Yea im planning to change the tranny, and rear end also but with the way money is it just seems easier to buy it a piece at a time. I was planning on building the 318 myself ive build engines before but only sbc 350s, so im not expert by any means but im in no rush to get this project done anways so with enough time i think i could get it done. The donor car this is a good point too ill have to keep an eye out. A 318 just sounds like a decent all around engine that would work well for us and it sounds like most of u guys agree. Yea that is pretty close i used to drive back and forth between here and sierra vista quite a big, not that far at all.
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".....Motor is all complete and currently sitting in a '74 Satellite. Will need to be gone through most likely, but car was running until previous owner claimed the cam went flat on him. Valve covers have been pulled off and has been sitting like that for a while. Great for a 390 stroker or a stock rebuild....."

From the sounds of it you are buying a core engine, so the price he's asking is not really out of line.

Chances are this one will need a complete rebuild, personally I would go ahead and get it (and hopefully and brackets and accessories you can), but before I put a lot of money in it I would go ahead and price a rebuild kit for it and talk to a couple of machine shops to get an idea on what labor will run. Then I would price a good reman long block and see which way would be the better way to go (you can use this engine as a trade in core and probably come out ahead if you go the reman route).

By the way what is the plan for the rest of the drivetrain? If you're planning on a transmission and rear end swap, you might want to pass on this and look for a complete doner car/truck rather than buying the stuff a piece at a time.

Just my 2 cents. By the way I'm down the road from oyu in the Sierra Vista area.