Finished My lastest 350 w/ Pics ;)
06-28-2006, 09:33 PM
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Finished My lastest 350 w/ Pics ;)
Well out with the old and in with the new.... everyone always wondered why I spent so much time with my 305 so .... i built a 350...
Specs in my signature....
heres the pics
Specs in my signature....
heres the pics
06-28-2006, 10:07 PM
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Car: GTA
Engine: 383 HSR
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
a recap on the cost of this 'engine'
Engine from yard $525
Headers + Y-pipe $375
LT1 Cam -$65
Valve seals -$30
All Gaskets -$100
Comp valve Springs -$55
Pushrods $16.00
Oil pan $37
Valve covers $30
performer RPM $free :P Usually around $150 ish
edelbrock carb $250
Moroso ignition system $100
Dizzy $100
new Starter $35
LS1 lifters $free
Timing cover $25.00
Roller timing set $35
SS hardware kit $35
ARP head bolts $50
new water pump $13
416 heads $free
2 cans aluminum 1606 1200* paint $8
1 can highgloss black 500* $4
1 flywheel $45
Accel 8.8 wires $30
Holly 3 port FPR $20
Alot of this came from my 305 just giving you an idea how much if you tried to do the same...
Engine from yard $525
Headers + Y-pipe $375
LT1 Cam -$65
Valve seals -$30
All Gaskets -$100
Comp valve Springs -$55
Pushrods $16.00
Oil pan $37
Valve covers $30
performer RPM $free :P Usually around $150 ish
edelbrock carb $250
Moroso ignition system $100
Dizzy $100
new Starter $35
LS1 lifters $free
Timing cover $25.00
Roller timing set $35
SS hardware kit $35
ARP head bolts $50
new water pump $13
416 heads $free
2 cans aluminum 1606 1200* paint $8
1 can highgloss black 500* $4
1 flywheel $45
Accel 8.8 wires $30
Holly 3 port FPR $20
Alot of this came from my 305 just giving you an idea how much if you tried to do the same...
06-28-2006, 10:25 PM
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Car: GTA
Engine: 383 HSR
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
i painted my last motor red... im really digging the black and silver
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I have built several motors, this one is by far the best and couldnt have made it the best without you bro....
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Originally Posted by mw66nova
heck ya!!! 
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Car: GTA
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Originally Posted by mw66nova
i'm diggin the black and silver as well. all business. heck ya bro! i can't wait till you get it back in the car and running again! you gotta bring that thing to the GAFBA Fall Shootout at Silver Dollar Raceway on September 24th.
06-28-2006, 11:08 PM
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Car: GTA
Engine: 383 HSR
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Originally Posted by mw66nova
keep it together long enough to let me introduce you to my taillights, lol!!!
06-29-2006, 12:30 AM
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
stock 416 heads or ported? i'm anxious to see how they work for you.
what are you doing for the y-pipe? painted with the same high temp paint I hope? (mine wasn't, and is rusting, as of 3 weeks runtime now...)
did you paint the manifold yourself? did you bake it?
looks nice, hope it don't leak!
what are you doing for the y-pipe? painted with the same high temp paint I hope? (mine wasn't, and is rusting, as of 3 weeks runtime now...)
did you paint the manifold yourself? did you bake it?
looks nice, hope it don't leak!
06-29-2006, 06:42 AM
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Car: GTA
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Yes i painted the manifold... Its on there good to match the heads it wont leak, its the same deal i did to my last one... worked like a champ... plus all gasket services are bare.
The Ypipe will not be painted...no real need to... same color as the headers
The Ypipe will not be painted...no real need to... same color as the headers
06-29-2006, 09:28 AM
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
Originally Posted by nelapse
Yes i painted the manifold... Its on there good to match the heads it wont leak, its the same deal i did to my last one... worked like a champ... plus all gasket services are bare.
The Ypipe will not be painted...no real need to... same color as the headers
The Ypipe will not be painted...no real need to... same color as the headers
I didn't mean expect an intake leak, just, "hope your car doesn't leak", now that you've built it all up. Mine is leaking like a seive from all sorts of places...
was the y-pipe painted by the factory then? Your headers look like mine, after I VHT sprayed them, but my y-pipe I just left with the factory glossier black paint... It flaked off in a few days, and is now proceeding to rust.
06-29-2006, 09:47 AM
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the rust that nelapse will encounter down here in GA is much less than what you'll experience up in Canada. it'll surface rust almost immediately, but the rust down here doesn't eat through stuff like it does up north. getting headers/y-pipes ceramic coated up north does more than just make underhood temps lower, it gaurantees a few extra years of life for the headers, protecting them from the rust.
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Car: GTA
Engine: 383 HSR
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I am trying to figure out why it would leak?
If you use the right gaskets and put a nice bead of sealant on the china walls then why would it leak?
Ive put my previous edelbrock intake on and off several times... no problems... now I always use a 3m wheel to clean the surfaces of the intake portion of the heads...
My headers are factory painted and are basically a brown color but I wouldnt call it rusted.. Y-pipe is still very black..
If you use the right gaskets and put a nice bead of sealant on the china walls then why would it leak?
Ive put my previous edelbrock intake on and off several times... no problems... now I always use a 3m wheel to clean the surfaces of the intake portion of the heads...
My headers are factory painted and are basically a brown color but I wouldnt call it rusted.. Y-pipe is still very black..
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
while true, it's very dry in Calgary particularly, i'm not sure how close you are to the ocean (my geography of USA is probably as bad as some americans of Canada is 
) but if it's humid, that'll do it too. Mine have surface rusted, and i'm not overly concerned about rusting through, not with the 4 months of annual driving I get with it 
i'm thinking you aren't using a gasket at all, hence my confusion...? 
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beats me
Mine sure as hell did.
I didn't mean your intake manifold, I just meant, "good luck with your new motor, hope it doesn't leak". Just a thumbs up is all. I built mine TO THE LETTER of David Vizards "how to rebuild your SBC", and i've had an intake manifold leak, I think a header and/or y-pipe leak, and now I think a RMS or oil pan leak...
) but if it's humid, that'll do it too. Mine have surface rusted, and i'm not overly concerned about rusting through, not with the 4 months of annual driving I get with it
the same deal i did to my last one... worked like a champ... plus all gasket services are bare
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beats me
Mine sure as hell did. I didn't mean your intake manifold, I just meant, "good luck with your new motor, hope it doesn't leak". Just a thumbs up is all. I built mine TO THE LETTER of David Vizards "how to rebuild your SBC", and i've had an intake manifold leak, I think a header and/or y-pipe leak, and now I think a RMS or oil pan leak...
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Car: GTA
Engine: 383 HSR
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My ypipes never leak, my header gaskets are header matched and as long as you clean the surfaces and apply plenty of sealant you are good... I use the copper rtv from permatex... stuff is hard core you can see the bead of the copper if you look carefully at the front of my intake, The pics are a bit blurry I will take better ones tomorrow...
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
Originally Posted by mw66nova
Sonix, RTV is your friend! 
I used permatex red, I think, for my entire motor... And a Summit brand gasket kit, $28 I think for every gasket on the SBC. I think some were subpar quality... i'll be looking for my rear motor oil leak tonight maybe...
when is that going to be ready to run?
06-29-2006, 12:08 PM
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Car: GTA
Engine: 383 HSR
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Originally Posted by Sonix
Hasn't been a good friend to me thus far
I used permatex red, I think, for my entire motor... And a Summit brand gasket kit, $28 I think for every gasket on the SBC. I think some were subpar quality... i'll be looking for my rear motor oil leak tonight maybe...
when is that going to be ready to run?
I used permatex red, I think, for my entire motor... And a Summit brand gasket kit, $28 I think for every gasket on the SBC. I think some were subpar quality... i'll be looking for my rear motor oil leak tonight maybe...
when is that going to be ready to run?
as for the intake gaskets... i use the felpro ones from autozone for $10 works awesome
06-29-2006, 12:58 PM
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Car: GTA
Engine: 383 HSR
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never fully taken them out... just have to seal them up... I will have them welded or brazed on wednesday which ever i feel...
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