oldman23 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Has any of you built a 427 SOHC motor that the heads front cover and block actually fit together? If so please let me know what kit it is from and how you managed it. I have 5 SOHC motors and they are all model king re-pops of AMT kits and nothing mates up. In Fact I have two identical kits with different front covers. One is textured and one is smooth. Both of them are out of the Daddy Warbucks A/FX Mustang. Please email me with any help you may have. I spend most of my time at the Hospital getting Chemo treatments and I can at least get E-Mail on my cell phone. I gotta get a laptop Thanks Ernie P ernie-p@cox.net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Ernie, I built the 427 SOHC from AMT's '33 Willys with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 AMT '66 galaxie.... I've used a couple of them Ernie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Ernie, I built the 427 SOHC from AMT's '33 Willys with no problems. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylexgore Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 the 427 in revell tasca ford thunderbolt went together pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman23 Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Thank You Everybody I knew there had to be at least one decent motor out there some where. Ok I have the one out of the 68 Shelby GT500 now I just need one more. In 1969 I ordered a 70 Torino Cobra with the 429 in it I was determined to have a Hemi since my dad had SOHC 427 in his 65 Galaxie He had bought the car with the intentions to race it. He bought the motor from Holman Moody and to make a long story short I got my Torino In April of 70 and my dad drove his Galaxy every day He never raced it and after he got sick he sold the car and motor to a guy in Inkster Mich. that wanted the motor for his boat. I blew the motor on the Torino and traded it even up to a dealership for a 69 GTO. He never asked and I never mentioned the motor was blown. He called me a few days later and was unusually very upset for some reason. Ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopperkart Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Ernie, I did something not quite as bad when i traded in my '62 Biscayne on a '69 Javelin. The generator failed one night on the Chevy and the motor finally quit on a hill. My buddy decided to open his passenger door as I rolled back down the hill to a parking spot. The bad part is there was a parking meter there and it broke both hinges and the door fell on the sidewalk. We picked the door up and managed to get it latched and locked. I wish I could have seen the look on the person's face when they opened the door at the dealer after I traded it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedster Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I have some shots of real ones don't know if the will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Pacemakers Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The biggest problem with most of the kit SOHC engines is the use of the wedge intake, WRONG!!! the SOHC has its own intake, CCSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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