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

Fritz

Yes, we are giving him a 'running' 360 2-Barrel, out of a 1972 Dodge Club-Cab Pick Up Truck.

We are throwing in >
* Sealed Power Re-Ring Kit
* Sealed Power Double-Roller Timing Chain
* Melling Oil-Pump
* Pick-Up and Screen

We got all of these items at an Auto Parts Store auction in Long Island, New York.
The above items cost only $75.00.

We will most likely salvage the Crankshaft in the 'running' 360, with a proper
Polishing on the Lathe.

The Bearings in the Kit are Standard.

We will throw in a set of Dura-Bond Cam Bearings.

The Cylinders in the Block, will have the Ridge-Cut, and then Honed in our Rottler Cylinder Honing Machine.

We have a set of Sealed Power +.005" Oil-Rings, which we will use to take up the clearance, if required.

We expect all the Pistons to be re-useable, unless the Cylinders are way out of Round.

Remember, this is a near 'freebie'.

We will clean the Ring-Lands and 3M pad-clean the slugs.

As for the Connecting-Rods. We will recondition them on our Sunnen LBB-1810
Power-Stroke Rod Machine.

And, we picked up a set of Mopar Small-Block ARP Rod-Bolts at the 'Auction' for
$30.00. Still in the skin-package.

We will 'Power Jet-Clean' the Engine in our Storm-Vulcan Jet Washer.

The Block will get a 'standard' Prep-Job. We will throw in a Freeze-Out Plug and
Galley Plug kit. We only have about a 'half-dozen' of them.

To give the 360 some 'bite', we will deck the Block to specs, to bring the
'Stock Flat-Top Piston' to {-.055"} below the Deck.

We should be able to get the Compression-Ratio number between 9.2 and 9.4, after we deal with the Cylinder Heads.

The only thing the 'Kid' has to buy for the Short-Block, is a Windage-Tray and
special Main Cap Bolts.

More to Come...................