Thread: SBC 350. Rebuild in stock.

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stock rod bolts do not fail much is you can see bolt is still holding part of the rod together in pan...But... on rod rebuilds i do up grade at that time to a ARP bolt when i rebuild rods . other new rod bolts can be used but some are not as good as to fit .new GM bolts would be fine . looking at the one bank it stacked the rod bearings and was ran of a very long time like this till the rod came apart from hitting part of the lower block oilpan pail rail. this started out has a oil issue i am thinking .the block will need the line bore checked .wet mag for cracks in jacks and main webs . on parts i use on mild builds is stuff that may be hard for you to get but bearings .ACL . King . Mahle/Clevite. all will work fine . size on oil clearance can differ .oil pump GM or mellings you may get lucky and fine a better oil pump from another engine .i have reused pump after some work if its on some thing thats hard to find or not made any more. if pump gears are good then i take apart pump wash clean . sand bottom pump plate to get any mark s out .this can be done with sand paper on a plate of thick steel and 220 grit wet /dry sand paper and use lite oil like Wd40 keep paper clean when done with that set pump gears back in pump .use a straight edge feeler gauge to check pump gears end play .sand body of pump till it is at around .004 .wash ...wash then the pump should work fine for stock to mild use if it was a good oil pump in the first place. timming gear sets .there many that put there name on timming sets . but only a hand full of companys that make them. just a lot of reboxing. so buy what you can find should be ok . pistons for stock use i like seal power the new piston s now made in the usa looks very nice . but used alot of brands over the years . and some no name stuff .all worked . should be ok here use what you can get. check out www.competitionproducts.com i do not know if they will ship to you but you may save some money with them .they have good deals .on cams . i would go with a Elgin grind and talk to comp products . they can build you a kit to rebuild your 350 just tell them what you want for piston size and parts . parts are some what key to a good running engine . but not all of it. some guys spend more money are parts they may not need like a re boxed brand name . thinking there have a better
engine .but it all comes done to machine work . and assmbley . fit . detail .work...clean