Stippy17

Oh no I wouldnt keep the heads if I bought that 350, I was just saying they are worth a pretty penny. I would sell them to someone needing/wanting them for a build, and I would use that money to go towards buying a set of heads.

How much are you looking for for your block? Its not the direction I want to go, but if I must lol, its always an option.

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Orr89RocZ

100 bucks and its yours..its actually a shortblock, as the rods/crank/pistons are still in there. It can be put back together with heads/cam etc and still run fine for alittle while longer, but i would rebuild it

grimmcs

Hey, if you end up not selling it...let me know. My brother is looking for a V8 for his project. We just started working on it yesterday, and its gone from "I want a mean 4.3" to "Lets just drop in a V8".

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Orr89RocZ

some one should just make up their mind and pick it up lol i've had several ppl interested and then nothing.... no answer on phones,email/pms etc

its frustrating. i just want it gone so i can move my lift out of the way

Stippy17

Ill keep it in mind lol, but let Grimm take it if he needs it.

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LMSkyliner

that sounds like my issue! I need to get my buddies 355 off my second engine stand so i can buy this LT1 off another buddy, but i keep getting the round about on the 355 and I wish he would just get it out of here cause i am starting to think that it's never gonna laeve and i'll just need a new stand

Stippy17

Let me know if he ever decides to sell it. It would get it off your engine stand, and would go great in my lifted 85' Silverado. Ill be swapping in something bigger than the 305 thats in there now within the next year..

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LMSkyliner

dude. Thats what i'm waiting for. for him to sell it. I've heard from my dad it was a very strong motor so i dont know why it's still here.

Stippy17

Well ask him what he's doing with it, because you have someone interested in it lol.

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He's supposed to have someone buying it. but that was 3 weeks ago. I'm not sure what the asking price is. All i know about the engine besides the fact that its supposed to be pretty strong, and i believe the 355 pieces are fresh (maybe just the bore and the pistons) because i seem to remember my dad saying they bought the engine as a 350 then turned it into a 355.

Stippy17

Im guessing its a 350 bored .30 over. If/When you talk to him ask what he's trying to get out of it if its still for sale, and what all specs he knows. Casting # would help too. Just let me know, might be a canidate for either my Bird' or K10.

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Orr89RocZ

get that TA running with a v8

Orinackra

any of you guys heading to Irwin tommorrow? I think I might head out there for a bit.

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Orr89RocZ

i may try to get out there. i was gonna try and work on the car fixing a few things so i may beable to get done by 5-6

Orinackra

yeah I'm not so sure now either. Next weekend for sure!

Orr89RocZ

we'll see i'll check the weather. let me know if your goin i'd love to meet up

Orinackra

me too, that'd be cool. Def not today though. I'm taking the gf to the Cleveland zoo. Next week is the 2nd, I'm pretty sure I can make that, weather permitting. I'll let you know.

Orr89RocZ

oh ok, i'll try to clear the schedule that weekend

Stippy17

Trust me Im trying lol. I have so many ideas and projects, just so little time. I started to restore the truck last week, and hope to have that done by the end of the summer, and possibly drop a 350 in sometime between now an next summer. The car I need to find a block to start the engine build lol. And I want to find an 82-93' S10 and do something a little different, I plan on dropping a 283 in and attaching a 5 speed to it. Nothing highly built, 300 or so to the wheels will make the truck scream enough for my liking. Should def be different, and nobody else that I know of will be able to say theyve done it.

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Stippy17

Alright I have a quick question guys. Now you all know my car was an S/E factory, but I have finished converting it to a TA since when I bought the car it already had the TA front and rear bumper already on and it came with most of the ground effects I needed. Anyway, I finished what that guy had planned for it. Now I still have the V6, which I will be swapping out for a SBC, but my question is about my rearend. To my knowlegde, I dont think S/Es came with posi rearends right? Well, mine does which leads me to believe someone (Possible the guy turning it into a TA) swapped it in.

Now my questions are, how can I find out:

1) What car the rearend came from, because my dad has suspicions it might not be a posi from a TA.
2) What gears are in this rearend, I dont think aftermarket gears are in there so they are probably stock gears of whatever rearend it is.
3) Is there other ways to identify the rearend besides the stamped numbers? I didnt look very hard but a week or two ago I checked quickly and could not find any visible numbers. But again, I checked quickly.

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LMSkyliner

For the gear part, it's pretty easy. First get under the car. Then, watching the driveshaft and the wheel (make a mark? I just cleared a spot off the dust so i could watch), see how many turns the wheel does compared to the driveshaft, and that should be your ratio if i remember right.



Also, on that 355 i have on my engine stand. It is still for sale to anyone who wants it. Want more info?

Orr89RocZ

actually i think my motor found a home. my one buddy didnt know i still had it, he thought it was sold awhile ago. he now wants it so i guess its goin to him replace that 305 he got

LMSkyliner

lol lucky.


/wishes this 355 would dissapear

Orr89RocZ

he's a good friend so im pretty much givin it to him wish i would have sold it but i know i wasnt gonna get much for it