Thread: 396 2bl combo
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Old 02-03-2011, 06:18 PM   #17
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Default Re: 396 2bl combo

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Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376 View Post
Seems to me the bottom half( short block,cam, pistons, etc.) on that engine were the same as the 325 horse. the heads were one-off, about equivalent to a 71 402 head,but with a different part number, but that crank you mentioned is a cast crank. Almost all the 68-9-70-71 396/402 standard production units were cast. ('<').
yes it is a cast crank. Dad got the whole motor out of a wagon wayyyy back when. Only one we have ever seen not drilled for a pilot bushing, or that light. It was a different piece for sure
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