roast his tires all day long.

**CPNE** · 09-19-2003, 08:47 AM

Back around 78/79 or so, I had a 74 Chevelle wagon as a dealer loaner. It had the 400 in it.

bigvinnie · 09-19-2003, 02:21 PM

thanks for the info... I figured that the mid-70s boats would probably be a source, but wasn't aware that the trucks had em too....

Wasn't there a thread on how to identify a 400 recently...??? for some reason I don't have rights to use the search engine...

anyone else have this problem...???

tom hand · 09-19-2003, 02:35 PM

Some 400's had two freeze plugs per side...some had 3 per side. The ones with 2 per side are more desirable...and get this, the 2 bolt mains are the better block because the four bolt mains were prone to crack where the outside bolt holes were drilled.

http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~dzug/92z28/406project.html

palallin · 09-19-2003, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bigvinnie
for some reason I don't have rights to use the search engine...

anyone else have this problem...???

Search is disabled while Josh works on some bugs.

72c10step · 09-19-2003, 11:45 PM

Where can you get the Hollander book from? It sounds like a goldmine!

09-18-2003, 11:43 PM	#1
bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	smallblock 400 donor vehicles...?? Anyone know which vehicles came with this motor....?? Wanna keep an eye out for a good cheap rebuildable core... thanks. __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project

09-19-2003, 07:28 AM	#3
JJR Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Leesburg, GA Posts: 746	Hollander shows the following could have a 400 2bbl engine: 70-76 Big Chevys (Implala, Caprice, etc) 74-76 Monte Carlo 74 Chevelle 75-80 Trucks/Blazers/Vans (GMC's also) 78-80 Suburban 75-76 GMC Sprint Your best bet will be the big Chevys. In the big Chevys look for station wagons. I had a friend back in college that got a 400 out of a station wagon and put it in his 73 rally sport Camaro and could roast his tires all day long. __________________ FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Second Owner 70 C-10 Second Owner 93 GMC C1500 Third Owner 99 C2500 Crew Cab Short Bed

09-19-2003, 08:47 AM	#4
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,662	Back around 78/79 or so, I had a 74 Chevelle wagon as a dealer loaner. It had the 400 in it. __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

09-19-2003, 02:21 PM	#5
bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	thanks for the info... I figured that the mid-70s boats would probably be a source, but wasn't aware that the trucks had em too.... Wasn't there a thread on how to identify a 400 recently...??? for some reason I don't have rights to use the search engine... anyone else have this problem...??? __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project

09-19-2003, 02:35 PM	#6
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	Some 400's had two freeze plugs per side...some had 3 per side. The ones with 2 per side are more desirable...and get this, the 2 bolt mains are the better block because the four bolt mains were prone to crack where the outside bolt holes were drilled. http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~dzug/92z28/406project.html __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

09-19-2003, 06:56 AM	#2
Woody Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Georgetown, KY, USA Posts: 631	Early 70's Impala, Caprice, trucks....That is all I can think of.

09-19-2003, 11:45 PM	#8
72c10step WHYBYNU when old will do? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Loudon, NH Posts: 876	Where can you get the Hollander book from? It sounds like a goldmine! __________________ -72 Chevy C10 Stepside -2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 -1984 Jeep CJ7 -1995 Polaris XCR600 Custom -2003 Honda 300ex

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