im sorry, sometimes I when typing on this keyboard, I fail to get what im trying to say on the screen. IM still new to this online thing, so excuse me. I will get better at it in time.


I had stated that before you buy any kit . but didnt say it the way I ment to.

you need to have a good talk with the person going to do the machine work on the engine block and heads

if you plane on cleaning and doing any machine work yourself. you will still need a pro to consult with and someone local incase you need to take it to them if you do something wrong.

most machine shops dont charge for info, only parts and labor, so use there experience's to learn.

most anyone who has ever built an engine will tell you that a properly built engine is only as good as the craftmans ship that goes into it.

this is where you will learn to take you'r time double check every thing and then do it again,
the most common mistake a human can make when building an engine is you missed final torqueing a bolt on a rod, main or head. and can ruin a good buildup.

this is you'r first, take your time dont rush it, and always check you'r self.

also I forgot to ask what year is the engine?
is it a pre 86?

for what you have to spend , you might want to call a local machine shop and ask what they may have. I did this on my first engine build, and found a kit for under $250. and they gave me a free used distributor and chrome oilpan . they had laying on a shelf . so you never know what you may find. and check local bone yards.

I have found edelbrock intakes, headers and some nice heads on junk engines . for little cash.

you can take along a few hand tools , go to the junk yard and ask where they keep the scraped engines. most if they dont run will go in the pile. you can pull oilpans and main caps to see what cranks are in them. I have found forged cranks in an engine that had ran hot and blew the head gaskets, got the crank for $50.

some would say dont buy any internal engine parts from a bone yard. I say you can get just about anything from them and make out like you stole it.