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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 02:07 PM
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Can someone guide me to a manufacture that sales rebuilding kits for a 1966 427 corvette engine. I'm talking the whole deal. thanks
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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Sealed Power offers complete kits to rebuild an engine but they do not sell direct to public, you will have to buy from a local machine shop or if you internet buy, Summitt, Jegs, EPW and EPG are groups of Engine Parts Warehouses that are nationwide and would have them in stock locally. Most large towns have at least one major Enigne Parts Warehouse. Another option is to piece together your kit, IE: Melling Oil Pump, Pistons of choice, Fel Pro for Gaskets, Sealed Power, Hastings or Dana for Rings, Federal-Mogul or Clevite for Engine Bearings etc.
Make sure to specify Moly Ductile Iron Top Rings in your set, std rings are not tough enough for these old engines on cheap gas. Good Luck
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use your local auto parts store for the parts and they can help you all the way through the build....most of the larger independent parts stores are also machine shops...and you will have a face to face transaction that the net or chain stores can never provide
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When I did my 327 over a couple years ago I bought EVERYTHING from Northern Auto Parts. They list everything you need in a kit and also allow upgrades of almost all the individual items so you can custom design around your needs and your $$$$. Good prices and good delivery. Bob
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:05 PM
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Thanks for the advice I will look into all of these.
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