My names Mike and about a year ago i bought an 84 camaro with no motor or transmission ($300 if it matters) but i went into the project with someone who didnt seemed to be a flake then but is now so i decided to start over with it and do thing the right way rather than the half @$$ way. i have a 350 small block for it i got the block from a 71 c10, the cam/crank/pistons/intake and a 700r4 trans from a 87 firebird, and the carb and heads from an el camino not sure what year. im not worried about how long it take to rebuild the car or how much it cost. i just want to be proud of my work when im done. also for the motor i want it to have around 350 to 400hp. so that being said any ideas on what i should do? i appreciate any advice on it.

 

About a 95% chance you'll toss those. What carb? Most likely the heads will have a casting # that ends with 882 or 624.

Do you plan to rebuild the shortblock? Hope so.

An '87 Firebird cam and crank won't work in a '71 350 block.

This head/intake kit http://sdparts.com/details/scoggin-d...nter/sd8060aag , Comp XE268 cam (or something similar from another brand like Lunati - NOT Edelbrock, Elgin, Summit, etc.), 650 carb, good headers and cat-back, you'll have the power and a nice running car. A 2500 stall converter and 3.55-3.73 gears would be icing on the cake.

 

What are you needing to know?

 

I havn't been around cars that long so I don't really know to much about the technical thing's that's how the car started getting sloppy. The block is about the only thing that I really dont want to change. I wanted to get some aluminum heads for it but im not sure what kind to get. A couple other questions I had were is there a transmission that works best with the 350, and what rear end should I put in the car, and also is there any thing i should look out for on an 84?

 

ok we need to know what the car will be used for, how much HP, and how your driving habits are.

 

I'm planning on using the car as a daily driver untill I get another one (I have a car right now but its on its last legs) I wanted it to have 350-400hp and im not entirely sure what you mean by driving habits. Also I wanted to have the car last long enough to possibly pass in to the next generation.