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06-27-2016, 01:18 PM
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Location: Austin, Texas
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Re: $2000 budget to start
Well I got some good news after I found out the original motor needs to be rebuilt. A buddy of mine has an Eddelbrock crate motor that he bought for a 79 build he was doing. He is selling the truck to a guy doing an LS swap so he is keeping the crate motor. He wasn't interested on making any profit since it is for me so he is letting me have it for$350.
It was bought in 2011 and only has approx. 35K miles on it. It is a 350 with the Eddelbrock intake, carb, valve covers, and air cleaner. He is giving it to me with the Hooker Headers on it, alternator, compressor, and distributor. I went over to hear it running this weekend and it started right up after sitting for 3 months and idled smooth as could be. I am excited. It was bolted up with his TH350 transmission so it should bolt up to mine. I am going to swap it out with mine and once I get the truck fixed up and driving the way I want I will build the original motor the way I would like. It will be $1500 to build it the way I want so dropping $350 on this motor will save some of my budget. I am going to start a build thread since I am getting the motor delivered next weekend. |
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06-27-2016, 01:28 PM
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Re: $2000 budget to start
Now that's good deal!
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06-27-2016, 02:27 PM
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Re: $2000 budget to start
Aren't you glad you didn't start buying parts before you knew if it ran ?
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06-27-2016, 09:12 PM
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Re: $2000 budget to start
That is a score!
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06-27-2016, 10:25 PM
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Re: $2000 budget to start
No joke. My wife is big believer in fate and guardian angels and stuff like that. I was so bummed out that night I got the motor running. I was just really hoping it was gonna run well. She thinks it was my dad looking out for me since two days later I got the call about the crate motor.
Who knows. Maybe it was ol Tony sending me down a favor. I'll take it and be appreciative and holler out a big thanks to pops. |
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06-28-2016, 06:50 AM
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Re: $2000 budget to start
Don't forget to buy your buddy a case of his favorite beer or take him out to lunch, that is a heck of a deal on that engine...
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06-28-2016, 05:52 PM
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Location: Austin, Texas
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Re: $2000 budget to start
We will have a brisket on the smoker that day and a bottle of whiskey waiting for him.
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