[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

LOL, or one of the 455 blocks you are hoarding

Now you’ve started a rant, but that has more to deal with moron buyers than anything. About 12 years ago I put a lot of garden variety 455 engines up for sale that the blocks and cranks were checked for cracks and I guaranteed them in writing. I think I wanted $500 each complete with your choice of complete heads including 6x ones.
I had so many time wasters and lowballers asking the most asinine questions that I finally just gave up. It just wasn’t worth my time and I also started disliking strangers coming to my home where I started wondering if they were just checking out my house and stuff where I also had my wife and kids.

Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

There's been some questions about whether or not, a light weight 350 was produced (possibly).....
Not sure there's been a definite answer on that.
BUT a light weight 455 has never been known, although I've read some subtle differences in those blocks, also

I can tell you this :
Every 455 I’ve had that was 2 bolt was drilled & tapped for 4 bolt mains and I have a few 1975 & 1976 blocks. There was a rumor that there was some very thin walled blocks out there that were sketchy at .030” but every one I checked was safe for .040 “ at least and the 1970 455 block in my GV could have gone .060” +