by Makati_Man » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:03 am
Be sure it's a 427. All big blocks are the same on the outside except the 366 & 427 truck motors . I do not think they ever put them in pickups. All 427's are performance engines as far as I know. Casting numbers will tell the whole story. The block number is on the bellhousing flange view from the drivers side top . The head numbers are under the rocker cover and many websites will have the breakdown. If it's a numbers agreeing corvette motor it'll be worth a lot more than a truck motor. See if the top water pump screw is close to the deck surface. Truck motors will have about 3/8" gap.
Since they are not made anymore the price will surely go up so price will be hard to pin down but at least 1,000 for a core and 1,500 up for a running engine.