Thread: I'm looking to get a Chevy 350 block to rebuild

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there's a fairly large yard on Elliott Reeder Road, in fort worth that has $50 you-pull-it engines. or they did a few years ago, anyway. i went another way for mine but did consider it. if you have time to rebiuld it or are brave enough to run it as-is, that can be a sweet deal. for the ones they pulled already, the price was $200 or 250, iirc. still not bad if you find an lt1, ls1, or something like that out there.

we have some big swapmeets out here, too. my friend got a 5.3L chevy v8 for 200 bucks out at ameriquest field (man, that was a huuuuuge meet). they also have them at lagrave field and texas motor speedway, just to name a few.

and, don't forget ebay.

Check your local land fill or closest green box. 350 blocks are thrown away everyday. They are very plentiful, and I have not seen one that is has an outrageous price, as anyone who knows anything about hot rods, knows how plentiful they are.

Jack

Thanks, I've found several on Craigslist. But I will definitely check the place on Elliott Reeder Road. What's the name of the place?

Originally Posted by Corvette85

I will definitely check the place on Elliott Reeder Road. What's the name of the place?

Could be Little John's. They used to be the largest dealer along that strip but they sold a big area on the south side of the road and that was where a lot of the old good stuff was. I don't know whether they permit pulling your own engines at this time. I've bought a lot of stuff from them and they have been easy to work with. There are several yards along that road. Some are okay but some are pretty grim.

I had what I think was an unusual experience at one of them a couple of months back. A new bunch opened up. They were specializing in Mopars. I wasn't looking for anything in particular but I have some Mopars so I told them I wanted to go in and look around. The guy told me "Fine. That will be one dollar admission." I sort of laughed but then I saw that he wasn't kidding.

I told him to forget it.

Well, That's not exactly what I told him .....

Jim

Thanks, I'll definitely check them out.

It looks like I'm going to have to hold off on getting the 350 right now. I need a few things for my Vette right now, and I'll have to use a portion of my engine money on it. But if I can find a complete engine for around $125-150, I can probably still get one.