Can you help identify this Aluminum 427 engine?

[Redfox0099]

A Little back story.


My father purchased a 1967 RS/SS Camaro and has had it ever since. Original paint, original interior... 28,XXX Miles.




Around 1975 he went to Houston, Texas and bought from a guy an aluminum 427 block and matching heads from a 1968 or 69 Corvette, Manual Transmission but he can't remember the color of the Vette though.

He recently took the motor out to replace gaskets and to fix an oil leak and took some pictures for me.




















Can you help identify this motor, I see it has the Winters Casting mark on the front of the block.

BTW here is another one he restored and his '10 Camaro.










Any help would be appreciated.

Nathan.

[Xplantdad]

Engine is a ZL-1 and the heads are for L88's and ZL-1's from what I could find on the internet....what are the dates on the block and heads?

Cool stuff!

[Redfox0099]

Where is the date on the block?

I know he said the guy removed the VIN from the block and put his own number on it but I told my dad he might be able to do some kind or acid etching to bring the original # back.... Like the police do to get serial #s off guns that have been filed off.

So it is a ZL-1 block, there were only like 70 of them made right?

[Xplantdad]

I think they were sold over the counter for a number of years. Maybe someone with more knowledge can help out...as the stuff I am finding is on the internet and easily accessible!

Here's one site: http://www.guinns-engineering.com/We...%20Casting.htm

according to heartbeat city...the 1969 ZL-1 should have an intake p/n of 3933198...

Where's Charley...or Stefano?

[Redfox0099]

The intake does not match the ZL-1, we know that. It is some high flow intake with rectangular ports.

[Born30YrsLate]

what is the casting number on the backside of the intake? You do have a factory intake there...the ZL1 intake will have numbers ending in 198 and is a rectangular port...the number you posted a picture of for the intake is the firing order.