Thread: H E L P ! ! ! ! Kicking around an IDEA !!

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Was wondering what I would get if I put a 1983 305 HO Crank & Heads to a 1979 350 Block

Anyone do this yet or can steer (No pun) me in the right direction

The 350 Block was stripped to the core and given to me for free...

The 305 HO was stock and almost complete (Minus the carb & distributor) and also given to me for free...

The direction I take with one of the blocks bored .030 Over and rebuilt

In your oponion what would you move from the 305 to the 350 if you had the blocks given to you and you wanted to do this on a budget

Their will be a few new bolt on's added like the elderbrock performance package...... intake, carb & cam

Not down yet, still kickin it around

Got till 11/26/04 before I send one of the blocks to the mechine shop for them to bore .030 over cylinders

I thank you for your comments as they were much appriciated

Alot of thinking went into my decision but the decideing factor was a friend that does heads gave me a set of 305 heads that was Tapped 168 with a 3 angle valve job (Cost: Free)

I do favors for the friend at times (Free towing of cars to his shop when they break down)

The 305 HO Block was sent to another machine shop...

Block Cleaned & Freeze plugs removed etc etc etc (Cost: $60.00)

Block Bored .30 Over & Honed (Cost: $80.00)

New Pistons (Cost: $80.00)

New Rings (Cost: $24.00)

Crank Kit (Cost: $115.00)

Old Rods cleaned, inspected, old pistons removed, new pistons installed (Cost: $128.00)

New Cam Bearings & New Freeze Plugs Installed (Cost: $44.00)

New Cam & Lifter Kit (Cost: $112.00)

New Timing Set & New Oil Pump (Cost: $55.00)

Total Cost So Far: $698.00


Future additions will be Headers & Mufflers, Elderbrock Intake & 650 CFM carb, Mallory Dual Point Distributor or HEI

Elderbrock RPM AIR GAP Intake Manifold #7501

Elderbrock Cam #7102

Elderbrock Carb #1407

Originally posted by techinspector1
small diameter primaries (1 1/2") on the headers (instead of 1 5/8") will help with low and mid range performance.
http://www.streetrodcatalog.com/manu.../headers.shtml Whose cam are you using and what's the grind?

I took your advice and got a set of summit headers with 1 1/2 primaries with a 3" collector.....


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