I havent be able to get any help from anyother forum I was sort of hoping I could get some help here!

My Dad just got a motor for his 84 GMC 4x4 he got it from an 85-86 Chevy Impala. I was wondering How I could get it to fire? sort of a dumb question I know But I've tryed everything new plugs wires cap distributor timing is dead on I checked all the fuses I dont under stand Unless I have a dead Coil, its brand new though. Anyways Its a 350 or a 305 Im not sure what it is its one of the two. How could I Build Horse Power without taking the motor to a machine shop to have it bored and stroked... port and polished. My dad was hoping for a motor that would run nice and have a little kick when he came on to the throttle... It has quad track rearends and its sort of gutlass... Well the last one that he had in it was. I was sort of hoping I could get it running for him and have a bit of horses for him by fathers day but that wont happen. But it can be a belated fathers day gift. If I could get any help from anyone it would be greatly appreciated

Thank you

Ed