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    Originally posted by Dave Severson
    ....And I am STILL trying to find a Ford dealer to sell me this engine at the advertised price!!!! Geez, you'd think a company the size of Ford could honor their advertised prices!!!!!!!!!


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    Originally posted by gassersrule_196
    exatcly, besides u can find those motor kits on ebay with pistons and etc for cheap i take stuff to personal when im told it cant be done when its in my garage already done
    I know how you feel Scooter. BTW, the 375 horse327 I pointed out to Eric ran the same grind I had in the 400, 30/30 except mine's an Isky.
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    Originally posted by Dave Severson
    ....And I am STILL trying to find a Ford dealer to sell me this engine at the advertised price!!!! Geez, you'd think a company the size of Ford could honor their advertised prices!!!!!!!!!
    Dave, I think you are a couple of days late on that one.
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    Originally posted by NTFDAY
    Dave, I think you are a couple of days late on that one.
    couple of days

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    Originally posted by Dave Severson
    Maybe I should sue them, I could get Erik, Mike, Scooter, Denny, Pat, NTF, Fever, and Firechicken to be my legal counsel!!!!!
    we were talking SBC, you have to be rich to run a ford.
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    Originally posted by NTFDAY
    You're too young, so I'll enlighten you. In 1964 Corvette advertised a 375 hp 327. Can you build a 350 hp 283 for $1000 or under. I believe it can and WAS done. BTW, my oldest daughter is your age and if I really wanted to call you names I'm sure I could have done a better job.
    I noticed you said Was done.That was then this is now.A hot tank, mag the block,Bore and hone,line bore if needed,recon the rods,install new rod bolts,pin fit the pistons,now we move to the heads, hot tank and mag,install a couple of valve seats,install new guides,new springs,locks,retainers and intake valves,and exhaust valves and add a performance valve job.This is a normal R&R in my book.Do you really think you can get this done for less than $ 1,000 ??

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    thats your way. my to me 375 motor doesnt need to be magnafluxed as you arent going to have to bore it over very much. and use regular heads with cheapo valves to get 375 hp. 375 hp is not a PERFORMANCE balls to the walls build!!!! it hink youve been doing stuff the expensive way for way to long and forget that cheap motor builds do in fact STILL EXIST.
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    Originally posted by gassersrule_196
    thats your way. my to me 375 motor doesnt need to be magnafluxed as you arent going to have to bore it over very much. and use regular heads with cheapo valves to get 375 hp. 375 hp is not a PERFORMANCE balls to the walls build!!!! it hink youve been doing stuff the expensive way for way to long and forget that cheap motor builds do in fact STILL EXIST.
    You are correct.I won't build junk.Any engine should be magged no matter what.This is just the smart thing to do.No I don't and I won't build 'CLAIMER' type engines.The head work I described is part of any re-build not just a performance build.

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    Originally posted by erik erikson
    I noticed you said Was done.That was then this is now.A hot tank, mag the block,Bore and hone,line bore if needed,recon the rods,install new rod bolts,pin fit the pistons,now we move to the heads, hot tank and mag,install a couple of valve seats,install new guides,new springs,locks,retainers and intake valves,and exhaust valves and add a performance valve job.This is a normal R&R in my book.Do you really think you can get this done for less than $ 1,000 ??
    Everything you say may or may not be necessary which would obviously affect the cost and whether you have the shop assemble or you do it yourself. I rebuilt the 318 in my Duster a couple of years ago and it set me back about $1200, but part of that was a new intake and carb and that was also counting the timing chain, cam and all of the gaskets.
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    Originally posted by NTFDAY
    Everything you say may or may not be necessary which would obviously affect the cost and whether you have the shop assemble or you do it yourself. I rebuilt the 318 in my Duster a couple of years ago and it set me back about $1200, but part of that was a new intake and carb and that was also counting the timing chain, cam and all of the gaskets.
    That was the point I was trying to make.Don't ever count on getting out the door for less than a $1,000.

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    yes not to mag something is a good way to eat a job and as far as a cheap job all new machine work wash block and parts bore hone deck re con rods hang the rods cam bearings plug s 3 angle valve job new guids cut heads and master engine kit and to long block off the top of my head $1700 were you want to cut the corners is up to you but this would be the best way to go

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    well i guess if we're talking about going into the shed and digging out all of our old used parts and throwing a motor together it could be a maypop for around $1000.00. It most likely won't make no where near the 500 h.p mark are last to go around the block.

    This was not what this post was about. it was directed at the average engine builder to start by sourcing quality parts and building a cheaper engine from scratch to make reliable, streetable, long lasting small block chevy.

    If you could build a 283 to make 500 h.p and hold together you really did not need to read this post, IT WAS NOT FOR YOU!!! do the search of the forum and you will see that i built a high h.p. 283 it had nothing for torque but it would run after 4000rpm. I replaced it as quick as i could with a 383.
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    Originally posted by pat mccarthy
    yes not to mag something is a good way to eat a job and as far as a cheap job all new machine work wash block and parts bore hone deck re con rods hang the rods cam bearings plug s 3 angle valve job new guids cut heads and master engine kit and to long block off the top of my head $1700 were you want to cut the corners is up to you but this would be the best way to go
    I had to eat one 10 yrs. ago and I felt like an idiot.The customer said the block is good I just pulled out of a running car.Guess what.It was cracked in the lifter valley.And life goes on.

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    my dad call them handgrenades i remember he would put them together all the time.he would get parts from guys that lost a engine get was left of some engines get all it wash it and make some thing out of it

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    Originally posted by pat mccarthy
    my dad call them handgrenades i remember he would put them together all the time.he would get parts from guys that lost a engine get was left of some engines get all it wash it and make some thing out of it
    sounds like your dad was a smart man.
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