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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Braggs, okla
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An evening with my 350 Vortec
well tonight I started building my engine, after a few weeks of parts chasing, waiting on finances, and endless cleaning, I got it short blocked, (still have to wait to buy the heads, 550@the local dealership) but all went together fine, I cant wait to get this engine on the road, I'm still looking for a muncie trans tho,
I found out Greased Lightning, works great on cleaning the block inside and out, and dawn power disolver works excellent on pistons and aluminum, lol hardly any scrubbing required, needless to say, things are looking good, to be up and running sometime in Nov, after the enigine and trans, i'll start on the suspension, and brakes, which should be alot of fun,
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S.
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you might try scoggins dickey or salee chevrolet on your heads they may save you some money!
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Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole! |
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I checked both, and prices where about the same, plus shipping and handling
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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What are you doing to your Vortec? Which one is it?
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Braggs, okla
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It is as far as i know a 98 vortec 350 out of a truck, i bought at a wrecking yard here in Tulsa, I paid 375 long blocked, but found both heads cracked, during tear down, but all else looked good, but decided to re-ring it, since i had it torn down that far,
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Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S.
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Deth 1970
I would strongly recomend you turn the crank if it is standard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gm uses 1/2 size bearing that can't be bought aftermarket that is where the cold knock comes from in almost all the late model 5.7's!
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Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole! |
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Shreveport LA
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Last I heard, you could still buy .001" undersize bearings, & using one of those inserts with a standard insert is how GM got the .0005"-under bearings.
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