Very nice! Those W head engines are cool :thumbsup: There is a guy up the road from me that makes some really good power with those engine. His name is Lamar Walden Got any pictures of the car it's going in?

 

Thanks!

I believe the guide plates I used were from Lamar Walden.

The previous mill was an oil-burnin', low compression, clapped out piece of $%^ from the previous owner that I limped along for 15 years while I saved my nickels and dimes. Should be a lot better now.

 

Very Cool & nice combo of parts ........ 409 / stoker on my bucket list to build before I die ....... Whose rocker arms did you use ?

 

That car is AWESOME!!!! Two thumbs WAY UP

 

Thanks! The stroker will be in front of an M-20, CF Dual Friction, Hurst Shifter (all stock appearing), and 3.36 open (for now).

I used COMPs Ultra Pro Magnum BBC roller rockers, 1.7 ratio. 409's had a 1.75 ratio stock, but going with the 1.7's only cost me .012 of lift. Got all those valvetrain mods to fit under stock valve covers, too. (WASN'T EASY)

 

Got all those valvetrain mods to fit under stock valve covers, too.

(WASN'T EASY


I'm sure thats why I asked Good job ...

....have a friend who did up a very very nice 64 409 dual quad 4spd SS vert .........but he did not take the time to build the motor with a good combo like yours.... I tried to tell him ..now he is disapointed in its perf ..... yours should run real strong ........the hot rodder in me says the motor would like more rear gear .....but 3.36 will be perfect for highway cruising in that vert :thumbsup:

 

Got all those valvetrain mods to fit under stock valve covers, too.

(WASN'T EASY


I'm sure thats why I asked Good job ...

....have a friend who did up a very very nice 64 409 dual quad 4spd SS vert .........but he did not take the time to build the motor with a good combo like yours.... I tried to tell him ..now he is disapointed in its perf ..... yours should run real strong ........the hot rodder in me says the motor would like more rear gear .....but 3.36 will be perfect for highway cruising in that vert :thumbsup:

I didn't want to use valve cover spacers so I.... (cringe ) trimmed the stock drippers away. This, plus a 1/4 inch thick gasket and slightly oblonging the holes for more intake side clearence did the trick.

A 3.36 or 3.55 Posi is on the list.

 

Erik;

What a great build-up! :thumbsup:

Thanks for letting me be a part of the project. :beers:

Eric

 

Very nice build and nice car. The 62 Impala is one of GM's best looking cars ever. You're not too far from me maybe I will see you at a show or two next year.

 

Congrats on helping to keep the "W" motor legend alive, with a dyno test, no less!!! :hurray:

Did the aftermarket "W" block ever come to fruition?

 

Congrats on helping to keep the "W" motor legend alive, with a dyno test, no less!!! :hurray:

Did the aftermarket "W" block ever come to fruition?

Thanks!

Last I heard the aftermarket block was "available" but none had shipped. Then I heard all the initial run orders were full. I could be wrong...

 

Those are just one of the best/coolest looking engines ever made, IMHO.

 

Cool factor of 1000+!!!
Awesome! Love the old W engines!

 

Very nice!!! Cool old engines, they just look slick, thanks for sharing :beers:

I have done a few 348/409's & we are sloooooooowly doing a 4" stroke 409 for a local guy out here now
It will have the Ede heads & single 4 intake but that old 425/409 look is just the way it should be,,, :thumbsup:

Had to modify a few programs for the CNC so we could do the block machine work

Have a friend who bought a complete engine from Lamar a couple of years ago for his 62 (I think) Impala but it isn't done yet,, another long term project

Anyway good to see the "old stuff" still alive & well beatiful job :thumbsup:

 

my fav looking engine, i had a 63 409/425 back in the day, black w/red int, 4 ap
theres a guy up near me runs a 63 in a 6.50 class, has a stroker 09' in it

 

That is totally awesome. Just awesome. And I think you will love driving it. My BBC 496 is similar in many respects (Isky hydraulic roller, 228/238 duration, lift in the neighborhood of .570) and it is a torque monster. A total hoot to drive on the street...can spin the tires at just about any speed. I'm running 3.42 gears, and I think your 3.36's are probably perfect.

Now I'm sitting here wondering if a 409 would fit in my 64 C10 truck...

 

Man those 2x4 setups just look cool! Great build! That's going to be fun!

JIM

 

awesome man!

i love those things.

aaron

 

Love the 409! What color/type/brand paint is that on the valve covers? I love that look!:beers:


Tom

 

Love the 409! What color/type/brand paint is that on the valve covers? I love that look!:beers:


Tom

That is the factory, '62-only V/C paint. Kinda like a silver/green. I got it from a repo parts supplier and it's PPG Delstar or Deltron, Acrylic enamel.

 

Too ****ing cool man. :thumbsup:

Now I have another type engine to consider for my 55.

 

Looks good, nice build!:thumbsup:

 

As Kenny said. Very cool! My dad owned a 1963 Impala SS, 300 HP 327, 4-speed, red with black interior. I love those cars!

 

My dad had pretty much the exact same car. I was born in November 1962, and dad bought his Impala SS shortly before I was born. His was also a 327/300 with 4-speed, and it was a dark blue with blue interior. It was the only car we had until he bought a new 71 Impala. I spent a lot of miles riding in the back and listening to the radio out of that speaker in the center of the rear seat

 

Meticulous work!


Nothing like the unique sound of a 409

coming through fenderwell headers! ---- :yes:

 

very nice vintage build!

congrats!

 

beautiful motor Erick....a 409 is still on my bucket list. I came within a day of getting a '65 400hp one but the ahole sold it out from under me....ended up with a '65 395/425 though so all was not lost...:thumbsup: Dave

 

AWESOME BUILD! Hey, one of our Chevelle buds, Randy K here in WNY with an AACA-lvel Aztec Bronze 66, races a dang, I think its a Chrysler steel body powered by a 409 Chevy n the senior nostalgia class. It has a unique exhaust note under power it seems to me.

TOO COOL! Love me a bubbletop droptop!

 

I love this sort of build, a stock appearing ringer. Those rears are the weak point in the drivetrain so maybe a Moroso Brute Strength girdle could be incorporated.

Gene, you must be craving old times. We were all 10 years younger and even Lamar Walden has passed on since this thread was started