67 Firebird Verificaton
#1
67 Firebird Verificaton
I have a seller who wants to sell me a 67 Firebird. He has very little firebird knowledge and I don't know the best way to look up what engine it had. I want to know if it had the 400 or the 327. Whats the best way to figure this out? Is there a number on the door plate or easily viewable with the hood up that will verify if this is a 400 or 327? I didnt think the vin numbers specified until the 70s.
#2
TECH Junkie
I can't help you with 'where' but these codes may be useful to you if you see them stamped anywhere. For the 1967 model year the:
326 engine was coded UPC L30 with engine codes WC-WH for manual tranny cars and XI-YJ for automatics.
326 HO engine, UPC L76, had engine codes WK-WO for manuals and XO-YM for autos.
400 engine UPC W66 had engine codes WI-WQ-WU-WZ for manuals and XN-YT for autos
Ram Air engines were coded UPC L67 with no other info.
Hope this helps a little. The source was the Standard Catalog of Firebird by John Gunnell.
326 engine was coded UPC L30 with engine codes WC-WH for manual tranny cars and XI-YJ for automatics.
326 HO engine, UPC L76, had engine codes WK-WO for manuals and XO-YM for autos.
400 engine UPC W66 had engine codes WI-WQ-WU-WZ for manuals and XN-YT for autos
Ram Air engines were coded UPC L67 with no other info.
Hope this helps a little. The source was the Standard Catalog of Firebird by John Gunnell.
#4
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#5
Launching!
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For the 1967 Firebird only- there's an easier way to tell, and instantly.
Look at the body tag mounted on the firewall. Along the lower end will be a series of alpha numeric codes. Depending on the options the car came with, the more codes will be here. If it has "3F" it's a 400 car. If it has "3M" it's a 326HO.
You can use the body tag analyzer here to find out exactly what this car came with:
http://firstgenfirebird.org/firebird/btag_app.mv?Form
Here is another link with general info:
http://firstgenfirebird.org/firebird/1967/body_tag.html
Also, the VIN itself is a partial indicator. If the consecutive build # starts with a 1, then it came with a V8 engine. If it starts with a 6, then it came with a 6 cylinder engine.
Good luck!
Look at the body tag mounted on the firewall. Along the lower end will be a series of alpha numeric codes. Depending on the options the car came with, the more codes will be here. If it has "3F" it's a 400 car. If it has "3M" it's a 326HO.
You can use the body tag analyzer here to find out exactly what this car came with:
http://firstgenfirebird.org/firebird/btag_app.mv?Form
Here is another link with general info:
http://firstgenfirebird.org/firebird/1967/body_tag.html
Also, the VIN itself is a partial indicator. If the consecutive build # starts with a 1, then it came with a V8 engine. If it starts with a 6, then it came with a 6 cylinder engine.
Good luck!