old thunderbird reverse v-drive boat what to do?

[powerzap69]

my friend has this old boat he bought at an auction. never recieved title on either trailer or boat. Here's what were trying to decide 1st excactly what thunderbird engine is in it? 2nd whether were better off parting it out or just trying to sell all in one piece? 3rd whats the value on the different componants? boat runs but apholstry is wheathered. were located in arizona northwest close to cal, and nev. pictures are in my photobucket due to size of files. http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb193/powerzap69/v-drive boat/

 

[chargerboy]

Re: old thunderbird reverse v-drive boat what to do?

Looks like a Chevy big block of some size to me. Hard to tell how much it's worth without knowing the specs on the engine, that could be some old truck engine somebody threw in with a blower vent on top to make it look cool, or it could be a real nice motor that somebody built. I'd take a guess it's more likely the latter. You might get up to 5 grand for a good used engine if you rebuild it, but it's really hard to tell you anything from pictures and no info.

 

[powerzap69]

Re: old thunderbird reverse v-drive boat what to do?

actually the numbers on the intake manifold come back as an old thunderbird motor 383,410 430 cubic inch. intake manifold has a part number of edg-9425-a. i was just wondering if anyone would know excactly which motor they used in these old boats? the motor is definatly built for performance, not just a bunch of bolt on parts. it has a cam in it for sure.