Right, that's something I forgot to mention. The earlier 440's are the ones worth building, even if they have a cast crank. --- Leo Jormanainen <lexa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > '76 and later 440 cyl. blocks are throw away blocks, > thin wall castings. > Max. over bore is 0.020". > > Leo > QCI > > > At 12:26 PM 11/06/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >a 77 New Yorker would NOT have a forged steel > crank. > >The last year that the steel crank 440 HP engine > was > >made was 1974. 75-78 HP engines used a cast crank, > and > >also the vast majority of post 74 HP engines were > in > >police cars. > > >