1966 Chevelle

[olredalert]

-------Saw what appears to be a very nice 66 Chevelle drop-top on E-bay (#230047471680) and wonder what you guys think??? And what makes a 66 360hp different from a 67 350hp???
-------Im as aware as all of us what restos cost and I dont doubt that there has been goodly amounts of cash thrown at this ride but whats the car worth???
-------Also, would the top of the doorpanels have been black as is pictured or white when the car was new???
-------Thanks for your thoughts......Bill S

[GM-26]

Recently, there was some discussion about this Chevelle. (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/226758/page/0/fpart/1/vc/1)

[olredalert]

-----Thanks, Nick... Still would like to get info on questions though.......Bill S

[Kim_Howie]

Cast iron holley intake and carb on the 66. Q-jet and iron q-jet intake on the 67. The true 360 hp most were 4-bolt blocks. They used the 962 block for both 360 & 375 hp Chevelles in 66. Also open air cleaner on the 66 not sure on the 67 Chevelle. The 66 961 block was for the 2-bolt motors. The 67 used a 406 block for both the 375 & 350 hp one was 4-bolt & the other 2-bolt. Hope this helps. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

[olredalert]

Kim,,, Thanks for the comeback. I have a bit of a problem however as I bought a 67 396/350 Chevelle new and it had a single feeder Holley on it. I remember other 67s with 325s having quadrajets though........Bill S

[VintageMusclecar]

The `67 Chevelle 325 horsepower 396 used a Quadrajet carb and a single snorkle air cleaner, and the 350 horsepower version used a Holley carb with the open element air cleaner.

Odd that they would use a larger carburetor (advertised 750 cfm) on the 325 HP engine than they did the 350HP engine (advertised 585 cfm), then proceed to choke the larger carb with the more restrictive air cleaner and give the smaller carb the better air cleaner. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Silly engineers. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Eric

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

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-----Thanks, Nick... Still would like to get info on questions though.......Bill S

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My reply was listed in that above mentioned discussion and still stands for anyone serious about the car.


http://hometown.aol.com/mysterychevele/page1.html

[Kim_Howie]

Same problem you have for the 350 hp L-79 66&67 nova 585 cfm in stock & super/stock they were DOGS because of the carb.

[Kim_Howie]

Bill you are right http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif my point was about the difference in the block.I didn't explain that. Kim

[Kim_Howie]

The 275 & 250 hp 327 will kick a$$ on the 327-350 hp in any class today!!!

[CT Mark]

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The true 360 hp most were 4-bolt blocks.

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This might be true but it hasn't been my experience. I've heard about and seen VERY few 66 360 hp Chevelles that had the 962 block. All but a handful have been 961.

[Kim_Howie]

I have owned 5 962 4-bolt 360 hp and have since one 961 4-bolt block still own 2 http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

[Paul D]

My '66 L78 is a 961 block. It was a Fremont build 07B.

Paul

[Kim_Howie]

Paul They made both. My experence is that most were 962 blocks for the 360hp. Just going with what have seen. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

I'd have to respectfully disagree and chalk your experience up to bizarre coincidence.. 325 and 360hp 66 Chevelles almost always got 961 2 bolt blocks.. 375hp got the 4 bolt 962 block.. exceptions to all cases of course..

[nuch_ss396]

If I recall correctly, back in the day, there was a service
bulletin issued by GM to all dealers alerting them to the
fact that some of the 360hp engines used 4-bolt main
blocks. I believe that this was done to avoid piston dome
confusion ( collision ) with the oval port heads.

I guess in a round about way I am saying that I believe both
blocks were used across the 360hp application.

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

Not denying both were used.. but wayyyy less 962 360hp than 961's... FACTORY INSTALLED 360's were predom. 2 bolt 961

Mike

[Kim_Howie]

Kind of like the story about the 3 blind men trying to figure out an elephant. That my story and I'm going to stick with it. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[Kim_Howie]

One of the reason I felt most were 4-bolt blocks I looked at block 15 years ago that was a 961 block with factoy 4-bolt mains and also was suffixed as a 360 hp. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif