[Roadkill58]

Torque arm mount is about done (trim up and paint).

Removed mock-up engine. Retrieved 355 SBC from engine shed.

I removed the mechanical fuel pump & rod from the block. Noticed some grit at the bottom of the fuel pump cavity on the block. Not a good sign.

Removed oil pan and found a bunch of crud in the oil pump pickup screen.

Removed timing cover and found a gear drive and it was clean.

I could see the bottoms of the pistons were still clean.

I'm wondering if this was a Canadian motor.
Under the ford blue and Chevy orange there was a metallic green color. I remember my high school auto shop teacher had just moved from Canada to Sacramento and his car (don't remember the model, don't think it was a Chevy) had a SBC painted the same color.

It also had an extension cord coming out of the oil pan which I thought was funny.

Anyway I am doing an in depth inspection and cleanup on this motor before it goes in the truck.