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Super excited to snag this unit. Been on the hunt for quite some time waiting for the right deal. If I’m honest, it wasn’t the best deal… but… the seller was a stand up guy and was transparent. I love an honest seller.

I do have a little bit of work to do before it’s mounted to the flatbed. It does need gaskets here and there. She’s leaking a tad of oil and the exhaust is leaking right at the head. Even so, she powers the house perfectly and welds

Up next, repairs!

Continuing with the madness. I’ve honestly never seen an engine so close to failure with virtually no audible warning signs. This should be all the proof you need to not use cheap ass oil filters and junk oil. Also, don’t let people talk you into just throwing a used motor in anything. Take your time and look through it. This engine ran and sounded great.

The seller mentioned this was recently rebuilt. I don’t doubt that considering the ease in which the timing cover was removed. motors are notorious for broken and seized bolts on the front of the motor. Either that or the small block gods have me in their favor 😜.

Now this was supposed to be a budget build. That’s now no longer an option 😅. She’s getting punched out from a to a . Not the biggest fan of strokers as I prefer the peppiness of a square or undersquare engine. This will be new for me so I’m looking forward to it. Next post will be to and from the machine shop.

It’s official, we’re back to accepting dry ice appointments. For a limited time only. Msg me for a quick quote!

Got to help a friend dig this old Chevy coupe out of a 40yr slumber. Thanks to the weather for giving us enough temp to sweat.