Thread: Ramblurr V8's????

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G'day,

I'm just looking for some info on mid sixties Rambler V8's,

A mate of mine has got a couple of 'em about '64/'65, he's familiar with building engines etc, and he's real handy at building things.

the Engines are 287 cubes, and the bore is 3 3/4", he was wondering if anyone out there has any 'experience' with them, how much can you bore them, can you bore em out to fit 327 chev pistons? I think it's about 100 thou...

Does anyone know of any hi po bits that were available??

He's got the engine planned for a trad looking Briggs bodied Model A hibrid roadster. Get a mouthfull of that

He's pulled the heads off one and is quite impressed, but doesnt' know how they go. or if they should be a boat anchor I won't tell him I said that, hehehehe

Thanks in Advance guys,

Outback

Originally posted by Outback Rodder
............. but doesnt' know how they go. or if they should be a boat anchor I won't tell him I said that, hehehehe

Thanks in Advance guys,

Outback

That's probably the best way to go...................or make a couple coffee tables, that's seems to be popular nowadays.

They weren't a bad engine, and they were available as a 327 also from the factory. But they never caught the interest of rodders. I can't recall ever seeing any speed equipment available commercially, if there ever was any it was home built. To find any today would be a real adventure since it's all made from unobtainium. The one remote possibility would be to check with Offenhauser, they used to make manifolds for oddballs.

Isn't this the same block AMC took to 401 (390 also)? If so there should be a few warm up parts on the market.

Sixer, the 290, 304, 360, 390, & 401 were a different series, started in '66.

287 rated at 198HP at 4700RPM 280/lb. compression 8.7:l

Thanks guys,

I only ever remember seeing one 2 Ramblurr's in magizines, one was an AMC Javlin (or somthing, I don't know the cars at all) and the 2 door Rambler Wagon from the early 90's that was it Troy Trepainer built??? they were both in an Aussie mag 'Street Machine'.

It doesn't seem that there are many folk who've played with em... I spose the Chev/Ford sb was prob cheaper and more available??

Outback

Sounds like it was used in the same era as the 327. This 327 was also used in some mid to early Jeeps. If I'm not mistaken they were interchangable. Not to be confused with Chev 327 SB.
I do not remeber if they were the same block casting. I have a 327 in a 65 Jeep Wagoneer and parts from a Rambler 990 ( heads, 4barrel intake,bellhousing, and reground crank.