Thread: 427 Engine - 1968 - Complete and Running
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Old 06-24-2006, 12:27 AM
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Not to rain on your parade, but a '68 427 car engine IS a side oiler, not a center oiler. The entire block assembly is as 1966, cross bolt mains, forged STEEL crank and all EXCEPT it is drilled for and has hydraulic lifters. I'm not sure by the pictures what kind of combination you have there, but if it doesn't have cross bolt mains, I'd strongly suggest measuring the bore before representing it as a 427. A "C8xxxx block can also be a 390 or 428 which would have a cast iron crank... and yes, those are center oilers. Valve covers and stickers aren't telling you the whole story.
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