I had forgot about this engine but I have a 455 block that I was told is from a 70 W-30. This block is from the barn load of stuff I got back in 2012. The story was that he bought it and did not appear to have ever been apart when he got it. He said it had all the correct W-30 parts on it when he got it but did not see the car it came from. He ran it for a while in another car till he broke a rod. Not even sure if the block is salvageable but maybe with a sleeve? It is FREE to the person that has the car if the car even still exists. If it really was from a W-30 it had to be a VERY early build car. It has a 4 speed crank still in it so likely from a 4 speed car.

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That is awesome Eric. Hopefully you will be able to reunite it with the original car.
Does it have the correct heads and intake as well?

 

No, when he broke the rod he took all the good parts off of it. It is most of a short block. I need to look again but I think the cam is still in it. I need to pull it out and see if it is a 4 speed W-30 cam. That would help confirm that it was from a W-30.

 

Bill pretends he didn't see this because it made his brain explode.

 

Very cool thing to do Eric , I hope you find it's home. I have a 71 W30 engine and automatic transmission that needs a new home too.

 

Very Cool! I hope this works out.