do you guys know anywhere online where i can get a complete overhaul kit for my trans am's 305 lg4

i looked @ summit and **** THAT lol
i know you can get it alot cheaper

im looking basicly for a kit that has almost EVERYTHING cause i want to have no doubts in my motor after i get done putting it back together
so far around the cheapest i could find it is 450$ but the site looked kinda shady lol

well thanx for any help you guys can offer me

 

I wouldn't buy anyparts until the motor is torn apart, and completly spec'd out. your best bet would to drop it off at a reputable machine shop and let them take care of part ordering and see what they reccomend to be machined. PAW sells engine kits. 450 isn't a bad price for a complete kit. AS long as it has gaskets, oil pump, all bearings, rings and pistons....

 

yeah it did have all that


umm well im kinda on a hell of a budget
gonna take me till next month to save up for the kit
i cant afford to get it machined

i checked the cylinders and they dont have a ring grove or anything the 305 only has 90k/miles on it the cam is what went out originaly i just dont want to replace it to have something else go out i want to be very confident in my motors abilities to go on trips and whatnot without breaking down

 

oh btw the motor is pretty much torn apart in finding the original problem
its on my garage floor right now
and im going to get a motor stand very soon and start cleaning it up
the whole top end of the motor is taken apart and the cam is out
i was going to remove the crank and other parts to see if they had any unusual wear

 

If you aren't going to bore the cylinders, there's no particular reason to get new pistons.

It would be a good idea to completely disassemble (including removing the cam bearings) and clean out all passages with soapy water & bore brushes. Then break the glaze on the cylinder walls and put it back together with new rings and bearings. So, just get a rering kit with rings, main & rod bearings, and gaskets. You'll have to add cam bearings, but they aren't that expensive.

You really need to understand what caused the cam to fail, though.

 

On the other hand, since '86 was kind of a "bastard" year, you might need to buy the stuff separately - rings, bearings, seals, and gaskets. At least, I haven't seen kits that covered the 1986 model year because it is unique with newer-style one-piece rear main seal and one-piece oil pan gasket, but older-style perimeter bolt valve covers.

 

hey do you know where i can decode the numbers i went out and got off the block above the flywheel behind the drivers side head

here they are if any of you know where or how to do it and can help me out

gm 5.0 L8 14010231

and if you know any other places where i should get numbers from please let me know

 

http://www.mortec.com/castnum.htm

That's the correct location. Might want to recheck those #'s. Sometimes 7's look like 1's, 3's look like 8's, etc.

Although I don't see anything that's really close.

 

ive rechecked and i think im 99% shure thats them
huh this is weird i cant find anything that has this number ???

 

Northern Auto parts.

Too bad I don't have a 350 block to build. This is their special this week. $154.99!!! WOW. This is a kit for a 350

http://northernautoparts.com/Product...uctModelId=380

Here is the one for a 1985-1986 F-body 305, its a little more expensive than most 305 kits.

http://www.northernautoparts.com/Pro...ctModelId=2359

On the other hand If you're not boring the cylinders you only need the re-ring kit.

http://www.northernautoparts.com/Pro...ctModelId=2358

 

If the 3 was a 0 it would be a 1980-1984 305.

 

What does the back end of the crank look like? Round, with an aluminum housing to hold the rear main seal, or with a weight cast into the flywheel flange?

 

Forgot about those guys.

 

man that first one is a hell of a deal
wonder how much it is to get my 305 bored lol

 

Try www.enginekits.com