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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Check it... https://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/pts/d/san-diego-engine-57-chevy-350-cid-tbi/7274963244.html
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    No laughing matter! I'll post them for you and have them pre-sold before you even get here!
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Got it...yeah to tell the truth I had a hard time finding the Suburban, I'm not sure there is anything (or not much) left of the old stuff out this way, not in Socal anyways. If someone has a car/truck they think even REMOTELY might be collectible they are asking $5-$6k for it...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Haha! Well just think of it as replenishing the minerals in the soil! I really do think I will probably disassemble most of it and throw it away in the garbage can...the block may be a it problematic if it gets jammed in the trash truck compacter!
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Wow...wow...you my friend have a gift for finding things! I'm not really sure what it is but yeah, all the 350's around here are hiding out or else they have just gone away!? That would have saved me a week of sanity and a healthy chunk of change... at least I know it'll be done now and on to...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Well...I'm sure most of you who replied to my thread won't be surprised when I tell you I finally came to my senses and am having a local shop build me a long block..they come highly recommended and I found a 4 bolt main with the earlier heavyweight heads to use... they said it should be done in...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Ok..this is my newest treat...pulled off the harmonic balancer and timing chain cover.. I'm WAS pretty optimistic about bolting this thing back together with a few replacement parts but looking at this (and the fact a lifter snapped off while I was trying to extract it) I'm 100% sure this...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Yea...North County
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    It's probably that and the fact I'm not really running in the car guy circle.. I also think it has to do with regional popularity on vehicles too... a lot of foreign cars infiltrated SoCal in the last 30 years
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    I appreciate you looking out for me Grit! Clovis is about a 5 hour drive from me..so a 10 hour round trip.. I would think I could put an engine together in 10 hours? Or then again maybe not, haha
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    I would do something like that in a heartbeat if I had space. I'm stuffed into a 2 car garage that has enough space left for a bicycle...also the neighbors have been cool so far but if I show up with another parts car on the street I'm 100% certain I would get a visit from code enforcement
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    I looked for that running one in San Bernadino but couldn't find it? Your population statistics are a little off but GM had a market share of about 35% of all the vehicles sold from 1960-1995 and lets say 1/2 of those vehicles had a 350 (couldn't find an exact number but I'm assuming lots of...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Matt, I've looked! Anyone that has a SBC for sale anywhere near me is sitting on a stand that "ran when pulled" or "been sitting a while" and they want $1,000-$1,500... I did see some place that is allegedly selling short blocks for $695 plus shipping but I called and got voicemail which makes...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Thanks for the replies gentlemen! I will carve out a place to lay all the stuff out in order and start cleaning stuff... and putting together a parts order Thanks again!
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Yep Salty, just looking to get by for right now and put the time, effort and cash in the LS swap. It seems like the only shops around here who are working on Gen I stuff are the high $$ speedshops... one guy I called was almost appalled that I would even cross the threshold of his shop with a...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    You called it... called around today and machine shops 'round here are quoting $500 to bore, hone, cam bearing the block... clean as well but that's it Not sure I see the value in it as I honestly dont need much more than 10k out of the motor until I can LS swap it.. really thinking about a...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Thanks my man...yeah I'm coming to the realization I am going to need to do just that! I should probably just have them bore all cylinders It wasn't rust in the cylinder, it was like a carbon build up...as I started cleaning it off I noticed that cylinder wall is scored all the way. You think...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    I got it free! My neighbor came over and held a 3lb sledge against the #7 and we broke the cardinal sin of smacking two hammers together while I whacked it with a 5lb sledge. I put a 3 1/2" hole saw upside down against the piston to somewhat distribute the weight to the edges. Now at this...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    Thanks again Salty! I have looked high and low for a running 350 and I'm telling ya, in SoCal they are few and far between...and if I do find them it's already been pulled and they want $1,500 for it. The "cash for clunkers" program was HUGE in California because they were having a hard time...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    It's out! So here is what have...the driver side bank looks a bit worse and I think it's the #7 cylinder that is the culprit from keeping it spinning. It looks like the top of the pistons are marked 030 which I'm assuming is a .030 overbore so it's been rebuilt at one point. There is carbon...
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    Head identification

    Apparently there were at least 3 different versions of heads with this casting number. The VAST majority of them were production cars, then as police cars and then as an over the counter "performance" (80's standards anyways). The production castings are prone to cracking however the other two...
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    Suburban Project- Need Help!

    I was actually able to get the TC bolt out! My neighbor has this cool zero offset, box end ratchet wrench with a long handle..almost like it was made for the job! I strapped the transmission under the pan with a ratchet strap going up and over the frame. I'll pull this sucker tomorrow and see...
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    Head identification

    Nah, no paperwork...and like you most of the stuff I read said they were prone to cracking however there were a couple of differing reads on them... It also looks like at some point the junk version was made in Mexico...
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    Head identification

    Hey All, I needed some parts to put my project back together and found a guy getting rid of all his SBC stuff. He had a pair of rebuilt heads which I was in need of. The casting number points it to being a worst of the worst (by most estimations) smog head but the casting marks don't line up...

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