Originally posted by 383 chev
I have a chance to buy a 396 that is been machined and it has a cylinder sleeve and the crank thrust area as been welded and machined there are rods and the heads go with it but 1 has been ported and the other has not been touched no pistons heads need to go to machine shop after finishing the porting. he wants $700 for this is it worth it.
i believe you can do better than that. JMO