[jmking9]

After several months of waiting, my engine was finally wrapped up and tuned on the dyno. It's a 467c.i. bbc built by Mark Jones (aka Vortecpro) in Colorado Springs. Forged internals, ported heads, roller valvetrain, and a fairly mild 9.6:1 compression. With my Holley 770 Ultra Avenger carb, it made around 590hp and 600ft/lbs. With his 850 xp carb, it made around 605hp. Mark is well known in the Chevelle world for building big blocks that are easy to live with on the street, but make serious power. I'm excited to get it in the car and have some fun.
I mocked up the front accessories using brackets from Alan Grove Components. I'm really happy with the way they fit, and allow you to use off the parts store shelf accessories, and look relatively stock. Now I just need to take it all apart and paint the pieces.