Re: [AMC-List] 401X Race Block

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 16 Dec 2006, Nick ALFANO wrote:

> I am not sure where he got it from and there were no
> heads there yet when I looked at it.  He has grand
> ideas of the block being worth somewhere in the area
> of $2500 by itself.

Well I hope he doesn't do something regrettable when/if he
doesn't get $2500 for it. With documentation and pedigree,
maybe, but with no docs? No history? $2500 seems a big high,
even though it is really strange. I doubt I could get that for
my Navarro Indy six "kit", and it's got paper(s) and a hell of
a lot more than a single block.



> 
> 
> Nick Alfano 
> Alfano Performance
> Kenosha, WI. 53142
> 262-308-1302
> 262-942-8271 after 6pm central and weekends
> 
> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:06:25 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 401X Race Block
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> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Nick ALFANO wrote:
> 
> > I would tend to go along with you that they didn't
> > really exist except I inspected it yesterday.  It
> does
> > have the 401 cast into the side of the block, there
> > definitely is an "X" stamped above the casting and
> it
> > is a 3.750 bore.  The water jackets are much larger
> > than a normal AMC V8.  Looking at the size of them,
> I
> > doubt this engine could be bored more than .060 over
> > the 3.750 bore.  The oil return holes in the intake
> > valley are plugged and it had 4 bolt mains at some
> > point in it's life.  The part number shows it is a
> 401
> > but the bore is definitely not.  There is also "401"
> > cast into the valley section of the block.  This is
> > not some homemade job.  It is definitely cast into
> the
> > block.  The casting marks are much more pronounced
> on
> > this block than normal.  The block has been tanked
> and
> > blasted down to a bare casting so there is no hiding
> > what is there. 
> 
> Wow, that's pretty spectacular. Where did you get it?
> Where
> did it come from?
> 
> Where there heads that came with it?
> 
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