In some of the previous pictures you can see an engine stand with a bagged motor attached to it.  Inside that bag is a B block 400 Oldsmobile engine.  It is the correct powerplant for a 65 442.  It has A code heads with the V stamping, specific to 442.  I got this engine shortly after buying the car.  I saw an auction for a 65 442 in Iowa that had a 455 in it. The seller said he had the original 400, but it had a rod knock. I asked him if he would sell me the 400 if the car didnt sell.  He said yes, the car didnt sell, and I had my engine.  I drove to Iowa with my father and picked it up a few days later.

The engine sat in may dads garage until I was ready for it.  A few weeks later I signed up for a class on engine building that was being offered thru my work.  Sounded like a good idea, and I could bring my own engine to work on.  So I hauled the 400 to the class shop and tore it down.  Once inside the motor I found a few things. One, the rod bearings had been replaced once, along with a turn on the rod mains. This is short cut to keep an engine running. That procedure probably aided in the spun bearing on the number 6 rod.  The cam had been replaced with a Crane unit, and one piston had a cracked skirt.  I planned to overhaul the entire engine so that stuff didnt matter to me. I had the crank turned 10-20, bought new pistons, camshaft, exhaust valves,  springs, oil pump and gaskets.   I had the machine shop bore the block .030 over for the new pistons and had them repair the rod that had the spun bearing. After all that I put it back together at home.

4 speed trans I purchased on eBay.  Its correct for a 65 442 and is date coded for my car.

Restored driveshaft with new U joints and yoke.  I blasted the shaft, sanded it with 80 to 320 grit paper, scuff padded it, and sprayed it with clear coat.   4 speed cars had a gold ring painted on so I replicated that.

Correct head pipes and exhaust pipes for a 65 442.  I bought these from Walt Vallelunga out of Shelby Twp MI.  Walt makes outstanding correct baffled pipes for 65-67 442s from the original GM prints, and owns a super nice 66 442. Notice 65s have just 2 crimps in the tail pipe, unlike 66-67s.