That's a '73-'77 hood...not a '69.

He's in Illinois, Gary.


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So somebody did the '73-'77 hood swap and removed the wiper door. Pretty common back in the day, the challenge was to blend the top of the original fender into the raised lip of the newer hood. There is something to be said about not having that wiper door, right Gary !!??

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John Sigmund

What did they do about the trim on the tops of the fenders at the base of the windshield?

My wiper door works as advertised.


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i was told by my father it was a 69 hood. I dont know myself. Can we make this thread about performance products please?

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Hello Mr.Loghead68.  Your car/engine should be a 327 350 horse with a .447/.447 gr.lift cam and with a great centerline.Do you have a spread bore carb( Q-Jet carb) intake manifold or a square bore(Holley,Edelbrock,Grant carbs)and is listed at 11.1 compression ratio according to the Vette book and my past experience.A reasonable upgrade without a lot of work would be to change the rockers.Attached is a set of roller rockers you might consider.I am not suggesting you buy these off of Ebay,however you can look through their system and see what is available.I would also suggest that if you peruse the internet,try and find sets that offer extruded aluminum as they are far more resilient than the cast aluminum. The 1.6 rockers increase the gross lift without changing cams.

11:1 compression is a pretty good start for some good HP. Check into having the cylinders and crank surfaces bored only if they need to cleaned up for the rebuild. Make sure whatever you do, DO NOT have the engine block decked if it is the original - that is machined where the block meets the heads. If the block is decked, the all important numbers found on the front right of the engine pad will probably be machined off and so will a good percentage of the car's value !! Double check with your machine shop, some will deck the block as part of their standard machining without asking your preference.

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John Sigmund

Thank you for the information, I need all I can get. I have a q jet that needs rebuilt to put on it and I also have a spread bore Holley that I got for not too long ago. It's the 7885 model with vacuum secondaries. I liked the q jet better though, had better throttle response. And I'll ask the machine shop I have in mind if they do that. I wouldn't want the value of my engine to be gone. I know its pretty special. Edit: and my father had told me the previous owner put a mild cam in it. I'm unsure of what kind or if anything else was done to it. I will know more when I start taring it apart.

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So Logan, what are your expectations from this engine? 

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GEN III 5.7L "LS6" Engine swap
TKO500 5 spd.

I love the performance it already has, but I'm wanting a little more for now. I plan on swapping out for a more current engine in five or ten years. I'm not really sure what to expect out of it, it's the most powerful thing i've driven as of yet. 

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Well, if you plan on swapping out the engine in a few years then I wouldn't sink a ton of money into it. I agree with Sal. A set of 1.6 roller rockers is a cheaper alternative to a cam swap and will gain you a few more ponies. Just make sure you will have enough clearance between the valve and piston with the additional lift. 

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GEN III 5.7L "LS6" Engine swap
TKO500 5 spd.

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