Under $4k budget build LA360 build

I would think the 10/10 means you need .010 under rod and main bearings.

I’m going to take it and the rest of what I have in to get checked over at a machine shop. They’ll confirm it... I’m hoping this block is what the PO says it is and is ready to go. The crank will need to get polished, I’m sure but hopefully that’s it. We’ll see though.


Reason I ask, John, is that most of the 360 LA truck and pass car cranks and some of the '73-on 340 cast cranks were shot peened, which makes them a bunch more durable than the un-peened versions. I can send you the details when I get home if you'd like to know. The main journals of the 360 crank are also larger in diameter than the 273/318/340 which adds to the stiffness and durability of the 360 crank.

Ah... Yes please! How can you tell the difference? Is it by appearance, or casting number?