[74SDformula]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Sounds like a very cool Bird.

Do you know where it was sold at?
(09 728, have no info)

Does it still have the original drivetrain?

Like Greg mentioned, the original block and heads are gone. The guy I got the car from bought it in the late 70's with a blown-up motor. When another engine was located they apparently reused the original intake and exhaust manifolds. The carburetor has also been changed out at some point. However the original transmission and rearend are present. I do not know where the car was sold at originally.

[limejudge69]

Zone 9 is Cincinnati OH. Still haven't found out who the dealer was.

[muscle_collector]

in the link to the other py thread a guy said he had a YW code engine. didnt mention dates or anything but would go for your car.

[tanksteve]

Very nice car!

We are searching for the best way to ship the YW block to Georgia

[74SDformula]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

in the link to the other py thread a guy said he had a YW code engine. didnt mention dates or anything but would go for your car.

Good observation about the YW block MC. tanksteve has been kind enough to put up with my frequent e-mails over the last few weeks. If anybody has a good suggestion for a shipper to use please let me know. The block will have to go across the country from California to Georgia. Thanks for the compliment tanksteve.

[Greg Reid]

Maybe try R&L Carriers. I got a complete, one-piece trunk pan through them. It was a HUGE box. Like a queen sized mattress. Since you have a business address with a dock to deliver to, it should be reasonable. http://www.rlcarriers.com/

[Tim john]

A block will ship UPS Freight no problem at all.

Tim john---

[The Boss]

Freightquote.com

[Cammer-6]

forward air
cheap and quick
also try greyhound express

[tanksteve]

Forward Air proved to be easily the cheapest at $189.61 from Sacramento to Georgia (terminal to terminal). Total weight of crate and block ended up being 236 lbs.

[Greg Reid]

That's not bad at all. Considering the cost of flying nowadays, I might nail myself in a crate and call them up the next time I need to go to Cali.

[74SDformula]

Originally Posted by tanksteve

Forward Air proved to be easily the cheapest at $189.61 from Sacramento to Georgia (terminal to terminal). Total weight of crate and block ended up being 236 lbs.

Steve, you don't waste any time! I REALLY appreciate you getting this out so promptly.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

That turned out to be one helluva Car.
It must have REALLY been hot that day Greg looked at it !
Has all kinds of goodies / equipments.

68 YW is a very difficult code to find.
I have never found one on its own (outside of a #'s car).

Sold Bob Copley a complete 68 YT for a Red/Red Hardtop Bird many moons ago.
Then a couple/few years later PMD or PHS came on board for us.
His car ended up needing a YW .
He looked for years and eventually sold car - with the YT - iirc.

Glad you guys found each other with such essence in timing.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

I vote no rally stripe fwiw.

Mustache on Mona Lisa.
vote No

[Greg Reid]

I'm with you BVZ. I typically like that stripe on the 'birds but I wouldn't be able to bring myself to put it on this one...It's so pretty just like it is, I'd be afraid that it would detract from it.

[74SDformula]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

That turned out to be one helluva Car.
It must have REALLY been hot that day Greg looked at it !
Has all kinds of goodies / equipments.

68 YW is a very difficult code to find.
I have never found one on its own (outside of a #'s car).

Sold Bob Copley a complete 68 YT for a Red/Red Hardtop Bird many moons ago.
Then a couple/few years later PMD or PHS came on board for us.
His car ended up needing a YW .
He looked for years and eventually sold car - with the YT - iirc.

Glad you guys found each other with such essence in timing.

PHS kinda scared me on this one though. I did the fax back option and I just happened to walk by the fax as it was printing out the documents. The page that was coming out at the moment was the 1968 ENGINE I.D. and they had circled YT for the base 400 automatic. I was crushed. I quickly looked at the other pages and they also had circled FIREBIRD 400. However I noticed the CAR BILLING HISTORY showed code 348. A quick call to PHS confirmed that they indeed had made a mistake. It is indeed a 400 HO car.
This is the kind of mistake I would not have expected PHS to make. They faxed me through a corrected set of documents. However the corrected set of documents and the ones mailed to me STILL had the YT engine code highlighted???

[68FB400]

Congrats on a fine purchase! Glad to see everything come together on the block too.

[74SDformula]

Originally Posted by 68FB400

Congrats on a fine purchase! Glad to see everything come together on the block too.

I feel really fortunate to have had tanksteve chime in here with a block available. I only made it to one local car cruise here in the Atlanta area this year and it was on the north side of town. This was my favorite car there. Any chance it is yours?

[68FB400]

Originally Posted by 74SDformula

I feel really fortunate to have had tanksteve chime in here with a block available. I only made it to one local car cruise here in the Atlanta area this year and it was on the north side of town. This was my favorite car there. Any chance it is yours?

Wish I could say that is was mine, but no.
Haven't had mine out much lately. Will try to get to Caffeine and Octane in Alpharetta (1st Sunday each month).

[tajunkman]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

That turned out to be one helluva Car.
It must have REALLY been hot that day Greg looked at it !
Has all kinds of goodies / equipments.

68 YW is a very difficult code to find.
I have never found one on its own (outside of a #'s car).

Sold Bob Copley a complete 68 YT for a Red/Red Hardtop Bird many moons ago.
Then a couple/few years later PMD or PHS came on board for us.
His car ended up needing a YW .
He looked for years and eventually sold car - with the YT - iirc.

Glad you guys found each other with such essence in timing.

I got a chance to see the car the other day.

You can tell how well it has been cared for, a real cream puff.



I did a search and came up with these #s.

68 400 HO auto- 684

Convertibles- 15.8 % of total 68 firebird production

68 HO auto vert- Rough estimate 108.

Does that sound right ?