[StevenK]

It's Windward Blue paint which was special order on 69 FB's . Too bad the rust got the better of it but have seen some very ambitious restorations done.

[thews]

Originally Posted by StevenK

It's Windward Blue paint which was special order on 69 FB's . Too bad the rust got the better of it but have seen some very ambitious restorations done.

I wish someone would restore it, but it would have to be someone who knew how to weld body panels and have a donar car. Reality would dictate the drive train is worth $6K to someone, but more often than not the seller thinks a car like this car is worth $10K.

I searched for over 10 years trying to find a WC block for my 69 350 HO with no luck. I then came to the conclusion that even if I did find it, it would never be numbers matching anyway, so why go to all the trouble? I put a 400 in it and it runs fine.

I agree this will probably wind up in a 350 car and there's nothing wrong with that. Better to have one more 400 clone running around than a car like this rot in a field until it's too late.

[StevenK]

Hey thews,

I had bought a 69 FB windward blue 69 350 HO 4-speed that was in a front end wreck. it had a badly bent frame and body. I sold the WN short block to someone in Wash. who had a cracked block in his. Weird thing that it had the dark green interior. I just could not save this one!

[thews]

Originally Posted by StevenK

Hey thews,

I had bought a 69 FB windward blue 69 350 HO 4-speed that was in a front end wreck. it had a badly bent frame and body. I sold the WN short block to someone in Wash. who had a cracked block in his. Weird thing that it had the dark green interior. I just could not save this one!

Funny you should mention the manual 350HO block. I actually found a WN block on Craigslist. I have 2 69 350 HO convertibles and one is a manual. I searched for "Pontiac 350 WN" on Craigslist and found a match in Wisconsin many years ago. I pinged the guy and he was surprised the ad was still up. Long story he drove the complete engine to Colorado. The thread below on 350 head gaskets shows the failed head gasket in that block. The 400 head gaskets are bigger in diameter than the 350 gaskets and I believe that's what caused the head gasket to fai (note you have to find old NOS 350 gaskets because they don't make them anymore). I'm saving the 4-speed 350HO for retirement as it's completely taken apart, so one day I'll use it. While it won't be "numbers matching" it will be numbers correct, though I don't think that term is a thing?


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