The Holy Grail - 2F crate engine - un boxing

[Arabian Cruiser]

Another 2 hours and I'll be home. Can't wait

 

[Landpimp]

It's gonna a be Jimmy Hoffa....I just know it.

 

[SOAZtim]

Please tell me Geraldo is opening it.

 

[FJ40Jim]

From the EPC:
11000

ENGINE ASSY, PARTIAL
19000-61011 (01/1976 - 07/1976) 1 $22,735.91
19000-61012 (08/1976 - 12/1978) 1 $22,775.76
19000-61061 FOR LOW-OCTANE (01/1976 - 07/1976) 1 $22,999.23
19000-61062 FOR LOW-OCTANE (08/1976 - 12/1978) 1 $23,044.22

 

[JohnnyC]

Btw what are you going to do with it?

1) Sell it to a cruiser specific museum?

2) use it and drive the piss out of it?

3) build a showcase and display it in your house?

4) sell parts off of it?

5) use it for a 100% correct restoration?

 

[Pin_Head]

It looks like the used core that someone swapped out for the engine that came in the box.

 

[GA Architect]

^^^ ^^^........say it aint so!

 

[MOTOV8R]

It looks like the used core that someone swapped out for the engine that came in the box.

Maybe, all the cad plated parts look very clean. Like the hoist hook. Suppose they could have been swapped over or just cleaned up well.

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

Btw what are you going to do with it?

1) Sell it to a cruiser specific museum?

2) use it and drive the piss out of it?

3) build a showcase and display it in your house?

4) sell parts off of it?

5) use it for a 100% correct restoration?

Some great questions that I thought about but really undecided. For the time being its a keeper. When I found it it was like I'm gonna regret not buying it down the road so I got it.

 

[Hornd]

How I'm feeling:

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

So after scratch g my head for a few minuets I figured out that I need to remove these screws to get the top off.

Once I removed the screws I was surprised to find a plastic cover and the of smell rat droppings.

It turns out there is a small hole in the base of the crate which I guess the rats used to access to box.

The rats nest.

Once the cover was off I could see it was a clean and old engine. You'll see by the next few pictures what I mean.

 

[Hornd]

This is about as exciting as seeing a Land Cruiser at the Drag Strip!

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

As mentioned before by a member that there seems to be oxidisation on the adapter which doesn't look like the normal decay of a used engine.

So next step was to remove more bolts from the side panel of the crate to reveal the engine number

Taking a close look at all the details it's in great condition for such an old engine.

That rat s*** stinks

A close up of the spark plug. Will pull one off tomorrow to see what kind it is and see if it's year specific.

 

[AdamKFarmer]

That's pretty amazing.

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

Engine number

Cover bolts

Head cover rubber gasket looks different to the modern type

The supports and wooden blocks

The business end

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

Removed the other crate panel

A close up shot of the adaptor

Put my finger into the exhaust openings and there was not soot

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

Removed the oil cover to look inside and was happy to see that it wasn't empty

Removed the rocker cover after a few hard bangs with a rubber mallet as it wasn't moving to find the cleanest cover

Everything looks new

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

Looks very clean.

That's all for today.

Have put everything back as I found it and closed the crate for the night.

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

It looks like the used core that someone swapped out for the engine that came in the box.

I guess anything is possible but the way it looks and smells I doubt it.

 

[cruiserdan]

That my friend is almost certainly an NOS long block from around 35 years ago that has cosmetically suffered from less-than-ideal storage. What a score.