I found an auction that has an old cigarette boat that looks to me un-repairable (at least from a logical point of view). The interesting thing about this boat, it has an old school BBC 427. There is an old tag on a wire loop around the distributor base identifying this engine as a factory warranty replacement and this motor is for marine use only. My question: what's the difference (marine V auto) and could this motor swap places where a BBC went before in a car (meaning bolting right in using standard off the shelf parts)? Also, it appears, although I could be wrong but the cast iron exhaust manifolds look identical to each other however flipped around left to right so the motor faces aft, I was just wondering if they can be flipped back again for conventional use.
I could likely get this heap cheap, keeping all the good parts and scraping the remains. I really would like an old school 427 for future transplantation to a car or pick-up truck (68 to 72).
I could likely get this heap cheap, keeping all the good parts and scraping the remains. I really would like an old school 427 for future transplantation to a car or pick-up truck (68 to 72).