Engine score! finally in the right place at the right time....
 

Was at one of my accounts yesterday morning bs-ing with a couple of the guys there about our trucks when I mentioned I was looking to put a big-block in my 68 project. One of the guys pops up that his buddy has an engine "out of a Chevelle" for sale. A call is made, and 20 minutes later I'm looking/listening to a 454 running in this guy's Nova project.
454 4-bolt, just rebuilt, 30-over, flat tops, pocket-ported big oval port 781 heads with all new valvetrain, crane "RV" cam, crappy stock cast iron intake and quadrajet, new waterpump, alternator, powersteering pump, all brackets and pulleys - and it sounded great! Told me the motor came out of a '73 Chevelle he had wrecked years ago, and it had been sitting in his garage until about 6 months ago when he had it rebuilt for the Nova.
Anyways, he needed money and said he'd let it go for $700 and I could pick it up that night. I said deal, gave him $100 deposit, picked it up last night, and now it sits in the garage waiting for the rest of the truck to get done.
Now to put in a little hotter cam, a good intake/carb and HEI.
Finally, I was in the right place at the right time :)

Congrats. Looks like you no stranger to big blocks. I can't wait to get mine going - will be my first big block!

Lucky Dog. Sound great. Keep us posted.

I'm still waiting for something like that to happen to me.

Wow, that's a great deal. :cool:

Excellent!

Hey superchevy

You know what they say..."Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while."
Glad to see you score. That's what makes this sport a lot like fishing. Every once in a while we get a hit.
:flag: :bowtie: :burnout: :D :canada: :gmc: :burnout: :D

Oh man, that is soo awesome. You're one luck SOB, two BB GMC sprints plus another 454 on the way! wow, i've never even seen a Sprint in real life! awesome!

Score!!!!