Engine is in good shape!
 

I just bought this truck back in July. The guy told me the engine had been rebuild in 89 or so by the previous owner, then stored in a barn (the rust backs up this story).

I figured he was BS'ing me on the motor, but when I pulled that Victor Jr off to install a milder intake manifold, low and behold, an engine you could eat off of!

Just though I'd share my joyous surprise with you guys :P

Too bad the guy got a little silly with the silicone...don't people know to stop after the china walls? lol

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looks nice .. what intake are you slappin on ??

I pulled the Victor, which oddly enough had a Holley 600 vac sec on top.

For the time being, a Holley Street Dominator (basically a Performer) is going on with a rebuilt 650 DP, just to get it to run decent. With the cam and Victor, it really liked to bog and stall off the line.

I've got a Perfomer RPM that (unless I decide on another manifold) I'm going to have injector bungs welded up so I can convert to a 4 barrel EFI setup.

Probably the same time I do that I'll go ahead and switch to roller cam and AFR heads.

I don't really know what's in the motor since it was built two owners and 16 years ago :P

Keep us informed. Also pictures ;)

Gotta love it when you doubt something and it turns out to be true! I also bought a truck with a "rebuilt" motor several years ago that had low oil pressure when i got it running :crazy: I did a compression check and it was good, so I pulled the pan off to find the oil pump pick up screen almot completely plugged from silicone that had been floating around and sucked up. The PO used WAY TO MUCH sealer on the gaskests when he assembled the motor. Just something to think about. Good Luck.

Hahaha...well, I knew everything couldn't be too good. No harm done, but I found a set of throttle return springs resting above the pushrods inside the valve cover. I'm suprised with my luck that I found them before they got tangled up in the valve springs or something!

dont you know .. thats the hip place to store parts nowadays !! :D

Geez I bet the past owner looked all over for those springs! :crazy: Congrats on the clean score. Looks like you will have it all dolled up before long. :metal: ..corn

Lol, yeah, I always keep a spare set of wrenches in there too!

Good ideas on that link you provided . . ..... "save money on parts". I've got one of those Autozone punch cards.

haha a victor junior. the guy i bought my truck from had one new in box and said you come back when you start drag racing and i'll give you this.

Nice score! I guess I was lucky with my vic jr, it drives fine as a daily driver.

Well it probably would run better but it had that 600 vac sec plus a big cam and I suspect a stock converter. Quite the totally mismatched setup!

I've narrowed my cam choices down (going roller now for sure). Just have to pick one and I think for now I'm going to go with a single turbo on the carb until I go EFI.

whats that crack in the block for ?---------------------j/k :)

Added oil flow!!

the vic junior is a huge intake and works fine on the street so long as you have at least a 750 carb and it will need pretty hefty jetting.