I was talking about the body trim. Thanks.. hah.. oh yes the girls.... ive just been doing this for so long it came before the girls so it stays before them

 

smart, smart man

 

Got this thing apart, now I need to know if it's a "FRANKENSTEIN" or what.
was advertised as a 360, but I think its a 390. Heres the casting# on the
block !

 

H means non hardened valve seats right ? but these heads were used on
both 360 or 390 right ?

 

2U means 64 to 68 390 is that right ?

 

C6AE-C 360 or 390 ?

 

These are stamped 40 over , the first and second compression rings on 5
of them were broken , some of them in 4 or 5 spots !! probably failed to remove the ridge at the top of the cylinders ? and or incorrect ring size ?
and werent the 360 pistons full skirt ? I measure them at 4.088. #5 had a broken skirt but couldnt find it in the engine anywhere.

 

I think maybe they already have done what I was going to do, add a 390
crank and rods to the 360 for an increase in CI ? I measured the bore and stroke but not
accurately enough before I disassembled, 4.088 x 3.5 (ish)

 

Engine block, heads and crank at the machine shop, time to pull the tranny.

 

NP435 4 speed , one of the toughest out there !

 

Get it on the bench and and check it out !

 

Gears look good, need bearings and shaft seals. Novak conversions has a good rebuild kit for it, you can find em on the web.

 

Kit in hand, piece of cake, this tranny is really user friendly !

 

Most difficult part is removing the front input shaft bearing race ! but just use a high speed and cut it down to the shaft housing ( short of cuting into it obviously) and that will loosen it up enough to get it off .

 

Chem resistant paint to the case and put it together !