Wish me LUCK !

[Grumpy old man]

Up date : SCORED (2) 427 BIG BLOCK TRI POWER Well... Last week my bil asked me to asked me to get a couple 13 hp Honda pressure washers running for him that had been sitting in a large container storage box for a few years on his property .After some minor carb cleaning and general maintenance they fired right up and run great ,When I took them back over to his storage container I moved some boxes around and found ...2 complete late 60's Big Block tri power intakes and carbs with factory air cleaners ! I'm going over to help him with a few little projects today and with any luck and some $$ I'll be bringing them home with me later today . When I mentioned them to him last week he had forgot they were even in there .Now if I can just pry them away from him without breaking the bank. Anyone have an Idea what stock tri power setups are going for today ?

[Big O]

Not sure of the value; but GOOD LUCK, Brother!!

Send pictures; when they come home with you!!

[mgore68]

I was looking at some on ebay. You can go on there and check the prices. Just according to what they are for.

[68350]

I think it will depend on the casting numbers for value. And I'm assuming they'll need a rebuild. I'm honestly thinking 500 bucks each in my mind by the time you probably spend 5-600 refurbing them. Looks like they go for 2500 completely restored according to ebay

[EARNHARDT#3]

I've seen people asking 1000-1500 bucks for something like that.

[Valarius_Starchaser]

Originally Posted by EARNHARDT#3

I've seen people asking 1000-1500 bucks for something like that.

Ditto been looking for a tripower to fit my 64 GTO I have even seen just a manifold no carbs go for about 800 it seems

[Grumpy old man]

Well I didn't get the intake set ups I went chasing today ,The brother in law price was a little steep . BUT I did end up with 2 GM aluminum BIG BLOCK TRI POWER INTAKES and 1 came with carbs and they were FREE ! My bil came thru with a couple good intakes needing clean up and a few 427 long blocks needing rebuild from what he can remember .Score one for the GRUMPY OLD MAN !


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[Grumpy old man]

The 3937795 looks to be for 1968-69 L68 Corvette 427 400 HP

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-69-L68-...-/321926349730

The 3989852 looks to be for 1968 L71 Corvette 427 435 HP

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-L71-427...-/321832827050

[leddzepp]

Nice score Grump

[Grumpy old man]

The carbs will be off tonite and I'll be soda blasting the intakes tomorrow after I load the engine lift and trailer to go pick up the 427's before he forgets he gave them away !

I feel like a little kid at Christmas !

[snipescastle2]

Great Score! Crane's Corvette's out of San Diego,Ca. Has some of these for sale, and they do Restorations as well. Everyone I have seen bring $1800 plus......even more with the correct fuel lines and linkages, not to mention the air cleaners.....I'd like to find a 1969 Z28 302 Cross Ram intake/carbs/air cleaner myself, even if it's just bragging rights, that's money in the bank right there!
Congrats Grumpy!
Ben

[Grumpy old man]

Well...I really didn't need another project my todo list is pages long already but I had to try to chase these down I was surprised he had 2 nice complete set ups but I was pretty bummed when the price was as much as a couple decent trucks ,Then when he pulled these out I knew I was taking them home ,There's just something about a opening the hood to see a fully STOCK Corvette BIG BLOCK 427 with TRI POWER backed by a 4 speed Muncie and a 3.73 posi and now I have all the basic parts .It will just reek old school power ! Now to chase all the correct linkages and factory parts to put it all together correctly .I can already feel the $ flowing out of my wallet .I'm already thinking about building a sleeper with a base '67 short bed and making it a 4 speed on the column

[snipescastle2]

There was a guy on one of the "Cobra"forums, as in "Shelby Cobra 1965" he built a Factory Five replica, and put an original "ZL1"in it, Blasphemy I tell you, but dang did that thing run!!! Now, if you could only find a set of closed Chamber aluminum heads!!!!!
Ben

[zeldman]

Back in the late 70s a friend of mine had a 64 C-10. He put a tri-power 427 in it with a Muncie 4 speed.

Man, what a beast. Once those drum brakes got hot stopping it was exciting to say the least.

And no seat belts...... young, dumb and bullet proof...

[Grumpy old man]

I've already had more than a couple offers to buy them ! The intake with carbs is date coded to 10/5/67 and from what I gather pretty desirable by the Vette guys , some of the offers have been interesting but I really want to build a correct 427 tri power big block just for the cool factor I have to hide them from Mrs Grumpy before she trys to put them on ebay .I already need another building to hide stuff from her

[davischevy]

Grumpy, I kind of lost track of what you acquired here, but I have a 68 Corvette short block. It's been so long since I looked at it I can't remember what the stamp or date code is.

[Grumpy old man]

Well , I picked up (3) 427 long blocks today and it looks like I'm going to end up with the 2 nice TRI POWER intakes and carbs That I couldn't buy a few days ago ( amazing what a full Black Angus steer in the freezer is worth )


Grumpy, I kind of lost track of what you acquired here, but I have a 68 Corvette short block. It's been so long since I looked at it I can't remember what the stamp or date code is.
Today 07:47 AM

Let me know I now have the parts to put it back together if it's a 427 ?

[special-K]

Sounds like you had quite a day!

[davischevy]

Sounds like you need an intake and carb or carbs more than another block.

Congratulations on the find. Now for a car to put one in. It never ends does it?

A bank called a couple years ago and wanted a bid on a ratted out 68 Corvette drag car.
The car was junk but it had an LS6 454 in it. I think I bid $800 and my buddy got it for $1,000. He still has the engine but it would have to be sleeved.

[Grumpy old man]

I have a couple '67 short bed builders That will end up with these engines ,I'm in the middle of building 3 now My 6cyl farm truck ,my 496 Muncie restomod and a secret surprise shop truck for my bil . I'm beginning to think that someone has let the cat out of the "secret bag" Everytime I go to see him he'll stop whatever he's doing and want to talk about what I'm working on and if I've decided on colors yet ? I've wanted to dig thru that storage container for years now and still haven't made it to the back and just lately he's been letting go of some stuff cheap ? I found this scoop off his car and I thought it was sad to see where it ended up after being in so many races and magazines . Gordy had a stroke a few years back and shortly after rolled his Razor in the desert around Phoenix and was hurt bad . They moved back to Tn to be closer to family .

That's a 7/8 size Chevelle that was built in Scott county Tn from what I was told and Gordy told me last week that Ausley's is looking for the car to restore and display . I've traced it to SC where it was for sale a few years ago .

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[davischevy]

Now your talking. 427 tri power in a short bed.

To expose how smart I am, I had the engine out of my Longhorn DD and never occurred to me to put a 427 or 454 in it. The 402 is fine but the cam doesn't work at low RPM..

is Gordy the bil?

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by davischevy

Now your talking. 427 tri power in a short bed.

To expose how smart I am, I had the engine out of my Longhorn DD and never occurred to me to put a 427 or 454 in it. The 402 is fine but the cam doesn't work at low RPM..

is Gordy the bil?

Yes , Gordy is my brother in law , He has a large box car trailer still full of race parts and tools next to his house and I haven't had the chance to get in there yet He did dyno tuning and carb work with Richard Petty ,Junior Jackson etc , He told me the other day that he had a box van that Edelbrock gave him to work the pits on fuel systems for Nascar and NHRA back in the day . He's been around the block a few times as far as racing is considered . He's still sharp as a tack , Sadly his body has paid the price . I plan on taking him to a bunch of the local races this year just so he can get out and after you've been to the top the local dirt track/drag strip brings back good memories .

The 496 I have needs around 900 cfm to run correctly I'm thinking of dropping one of these TRI POWER 1050 +cfm set ups on it just to see what it will dyno at ? What do you think ? Sounds like fun to me !

I've already ordered some 427 emblems to slap on the front lower fender of my truck.

[CG]

My favorite engine. That was the engine to have when I was a kid.

[zeldman]

Tri power carbs are so easy to adjust. Just a simple as a single two barrel carb since the center carb is the one with the idle circuits.

Years ago I had a 72 Firebird with a tri power 455 in it. People would always tell me I would have trouble with that set up. I just laughed. It had the old Rochester 2GC carbs on it. Can't get any simpler. It was a blast to drive.

[Grumpy old man]

Yeah , I wouldn't hesitate to rebuild these carbs at all like you say there's not much to them .The biggest reason of sending them out is to have them restored to factory colors , I've been doing some searching in here and haven't found anyone who is running a Tri power 427 yet , a couple of small blocks or guys who just bought 3 of the same carbs and had fits trying to make them work, also many thinking it would suck gas not realizing it's only running as a 2 barrel until you start getting into it .