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I would buy brand name U.S.-made parts like TRW, Sealed Power, Federal Mogul, Mellings, and Fel-Pro. Summit Racing sells good rebuild kits with name brand parts. You might also check with Scoggin Dickey at SDPC2000.com. I've seen inexpensive kits by EngineTech, but I fear the parts may be made in Taiwan or China.
If you're a beginner, get a good book like "How to Rebuild Your Small Block Chevy" by David Vizard. It's $12.00 at Amazon.com.
Remember the parts that wear the most in a 327 are valve guides and cam lobes, so DO buy a new cam and lifters and have a machine shop look at your heads. Do not have the valve guides reamed -- have them replaced or buy rebuilt heads.
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Mike
1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
Retired as a factory automation products salesman.
Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop.
Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!
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