Thread: 350 Rebuild Question

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if i remember right you are from around san antonio texas if i remember that right, if so do not pay to have a used block shipped to you. about 3-400 bucks for shipping alone. there are probably 1000 350 blocks laying in garages and junk yards in your area. i would go for a bare 4 bolt main block and build it from there. a used long block to redo the heads, is almost the same cost to buy a set of new aluminum heads. have the block cleaned and tested for cracks and machined with new bores, then start buying parts from there after you know the block is in fact a good block.

Originally Posted by mooneye777

if i remember right you are from around san antonio texas if i remember that right, if so do not pay to have a used block shipped to you. about 3-400 bucks for shipping alone. there are probably 1000 350 blocks laying in garages and junk yards in your area. i would go for a bare 4 bolt main block and build it from there. a used long block to redo the heads, is almost the same cost to buy a set of new aluminum heads. have the block cleaned and tested for cracks and machined with new bores, then start buying parts from there after you know the block is in fact a good block.

This is good advice. Start with a standard bore block so you will at least have a chance to clean it up at 0.020"-over. The more cylinder wall you can keep, the better off you'll be.

from there go with all forged parts as well, dont settle for cast..... find lightweight heavy duty rods, such as some manley H beams..... steel crank, forged pistons..... go with some AFR aluminum heads if you can..... from there its just a choice on what combo you want to go with.....


my i ask what you plan to do with the engine if you're going to build it and then not put it in anything? that seems to be a lot of money for a 16 year old to be spending on something they aren't even going to use

my i ask what you plan to do with the engine if you're going to build it and then not put it in anything? that seems to be a lot of money for a 16 year old to be spending on something they aren't even going to use


I don't know if anyone else remembers Zach and the merry go round we got on when he was looking for that 216 engine, but it finally wore out most of us. I see this one going the same direction. This is a dream build that isn't going to happen. Not being cruel, just honest. Zach gets bored every once in a while and posts tons of questions that never go anywhere, and he won't listen to reason. Sorry, that is just my opinion.


Don

just what i was gettin at i was just beatin around the bush to get there