67 tank sticker

[Richard P.]

Could someone post a copy of a 67 427/400 tank sticker?

[Mike M.]

Re: 67 tank sticker

rick: i have one here in front of me off my 400 c-60 coupe and although i'm not literate enough to post its pic, i'll be happy to read it over and answer any questions which you post. mike

[Richard P.]

Re: 67 tank sticker

Mike, what does it have by "engine"? Does it say "triple carbs"?
No vin?

[Mike M.]

Re: 67 tank sticker

no vin #, just job #, in this case 271. order #, ident # date received, exp date of product. nowhere does it say 3 carbs. it starts out as L36 390 hp v8 tuirbojet up top, then down below it says convert 390 hp to 400 hp. mike

[Richard P.]

Re: 67 tank sticker

Thanks, Mike, that's exactly what I needed.

[Michael H.]

Re: 67 tank sticker

Mike,

Ever think about the changes that would occur because of this conversion to 400 HP? The typical orange paint overspray that would be on the 3X2 intake manifold of a 435 would not be on a 3X2 manifold of a 400 HP motor. The intake manifold would have been changed to the AL 3X2 after the engine paint process. Wonder if that means the throttle return spring bracket would be painted orange on both sides, since it was probably the same one that was painted on the engine when it was a 1X4. The orange paint would completely cover the intake to cyl head gasket surface on the head, but stop at the intake manifold edge without overspray on the edge of the manifold. Interesting. Anyone out there have an all original 400 HP that has not been detailed?

Michael

[Mike M.]

Re: 67 tank sticker

mike: interesting. when and where would the cast iron orange intake have been removed from the 390 and the 3x2 al intake installled in its place to convert the engine to the 400 hp? my ole 400 c-60 was a train wreck when i got it so the paint details were long gone.regards, mike

[John H.]

Re: 67 tank sticker

The "conversion" note on the tank sticker was a sales item, not a mechanical item; the engine was built originally with the 3x2 setup, and was never "converted" from 1x4 to 3x2. That's just the way the sales and finance guys wanted it released, so Engineering assigned an ECL to the L68 option to show it as two separate items - L36, and the L68 "conversion".

[Mark #28455]

69 L89

1969 L89 listed the engine as 427 435HP at the top of the build sheet, then had "L89 Alum Cyl Head" listed in the options section.

[Michael H.]

Re: 67 tank sticker

John,

I believe you are correct. I just happened to think about the fact that the engine code suffix indicating 3X2 would have been applied at Tonawanda before the engine was completed which means the engine was never intended to be anything other than a 3X2 400 HP. Makes sense. Thanks,

Michael