thinkin bout a motor swap..

[TJ79Cheyenne]

Well i figured my 79 out i think... Threw another reman'd starter in, hooked all my wires back up, reconnected the battery, and bam! Fired right up! I guess i win for now hahah

 

[GreaseDog]

Just a heads up, TBI BBC's are just 4 barrel intakes with adapters...

Just a heads up... Only the early ones..

 

[Thunder]

So was the starter just bad or shorted out?

 

[TJ79Cheyenne]

Brought the starter in and it failed.. threw a heat wrap over the new one just incase

 

[Irishman999]

A few hundred bucks? You can buy a new rotating assembly for that. I assume you mean for the shop to assemble the engine.

Send me a link or explain where to buy a fresh rotating assembly for under 500 bucks.

 

[Irishman999]

He said a "few" hundred bucks. I guess it depends on your definition of few. I think Scat or Eagle offers one for the small block for around $650.oo. It's been a long time since I've played with small blocks.

Im usually a huge ********* on the internet after a few beers but im being completely sincere and honest saying this, Literally the last person to give me the speech about what a few means was a toothless ******* carnie. This was last weekend at a carnival I went to with my 6 year old.

Am I taking crazy pills or does a few mean three and a couple mean two?

 

[Irishman999]

"Few" is 3, "couple" is 2

Callie has a crank ive been eyeing and it retails at 1500.

Okay

 

[72chevy2door]

@TJ I'm glad you got your 79 figured out. If I was you and this is my own opinion I would check the voltages you get off the alternator and ignition switch and various places to make sure your not also getting a voltage spike. I would also check all grounds and hots to make sure they all have good connections. Heat from manifold or header could caused the solenoid to go bad but I would still check. That's just my 2¢. But good idea to wrap the starter. Even if it wasent heat that killed it it will still help prevent it.

 

[Thunder]

Couple 2 Few 3 or more.

Summit, Eagle rotating assy. $599.97

 

[Irishman999]

Couple 2 Few 3 or more.

Summit, Eagle rotating assy. $599.97

My wife said the same thing only it was a few means 3 to 5.