Some Jeep's had those engines in them from what I've read.....Gladiators and Wagoneers....
Maybe in the late 1960's era..

I worked in a Pontiac-Jeep-Subaru dealership mid to late 1970's.....

I don't recall anything but the later AMC engines in 1970's Jeeps....304-360-401

Here is where we are at trying to locate the AMC 327.

We have a very specific engine that was only produced from 1963 through 1966, we need either a 287 or a 327. We would prefer the 327 but the results of our search thus far have been zero.

The later Gen. II 327 (1967 and later) and all the 304/327/401's won't work. The history of AMC, AMC Jeep and AMC Chrysler is weird and unique which makes the search specific and exhausting.

Therefore, we are going to give up the ship as of September 7th and go back to rebuilding the 287. Whatever it takes to rebuild the 287 is what it will be.

September 7 is our drop dead date.

Thanks to all the guys who invested time and effort is trying to locate a 327 for us, Brian and I appreciate the effort.

Bob and especially Brian Mendenhall

Don't know if this will help or not, but I did a quick search from this link and found a couple 327's in Alaska and a 287 running engine in Idaho.

It may be just a bunch of bogus old information or it may turn into something for you.

https://www.car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi

Best of luck.

Joe

From the search.

1966
Engine Assembly
AMC Ambassador 145-160 comp, run good, 287, 84k 2266 $750 Central Grade Auto Parts USA-ID(Lewiston) E-mail 1-208-743-9505


1964
Engine Assembly
AMC Classic 287CI CORE ENGINE 91,000 A Q-2711 $Call Hidden Valley Auto Parts USA-AZ(Maricopa) E-mail 602-252-2122 / 520-568-2945

1966
Engine Assembly
AMC Ambassador 990,1-66,327 [ JDR177 $Call Knik Towing & Wrecking (Alaska) USA-AK(Wasilla) E-mail 1-907-376-2584

1966
Engine Assembly
AMC American Motors WE HAVE 6 ON THESE VEHICLES IN OUR YARD CALL W/YOUR REQUEST $Call A to Z Auto Parts USA-MI(Springlake) E-mail 1-231-798-2111

Thanks Joe. I'll forward this to Brian.

Bob

quote:

Originally posted by Joe Burkleo:
Don't know if this will help or not, but I did a quick search from this link and found a couple 327's in Alaska and a 287 running engine in Idaho.

It may be just a bunch of bogus old information or it may turn into something for you.

https://www.car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi

Best of luck.

Joe

Winner winner! Roundabout found someone in AZ with 2 327's. My dad and i are heading out Friday to pick one up.
Huge thanks to everyone for everyones help!

Ding Ding we have a winner! Found a 327 in Maricopa Arizona, a few miles south of Phoenix. Brian and I are driving there Friday morning to pick it up. Brian sent them a $200 deposit so they are pulling it out of the car tomorrow. This should be about a 11 hour, 630 mile sprint through the desert.

Thanks to everyone who helped, it's greatly appreciated.

Bob and BTM7500

Bob and Brian,
Glad to help.

Be safe out there on the road.

Joe

Turns out that the AMC engine in Arizona wasn't a 327 it was a 287, in fact both of them were 287's so that deal fell out. Brian found, or let me say POSSIBLY MAY have found a 327 in LA. Back to square one.

Bob

Hope that one in LA pans out.

The only other possible 327's I have found so far are the 2 up in Alaska.

Thought that we had found another 327 at a guys house in Maricopa Arizona. Brian brought back my cherry picker for the trip to get it since we had to pull the engine out of the guys Jeep. Turns out the 43 mile drive here was wasted, at the last minute he called to say it was actually a 390, back to square one, again.

I'm about ready to give up the search and simply rebuild the 287 that came out of the car. I may not live long enough to actually find a 327.

Bob

Found this to be an interesting read on the engine. Looks like they were used in some of the Jeep trucks and Wagoneers as well as some boats.


http://jubileejeeps.org/327/

Those valve covers and intake look more like a Y-block Ford that a Chevy "327". Keep after it!!!

The motor in AZ was a weird one since it was a 66 Jeep but clearly not a 327. The thing that tipped me off was the headers. They look like a SBC, whereas the AMC 3/5 4/6 cylinders are siamese.

Once i called the guy to confirm what it was he realized it was a 360.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org...7-v8/7183581232.html

Back in the saddle boys. Found one about an hour away from me and the guy actually responded (weird).
My dad and i are planning on heading out there this weekend. Thanks again for all of your help!

Got back from Hesperia, (320 mile round trip) around noon with the 327. The next step is to tear it apart and start the rebuild process. Again, thanks to everyone who contributed in the search process, Brian (BTM7500)and I appreciate the help.

Bob

That is outstanding news! Please keep us up on the progress. Take care. Tom Worthington

That's awesome. Glad you finally found one before your deadline.

Best of luck with the rest of the project.

Joe