Ever since Jim Moyer was little, he had an interest in all things mechanical. While serving in the Army back in 1964, he started building his first miniature engine, the coyotee 4-cylinder, which took nearly 30 years to complete. This isn't just a model, but an actual working engine capable of producing 11,000 RPMs. Today, Jim's current project is a 1/6th scale Chevrolet 327 cubic inch V8 modeled on the L76 365 hp engine found in 1964 Corvettes.

Jim measured an actual 327 V8 as his guide and then began the process of fabricating the parts. The head and block began as billet aluminum that was painstakingly machined on a bridgeport-style mill. The 5-main crank has real babbit bearings and the cam is a scaled version of a 30-30 Duntov. Jim created dies for stamping out the front cover, oil pan and rockers. And since this is a running engine, there is spark ignition, a pressurized oil system and a cooling system just like those that are found on an actual 327 CI V8.

The engine will currently run for brief periods as the video shows. Jim is still completing the water pump and radiator, valve covers and the carburetor.

Here are the specifications for Jim Moyer's 1/6th scale 327 ci Chevrolet V8 engine:

Type:	1/6th scale V8
Displacement:	1.10 cu in, 18 cc
Bore:	0.600 in
Stroke:	0.487 in
Ignition:	Spark
Construction:	Machined Billet
Began Construction:	1998
First Ran:	11/3/05

Source:
MoyerMade.com

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