Unique 9127-Factory 427 SC -FOR SALE

[Naumoff]

Yes, The way you describe it it sounds like southern automotive built it.

[arrowdriver]

Aren't they the ones that are linked to Unique's site, seemingly "recommended"??

My engine was built by HESCO in Birmingham. What have you heard about them? I felt pretty comfortable getting it as the owner used to build engines for Bobby Allison and was his crew chief if I recall right.

[brfutbrian]

Yes, The way you describe it it sounds like southern automotive built it.

sorry guys, bill parnham had nothing to do with this one.
actually the shortblock is a oem piece with 20 k on it i bought from a good friend. the only thing i did to the shortblock was change out the cam/lifters, rear main seal and finish the top end with 1976 heads with hardened seats for unleaded gas. i orginally put it together for emmission testing because the other 2 motors i ran would not run on pump gas and would never pass. as it turned out it was never used for that due to a change in the emission laws for replica cars in conecticut making it exempt. it was run in the car twice and had 1000 + miles and always ran well. one thing that hasnt been said, is that shortly after the car got to france i recieved a phone call from the broker who translated for jorge (new owner)who was on a three way call telling me the car overheated severly because the fans never switched on automatically. he had no idea that a toggle switch controlled the fans. i think with a cracked block and orange bearings that the start of the damage may have been done there. was coolant in the oil from the cracked block ?

arrow driver, block was standard bore

oliver, i have 1966 390 block with main caps thats needs .030 to clean the bore and a standard / standard 390 crank in my garage that jorge more than welcome to if it will help him and he pays for shipping.

jorge has made some serious changes to the car and i think i looks great

later, brian.

[arrowdriver]

That all makes sense now. I have considered adding a thermostatic switch to the cooling system to turn on the fan as even a single case of overheating can destroy an engine. I've seen the babbit dripping from the cam bearings of a 289 in a 65 Mustang but the guy was lucky and the block didn't crack.

BTW, all I've read about Southern has been good so far.

[Naumoff]

That all makes sense now. I have considered adding a thermostatic switch to the cooling system to turn on the fan as even a single case of overheating can destroy an engine. I've seen the babbit dripping from the cam bearings of a 289 in a 65 Mustang but the guy was lucky and the block didn't crack.

BTW, all I've read about Southern has been good so far.

That was the first thing I did was add a t-stat switch to the puller fan I installed. I thought why would you not have a T-stat switch to turn the fans on after reading how many people forgot to turn them on.