Go the crate motor route. Just having the warranty is worth a ton. I bought a basket case '79 that had an engine fire. The original motor had been bored and stroked to 383 ci. After opening it up was in bad shape. Went completely thru it. It should be good for aboout 400 hp now but would...
When my '79 calipers started leaking I took them apart and polished the inside with a brilo pad. Oreilly auto parts had a rebuild kit for $11. I have done to calipers so far and have had no problem. Sure beat $90 for rebuilt calipers.
I bought a 79 2 yrs ago that was a basket case that had had an engine fire. It has the original block but it has now been bored out and stroked to a 383. I have aftermarket steel heads on it, headers, Holley aluminum intake, Edelbrock carb, and aluminum radiator, the tras had been reworked and...
If your rebuilder has not checked the line bore of your main bearings he is doing a bad job. If it is not line bored it will wear your bearings unevenly and lead to premature failure of the bearings. FIND A NEW REBUILDER THAT DOES EVERYTHING HIMSELF ONSITE.
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