Maniacmechanic1
solid fixture here in the forum
Bare block with no crank in it is super risky to buy.
I avoid myself.
I avoid myself.
Only problem is with his project 302 Full Vintage is it will not be like it was back in the day.if your looking to build a serious high horse power engine I would STRONGLY consider ditching the OEM block and starting with a DART BLOCK, and SCAT forged crank,
and 6" connecting rods with 7/16" arp rod bolts and forged pistons, and Id then very strongly consider investing some effort into researching the best aluminum aftermarket heads you could afford.
no OEM, block or rotating assembly comes close to what the, currently available , better aftermarket components in strength.
the manufacturers have learned a great deal in the last 60 years and theres very few original components from the muscle car years that can keep up with current strength or power potential.
I remember it's not going to Flogged that hard.it always comes down to several factors
are you more concerned with looking original, and having a matching numbers period correct engine?
or
would you rather make considerably more power, have far fewer parts break, and , yeah, not be period correct?
theres easily MORE THAN,100 plus hp advantage potential in the latter choice
personally ID rather have more power, fewer broken parts and not deal with idiots pointing out some components date codes or part number might not be period correct.
Still Nostalgia Factor Grumpy.look at that engine linked above for $30K
you could very easily build an engine with aftermarket components that looked similar
for well under $16K that made 100 -150 plus more hp and was far less likely to break parts.
especially if you were not all than concerned with duplicating exact,
displacement, compression cam timing and period correct style components
Very few of those Vintage Stroker Small Block Chevy Engines Survived.even back in the early 1970s most of the guys I knew that owned z28 camaros,
were replacing the original engines with larger displacement,
327 ,350, 377, and eventually 406 sbc engines
most still swore the engines were 100% stock...
I know I did a constant business ," back in the day" building hot 327,331 and , 350, 377, 383, and 406 SBC engines
and we certainly used brownfield, canfield, dart and similar heads
crane , crower and isky, solid lifter cams
and the offy or Z28 cross ram were popular options
Asking price on ebay so so.even back in the early 1970s most of the guys I knew that owned z28 camaros,
were replacing the original engines with larger displacement,
327 ,350, 377, and eventually 406 sbc engines
most still swore the engines were 100% stock...
I know I did a constant business ," back in the day" building hot 327,331 and , 350, 377, 383, and 406 SBC engines
and we certainly used brownfield, canfield, dart and similar heads
crane , crower and isky, solid lifter cams
and the offy or Z28 cross ram were popular options
Grumpy Never has liked a Chevy 302 turning 8,000 -11,000 rmps like done back in the day.Wow that escalated quickly. Just to clear it up im going to take the block to a different shop too get it finished. My main goal with this engine is to keep it as original as physically possible. Somethings just cant be kept the same i.e. the rods, pistons. I've kinda been pushed in a different direction with the overall car but the engine will remain the same. I've got plenty of life left to build more engines. I like the idea of a 377 and did some searching on that for a possible future build.