RustyRatRod's Guide To Hot Rod Bliss

Damn, Thanks for making this thread, I have a "quarter time" job and only work 23 hours every two weeks.(still in high school) I have definitely fallen for the aftermarket overbuild and buy expensive parts trick that come from reading all the magazines and watching those highly unrealistic build shows. I have no money to waste on "good" parts and only have budgeted around 2000 dollars to build a 440 for my Duster. Thanks for the reality check.

That's gonna be difficult. Get ready to spend more......but not a LOT more if your core is in good shape. I just did a bare bones 400 build not long ago and 2000 was my goal budget. Ain't happenin and I had a pristine core. I'm at about 2800 and the engine is pretty much done from carburetor to oil pan. Still a really inexpensive big block.