This is what I get.......

alsdemon said
i remember when u got that. that really sucks have you checked craigs list yet? there a car shop down here who are in to yaks down here if i get out i will check for you. can it be a short block are you don,t want to install your top end?email this posting to a friend akron-canton craigslist > for sale / wanted > auto parts
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Thanks, that would be awesome, I'd prefer to pick up an engine I could hear run, but have no problem swapping the top end as long as the bottom is sound.

Gryzynx said
The famous Pontiac spun bearing! BTW, the engine in the picture is no SBC. Pontiac 400 is a completely different animal from a 350 or 400 SB. All Pontiacs right thru the 455 are dimensionally identical, differing only in bore and stroke. They use the BOP bellhousing pattern where the Chev engines have a unique pattern. They will not interchange unless you also change the transmission. Also, beware of a difference in engine mount bosses. I think there was a changeup around 1970. Early and late blocks use different engine mounts.

I was told that it was a 400 sb with a 350 turbo trans. I was also told that the extra engine I received was the original 400 sb, however I just checked it for castings and it says 350 on the bottom, driver's side of the engine. It also has the YU code on the front. I couldn't find the date code though. The engine currently in the car looks exactly the same, but has the YX code on it. I can't see the displacement casting though, so now I feel like a fool. I did find a few engine code sites that show the YX was a 455 for several years, so who knows? I'll have to get it up in the air and find the rest of the casting numbers.

caferacerx said
that sucks nice looking car though, what about just dropping in a cheap jasper re-man if your only gonna use it as a driver? at least it will have a warranty

I checked Jasper and it looks like it would cost about $4000 to just purchase the engine. That's a little more than I'd like to spend. Thanks though.