[Russ_the_truck79]

Originally Posted by 79GMCSierra

Great info! I've priced out the parts for a bone stock rebuild and guessing on the machining work, crank, block and head, and it's looking like around $2k. So with that in mind I may consider a V8/auto swap. I bought the truck because it has a I6 and 3OTT just like the '66 I had in the 70's. I ported the cylinder head and it pulled like a freight train with all stock components, so I was thinking of doing the same to this one until I discovered the intergrated head. I called the machine shop a few days ago to inquire about finding a non-intergrated head and the first thing he said was "Oh the intergrated head was a BIG mistake, I'm not surprised it's cracked! I can probably repair it but sometimes they crack way up into the head" Nice to know! The sooner I can dump the intergrated head the better. Changing out the parts shouldn't be a problem for me.

no doubt it was a mistake but yeah good luck man keep me up to date on the progress!