Hey Olevet,

[royalfan5]

So I am looking to buy myself a beater pickup(late 70's-early80'd here in the near future, and I would like to eventually turn the truck into a little bit of a project to hone my meckanicing. My question is out of the following motors 460,454,351,350, 305, and 302, what is the easiest to work on and upgrade?

[olevetonahill]

So I am looking to buy myself a beater pickup(late 70's-early80'd here in the near future, and I would like to eventually turn the truck into a little bit of a project to hone my meckanicing. My question is out of the following motors 460,454,351,350, 305, and 302, what is the easiest to work on and upgrade?
1St make up ur mind if you want a Chevy or a fird !
Any Chev engine is the easiest , Cause all Small block parts will interchange .
Ford Not so much .

[royalfan5]

1St make up ur mind if you want a Chevy or a fird !
Any Chev engine is the easiest , Cause all Small block parts will interchange .
Ford Not so much .
I'm comfortable with either. Ideally, I want something with a GM Big Block, mostly for sentimental reasons.

[olevetonahill]

K heres the deal
I have a 85 ? chevy short wide , dual tanks , I have a 350 engine and trans that you can install. Will sell for around 1200
I also have a 454 engine that I will Build , but I want a rebuild able core .
Any who to answer your ? Chevys are the easiest to get and Match parts for

[royalfan5]

If I were to add aftermarket parts, carb,manifold, etc. What's the best brand to use? Edelbrock, Holley, etc?

[olevetonahill]

If I were to add aftermarket parts, carb,manifold, etc. What's the best brand to use? Edelbrock, Holley, etc?
Depends on what you want to achieve .

[1stTimeCaller]

Depends on what you want to achieve .

Has anyone checked on Olevet to see if he's OK. Someone might have knocked him over the head and stolen his computer.

There's just something about this post that isn't Norml.

[yermom]

nah, he's talking about cars and probably has only had a couple Nattys by now ;)

[C&CDean]

Like Olevet said, if you want simplicity and ease of locating parts, go with the 350 Chevy. However, if you're dead set on a big block, go with the 454, but I'm warning you it's a POS.

You're much better off with a 350 with a turbo 350 transmission. You can damn near get your parts from Walmart.

[yermom]

i don't have any experience on the big blocks, but yeah, you can basically find 350 parts on the side of the road :D

[olevetonahill]

Like Olevet said, if you want simplicity and ease of locating parts, go with the 350 Chevy. However, if you're dead set on a big block, go with the 454, but I'm warning you it's a POS.

You're much better off with a 350 with a turbo 350 transmission. You can damn near get your parts from Walmart.
Dean the turbo 350 is just about gone , They are hard to find and even harder to get hard parts for
If you build the 454 right its a great engine , stock , not so much

[yermom]

i was thinking more like a T56 :D

[C&CDean]

Dean the turbo 350 is just about gone , They are hard to find and even harder to get hard parts for
If you build the 454 right its a great engine , stock , not so much

Yeah, you can tell I'm aging myself from my hotrod days.

And I'm just not a big block fan. If you want quick, go with a short block. If you want stout, go with a diesel.

[Boarder]

Yeah, you can tell I'm aging myself from my hotrod days.

And I'm just not a big block fan. If you want quick, go with a short block. If you want stout, go with a diesel.
Wouldn't you want to go ahead and put heads, intake, etc on it?


Diesel on the new ones, yes, but we're talking 70's trucks. It's a little easier to put in and work on a stout big block, though. Nothing wrong with a 454. They sell oil just about everywhere that you can add every thousand miles or so. No problem.

[royalfan5]

The reason I want 454 is because some of my earliest memories involve me riding around with my Grandpa in one of his trucks with 454. I have a GM parts connection through by brother in law, who also have a very nice shop with everything you could possibly want, plus a chassis dyno. So I really don't have very many restrictions on what I can accomplish.

[Hamhock]

i've killed a bobcat with a bow and arrow.

[Mongo]

Are you planning on making the truck a haul *** machine or do you just want an engine for nostalgia purposes?

Seems kind of a waste of cubic inches when there are better engines for gas mileage and everyday driving.

[olevetonahill]

i've killed a bobcat with a bow and arrow.
I have one in my freezer lol

[Mongo]

I have one in my freezer lol

Why the hell would you keep a bobcat in the freezer?


Take it out and make room for the dead whores.

[olevetonahill]

Why the hell would you keep a bobcat in the freezer?


Take it out and make room for the dead whores.
I gots another freezr for thems !:pop:

[royalfan5]

Are you planning on making the truck a haul *** machine or do you just want an engine for nostalgia purposes?

Seems kind of a waste of cubic inches when there are better engines for gas mileage and everyday driving.
It wouldn't be an everyday driver at all. It would be for moving **** periodically, and for me to **** around with as a hobby.

[Mongo]

It wouldn't be an everyday driver at all. It would be for moving **** periodically, and for me to **** around with as a hobby.

get the 572 ci and quit *****footin' around:D
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10002_754816_-1_10763

[royalfan5]

get the 572 ci and quit *****footin' around:D
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10002_754816_-1_10763
That's the kind of thing I would want to stick in a 72 El Dorado.

[C&CDean]

Wouldn't you want to go ahead and put heads, intake, etc on it?


Diesel on the new ones, yes, but we're talking 70's trucks. It's a little easier to put in and work on a stout big block, though. Nothing wrong with a 454. They sell oil just about everywhere that you can add every thousand miles or so. No problem.

:O

[Mongo]

That's the kind of thing I would want to stick in a 72 El Dorado.

El Dorado with a 572 ci engine?

"Pimp slap the next ho" quarter mile in 8.98 seconds with a .29 reaction time

[royalfan5]

El Dorado with a 572 ci engine?

"Pimp slap the next ho" quarter mile in 8.98 seconds with a .29 reaction time
Hell it came with a 500ci. What's an extra 72ci?

[Mixer!]

http://www.enginefactory.com/smallblocks/14.jpg

Monster Big Block 580 Horsepower, Roller CAM, Roller Rockers, Tunnel RAM Intake,
1050 Carb, MSD Ignition, Alt. And P.S. Pump. Block Color GM Black

:D

[Boarder]

I can't believe roller rockers fit under those short valve covers.

[GottaHavePride]

Get a gigantic old truck body and put a Viper 12-cylinder in that thing. :D

[olevetonahill]

I can't believe roller rockers fit under those short valve covers.
It aint the rollers , All he had to do was use shorter Push rods ;)