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426 max wedge anyone interested

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Hello I found this motor in a charger that i bought i have pics to prove it is a max wedge this is how i found it all i have is the short block assembly if your interested PM me we can go from there i have not modified anything since i bought it
Casting number 2406730-1 pic attached
Piston number 2406648 they are all original
Rod number 2406886 pic attatched
Crank number 2406240 2 pics attached
it has the notches in the block from the factory they are all identical One pic attached i will TAKE PICS OF EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE THIS IS NO JOKE it DOES not have the original oil pan it has a miloden pan in very good shape 10k or best offer i am willing to take it to any machine shop in my area to have it verified
-Don
 
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What kind of money are you looking to get for it?
 
All ads require a price. Or it will get deleted. Might also want to post a picture of the top pad were the factory engine ID stampings are.
Just try to help you out.
Matt
 
Can i Post best offer b/c i dont really know what is it worth unless you can help me with that i've emailed alot of people noone really could put a value on it my machine shops i do buissness with couldent either ..... id pad coming 2 min
 
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i wouldnt pay 10k for it unless it came with the complete & correct top end
 
Is it the lighting on the pad or are there no numbers on it? That is what your BUYERS are going to check and with no numbers the engines value is going to suffer seriously. It was quite common when these engines were decked that the numbers got milled off.
 
Is it the lighting on the pad or are there no numbers on it? That is what your BUYERS are going to check and with no numbers the engines value is going to suffer seriously. It was quite common when these engines were decked that the numbers got milled off.

its not the light i cannot identify any numbers on the id pad so basicly your saying since the deck was milled at one time that its not original when it has all the correct internals notches ect...... i wouldent mind building it myself anyways just a pain to find the parts. and to the other guy you must not know much about this motor ther wasent many of them made and ther are none fo sale so if your going to be negitive do it somwheres else do your research...
 
not being negative just stating the facts so why don't you do some research as you haven't found the holy grail & it's not a hemi.
complete correct ones that are running dont even pull much over 10k & just becuse it has valve reliefs cut isn't anything special you can have that done at any machine shop.
as for the correct numer internals to me they really mean nothing as i wouldn't reuse them anyways as it would be cheaper to buy a new rotating assembly versus reconditioning the originals but maybe to the extreme number purists they might be woth a little bit more
its not the light i cannot identify any numbers on the id pad so basicly your saying since the deck was milled at one time that its not original when it has all the correct internals notches ect...... i wouldent mind building it myself anyways just a pain to find the parts. and to the other guy you must not know much about this motor ther wasent many of them made and ther are none fo sale so if your going to be negitive do it somwheres else do your research...
 
damn you got me there i searched max wedge for sale in every search engine and never seen that like i said i dident kno the value thanks for that information i think ill build it then not worth selling to me best offter still up for a day or too anyone got heads for this
 
there was a guy over on moparts a couple of months ago trying to sell a 65 mw that's was over bored & would need sleeved for $100 & i don't think it even sold.
not saying your's isn't worth anything but most people that are building a mw for the cross ram look are using 440's unless they're trying to put a correct car back together. heck i just baught back a pre production 426 block no casting #'s that i sold with my 64 330 car a few years back & the guy only wanted $300 for in the same condition that i sold it in & the only reason why i wanted it back is to put in a 64 plymouth mw rot box i just stumbled across
 
Well, here is the deal. REAL Max Wedge heads are VERY hard to find and when you do they are expensive. Especially if they are uncut as guys looking to race in pure stock are on the look out for them.

The fact that the numbers on the top pad are gone IS a big deal. This is where everyone looks to determine if it is a Max Wedge as the block casting numbers are the same for a street wedge. The only other way to tell is if you have the engine apart and it is original parts. Yes, that is the case with this engine BUT, once it is buttoned back up the next guy will question what it really is as there are no numbers on the pad. The numbers on that pad also tell you when the engine was assembed which is also important to people that are looking for certain date codes to fit with when their car was built.

The reason that most people use a 440 with the Max Wedge top end (intake and carbs) is because if a 413/426 Max Wedge needs boring and pistons, there is limited piston availability and expensive. Even if the engine does not need boring and you can use the original pistons most people would prefer the newer lighter weight pistons and rods.

If your engine is standard bore and does not need boring then you might find a true purist that would WANT your engine for a true original restoration but those guys today are few and far between.

Not trying to rain on your parade but you have the least valuable things about a Max Wedge engine as per above MOST use a 440. The heads intake, carbs, linkage, exhaust manifolds and pan are the high dollar items.

I would be looking around this site for a buyer for what you have.
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/welcome.html
 
is that a 3/8" pipe or 1/2" pipe oil pick-up? that would be an early 64 block and i thought all 64 max wedges had 1/2" pipe swinging pick-ups and a longer oil pan sump. if thats a 3/8" pick-up its a street block with 11:1 pistons.
 
Well, here is the deal. REAL Max Wedge heads are VERY hard to find and when you do they are expensive. Especially if they are uncut as guys looking to race in pure stock are on the look out for them.

The fact that the numbers on the top pad are gone IS a big deal. This is where everyone looks to determine if it is a Max Wedge as the block casting numbers are the same for a street wedge. The only other way to tell is if you have the engine apart and it is original parts. Yes, that is the case with this engine BUT, once it is buttoned back up the next guy will question what it really is as there are no numbers on the pad. The numbers on that pad also tell you when the engine was assembed which is also important to people that are looking for certain date codes to fit with when their car was built.

The reason that most people use a 440 with the Max Wedge top end (intake and carbs) is because if a 413/426 Max Wedge needs boring and pistons, there is limited piston availability and expensive. Even if the engine does not need boring and you can use the original pistons most people would prefer the newer lighter weight pistons and rods.

If your engine is standard bore and does not need boring then you might find a true purist that would WANT your engine for a true original restoration but those guys today are few and far between.

Not trying to rain on your parade but you have the least valuable things about a Max Wedge engine as per above MOST use a 440. The heads intake, carbs, linkage, exhaust manifolds and pan are the high dollar items.

I would be looking around this site for a buyer for what you have.
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/welcome.html

Oh i hear you i understand thats why i took pics of all casting numbers i wouldent post somthing unless i felt 99.9% sure it was real but i can take oil pan out anytime and show the crank and rod numbers as well as the pistons this is the hardist original part to obtain yeah the cross ram is cool and all but having a totally original block Crank everything is cooler to me than having a 440 bottem end and claiming you have a max wedge Lame :headbang:
 
is that a 3/8" pipe or 1/2" pipe oil pick-up? that would be an early 64 block and i thought all 64 max wedges had 1/2" pipe swinging pick-ups and a longer oil pan sump. if thats a 3/8" pick-up its a street block with 11:1 pistons.

Yes it is 1/2 pick up obviously not a swingin one ther was a TSB on the swinging oil pickup therfor you would want to replace it anyways unless you want to chance your very rare block to oil starvation but like i said it is what it is i do not care if noone buys it i would love to take it to the track myself i'd rather see somone put it in a early 64 car
 
I must add the following:

I picked up a 64 426w block that had the same casting number on it EXACTLY as your pic. All 426 blocks (Street wedge to Max Wedge) from 63 to 65 had this casting number, and the pad that is blank would show what it was, as long as it was not restamped. Mine was VT42 for a 64 426w. I also have never seen a crank casting number stamped into a throw like the one in your two pics. The only part that I do see with a proper part number is the rods.

sorry, just sayin'...:)
 
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