Re: Worth of #'s matching 350 engine?
Technically it's not a numbers matching #. It may be appropriate engine for a 1970 truck, but it only matches one truck, the one it came out of as far as "numbers matching". And $300-$400 seems to be about right price was. Especially if it still has everything on it: carb, distributor, pulleys, brackets, exhaust manifolds, etc.
If it was well maintained, 90k miles isn't that much even on a 1970 motor. My Jimmy had 113k on it when my Dad bought it in 1977 and 248k when I got it from him in 1988. And 252k when the timing chain broke...
I have a '69 short step with a 307 and 56k miles and the motor is exceptionally clean and well running. The '76 Caprice my Grandfather drove to the bank a block and a half away from his house had 46k miles on it when we pulled the motor out and it was so sludged up from short trips it had a second "valve cover" underneath the regular one made out of deposits!
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44 Willys MB
52 M38A1
64 Corvette Coupe
68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700
69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110
69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop
72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's
02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax
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