273 update
- Thread starter Baby huey
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Ya, that's a stretch. I had $3500+ in mine but that was 12 years ago. Now days I could see it costing $1000 more. My build link is below.
Plymouth 65
I'll be in the shop
No big surprise to me, plus it looks like you're in Cali which is typically more expensive. 65'
When I started accumulating stuff to rebuild our 67 Barracuda, I looked high and low for a 273 to replace the junkyard 318. After I looked at prices for a good one to rebuild, plus the cost of the rebuild, I started looking at 318 long blocks. I got real lucky.
An engine retailer on eBay was selling off a batch of 318 long blocks that had been rebuilt by AC/Delco. Not many of us bid - I got one for $600 delivered to a freight center about 25 miles from my house (in TX). I had it mothballed for several years, but I put Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders and turned it over ever so often. No signs of corrosion inside - sounds great so far.
I would have liked to have a rebuilt 273, but I just couldn’t justify the cost.
An engine retailer on eBay was selling off a batch of 318 long blocks that had been rebuilt by AC/Delco. Not many of us bid - I got one for $600 delivered to a freight center about 25 miles from my house (in TX). I had it mothballed for several years, but I put Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders and turned it over ever so often. No signs of corrosion inside - sounds great so far.
I would have liked to have a rebuilt 273, but I just couldn’t justify the cost.
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68 Formua-S fastback clone 367/A833/GVod/3.55s
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Build a 360 shortblock, and install all the 273- 2bbl finish parts, but with bigger exhaust parts. Then paint it 273 Red, and re-install the 273 pie-plate on it.
Very few people will know the difference, until you give them a ride.
I did this in about 1975 , with a 340 short and a 318 top including heads and cam; into a 65 Valiant wagon. She was a terror in two gears. And the 318 cam made her a drive it anywhere/anytime DD.
Very few people will know the difference, until you give them a ride.
I did this in about 1975 , with a 340 short and a 318 top including heads and cam; into a 65 Valiant wagon. She was a terror in two gears. And the 318 cam made her a drive it anywhere/anytime DD.
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