Grandfather's 68 SS Camaro.

[JRC99]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

What is the diameter of the fan shroud opening ? That will determine the fan blade size.

Thanks for the info! It's a 19 or 19.5 inch opening if I measured it right.

The motor is out! It actually wasn't that hard, either. I'd done a good deal of prep work. Of course the driver's header was a pain to work around getting it back in is gonna suuuuuck, but other wise, not too bad. Still took my buddy and I until after 2 AM to get it done, having started at 6 PM. Nothing got broken, no (more, I did saw off a heater hose a while back because it annoyed me lol) more hoses had to be cut, it was.... bliss, compared to some of the crap cans I'm used to working on.

Couple of things to note: The casting number is 3999289, so as the TRX on the front pad indicates, 2 bolt 454 block

Two- The headers still have a couple of very small traces of white paint on them. My OCD loves white headers, and therefore they will get a coat of VHT before they go back on (I realize having them coated would be better, but since I'm going to have to break in a cam, I think VHT for the first season after the rebuild, then pull the headers for a winter project and send em out)

Three- Can anyone ID the headers? Just for pure curiosity's sake

[Too Many Projects]

Headers look like early Hedman. Hooker always welds the collector flange on, usually with one of the bolt ears facing straight down into the pavement.

The only brand I'm aware of that came white were Appliance and they would need to date back to when the car was new to 6-7 years old and have a square collector flange.
They would stand out in white.

If you left the spark plugs in while removing the engine, I'm surprised you got it out without braking a plug on those headers. Damned tight fit.