ShaneG.
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About 2 years ago I was going past a neighbors house and noticed another old green car sitting out by his barn. There was already a Duster sitting out there and I stopped in one day and asked about it. Turns out it was a 66 Coronet that had been sitting around their transmission shop for a long time and moved around to different storage places. Apparently the owner wanted a stock transmission rebuilt... blew it up and come dragging the whole car in. Well it had a built 440 and they say a 3800 stall converter. So after building another trans and relocating the springs and doing some work the owner never came back to pay for it. So after waiting for at least 8 years they got a mechanics lien on it and got a clean title for it.
Here's how it sat when I seen it.
I asked if it was for sale and was told probably they'd get back with me and a week or so later they called and said they wanted to keep the 440 but the car was mine if I wanted it. So for $2k I got the car minus the engine. I found a motorhome 440 in the junkyard later for $350.
Then after I kept asking about the engine that was in it 2 years later I got it bought for $1k. 030" 440 with 440 source heads and crane 1.6 roller rockers, TRC 850 DP crb and Eldelbrok victor 440 intake. It had aftermarket balancer,pulleys,flexplate.
Then engine is part now getting the block cleaned with new cam bearing and freeze plugs just because it sat for so long without being ran I figured new rings and bearings were cheaper than trashing something.
The engine will get put together and put back in so I can try to drive it a little before it goes in the garage for winter then the few rust issues will get fixed. Still needs new interior and paint.
Here's how it sat when I seen it.
I asked if it was for sale and was told probably they'd get back with me and a week or so later they called and said they wanted to keep the 440 but the car was mine if I wanted it. So for $2k I got the car minus the engine. I found a motorhome 440 in the junkyard later for $350.
Then after I kept asking about the engine that was in it 2 years later I got it bought for $1k. 030" 440 with 440 source heads and crane 1.6 roller rockers, TRC 850 DP crb and Eldelbrok victor 440 intake. It had aftermarket balancer,pulleys,flexplate.
Then engine is part now getting the block cleaned with new cam bearing and freeze plugs just because it sat for so long without being ran I figured new rings and bearings were cheaper than trashing something.
The engine will get put together and put back in so I can try to drive it a little before it goes in the garage for winter then the few rust issues will get fixed. Still needs new interior and paint.
