Building a Mid-Performance 360, for a Kid with 'No Money'

I don't wanna jump the gun. I also have helped out a few young guys with there low to no buck builds. It's great helping and teaching. The worst is when they don't listen and spend , spend, spend on parts and services not needed. One fella spend over $2500 and didn't have an assembled short block. Sigh... So much for listening to me.... Could have had him up and running for a few bucks more but NOPE! Got to listen to "other" people and he let them talk him into being bilked out of a lot of money for nothing.

Basic rebuild practices are all you need for a good running engine. Next would be the combination of parts. If you want a super sweet engine, you can talk to Mike Listen or Brain Halflinger. There's a price difference along with a significant performance difference. But you, yes you reading this, can do a nice job!