Rebuilt Chevrolet 454 V8 Engine on 2040-parts.com

This REBUILT engine came with a car we recently sold. We were told by its previous owner (a retired attorney named Glenn) that it was built to be a replacement for a 1974 Corvette about 15 years ago and never put in a vehicle due to the fact that he ended up going with a high performance 502 crate engine. The owner of the machining company that rebuilt the engine was one of Glenn’s clients years ago and is no longer alive. The machine shop was apparently one of the biggest and most respected GM engine re-builders in the country at the time and had machined blocks on hand in order to speed up the rebuild process). We believe the stamp pad was decked when it was rebuilt due to the fact that we can’t find numbers on it. As a result, we have no way to know what model vehicle it came out of.

We do know that Glenn pulled a 454 out of his 1974 Corvette, the machining company owner offered to rebuild it for him and he accepted. The engine was picked up and one that had been rebuilt was dropped off a week or so later. We believe the work was performed in exchange for legal services rendered and Glenn doesn’t recall getting any paperwork that detailed how the engine was built. This engine doesn’t have a Corvette casting number. We’re guessing that it’s been bored thirty over and puts out 300+ horsepower/400+ foot pounds of torque. IT HAS ZERO MILES ON IT SINCE IT WAS REBUILT. The block is period correct for the mid 1970s, is cast as high performance and it has a Corvette intake and Corvette exhaust manifolds. We pulled a valve cover and found that it's in better than new condition internally (the insides of the heads are coated in Rustoleum - see picture number 2). It also did very well in a leak down test we performed on it. It doesn’t come with any parts that aren’t pictured. We'd like to find a new home for it ASAP. As a result, the first reasonable offer will be accepted. Call Justin at 469-300-9669 with questions.