Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Chrome Blue not exactly what a bride would bring together for what to wear at her wedding but very applicable for building a engine.
Not the most performance oriented SB Chevy engine I’ve built but a good solid every day dependable engine that will run on regular gas. Just what I want for this rebuild.
I prefer to put all the parts together in mockup on the engine stand to workout any small details even knowing that some parts will need to be removed to facilitate installation and to lessen back pain from working over a fender.
All the pulleys & brackets where removed form the old engine, sandblasted in a small sandblasting cabinet and painted with VHT satin black epoxy paint.
The aluminum throttle bracket did need some modification to clear the 700R4 TV cable corrector lever, choke butterfly linkage, and bring the return springs into a straight pull when the throttle is wide open. Yes the build will be getting a 700R4 transmission, will be posting more information in next post with pictures of course.
Never used ram horn exhaust manifolds before, usually first thing to change was to headers ceramic coated. But I well give it a try, spent about 2 hours grinding to remove the casting flashing then took them to the ceramic coater and had them coated. Hope the coating holds up as good as it does on headers.
Parts used on engine buildup
10067353 - GM Goodwrench 350 crate engine 260 HP and 350 ft/lbs of torque
65903 - Moroso low profile air cleaner
1400 - Edelbrock Performer Carburetor 600cfm
15152 & 15229 - JEGS Billet Aluminum Throttle Brackets
AS3-03K - Sonnax TV Cable Corrector Kit
2101 - Edelbrock Performer Manifold
9518 - Trans-Dapt Performance chrome valve covers
40002 - JEGS Chevy HEI Distributor
40200 - JEGS 8.0mm Red Hot Power Wires
RNM-1101S - R&M billet wire looms
RNB-674-199 & RNB-674-201 - Dorman exhaust manifolds
PTP-7-1907-BL - Prothane Motor and Transmission mount kit
12355612 - GM Performance Parts Street Fuel Pump
51030 - JEGS High Flow Water Pump
SUM-161358 - Summit OEM damper
SUM-811001 - Summit Alternator 100 amp, internal regulator, powder coated
NAPA - rebuilt power steering pump
Well another wall of text but this will benefit me in the future with all this information in one place to reference if required and maybe others will be interested in it also. Thought I would take some 360 degree pictures of the engine, so to be able to view it from different angles not normally seen when installed, hope you enjoy.
