Looking for opinions on low budget 360 build
Hey folks,
I know asking for opinions are going to get me slammed with 700 different options, but I value your knowledge, so let me have it. The PO told me this was a fresh rebuild, it wasn't as you see by the pictures. I've only put 700 miles on it since we bought it. Also the PO apparently painted it while it was open, there is orange paint everywhere on the inside. There are also mismatched bolts everywhere, some I'm not sure are even automotive grade.
Some of you may have seen my other posts with the badly running 360, then me talking about making a 408 stroker out of it. Well, we've done the costing including machine shop work and it comes out to richer that I care to even talk to my wife about. So, a budget 360 rebuild it is.
Here's what I have to work with, 1975 casting 360 block and heads, all stock guts, Edelbrock intake. #6 cylinder is a problem with scoring and pitting, it will have to be bored to fix it. I need to send the block to be steam cleaned, inspected and prepped for the rebuild.
I'll attach some pictures of stuff I've found to be worn out. Front cam bearing, crank bearings, rod bearings, some of the lifter rods.
Does the camshaft look ok? How about the crank? Pistons? Heads? Lifters? I'm not sure what to look for on those or do I need to clean it all up first? If I have to have the block bored out, then the pistons don't matter, but I should be able to reuse the rods, right?
Hey folks,
I know asking for opinions are going to get me slammed with 700 different options, but I value your knowledge, so let me have it. The PO told me this was a fresh rebuild, it wasn't as you see by the pictures. I've only put 700 miles on it since we bought it. Also the PO apparently painted it while it was open, there is orange paint everywhere on the inside. There are also mismatched bolts everywhere, some I'm not sure are even automotive grade.
Some of you may have seen my other posts with the badly running 360, then me talking about making a 408 stroker out of it. Well, we've done the costing including machine shop work and it comes out to richer that I care to even talk to my wife about. So, a budget 360 rebuild it is.
Here's what I have to work with, 1975 casting 360 block and heads, all stock guts, Edelbrock intake. #6 cylinder is a problem with scoring and pitting, it will have to be bored to fix it. I need to send the block to be steam cleaned, inspected and prepped for the rebuild.
I'll attach some pictures of stuff I've found to be worn out. Front cam bearing, crank bearings, rod bearings, some of the lifter rods.
Does the camshaft look ok? How about the crank? Pistons? Heads? Lifters? I'm not sure what to look for on those or do I need to clean it all up first? If I have to have the block bored out, then the pistons don't matter, but I should be able to reuse the rods, right?
