A 79......i cant wait to build my own! Nice choice and nice work man!

 

Thats an L88 hood. Thier great if you can get the gaps right! Lots `of time the glass is made so poorly you can never get it right without rebuilding it!

 

Well that photo was not taken today My Cuz told me you guys got snot last night.... I need to get home to my shorts and flip flops... I do like the rims... just not sure about the blue strips. more info about your plans would be nice.

 

The L88 hoods look great, but the one problem is just what I see on your's; they hold water when sitting in the rain. Not a big deal, as most people don't drive or park their classics in the rain.

 

thats the car that the hood came off of lol a 79 berlen****ta with a v6 lol i figured it would give you an idea of what it looks like on the car and we did get a pretty good shot last night i went and looked at a 350 today out of a 75-77 truck with a four bolt main got a victor jr intake last night for a steal on ebay my plan is to bore out the 350 to a 383 then go with my 700r4 tranny and rebuild my 411. im leaving the center counsile out and go with a 700r4 b&m shifter all the interior is going to be black paint im thinking is going to be silver with black striped i want to make that classic hotrod look. lots of plans but i really need the funds to start rolling in. got a call on my 305 and 350 tranny but he only offered me 400 not even close to what i was asking i got an old 72 blazer that ill throw it in if i cant get rid of it.

 

It's not as easy as a bore job to turn a 350 into a 383. It is a stroke job! You need a crank,dampner, flywheel block machining etc. Over haul the 350 for a solid runner and enjoy!

 

Nice project you have there, great work so far. +1 for what rydeer said, they sell kits to convert 350's to a 383 stroke so you don't have to do any machine work putting in a 400 crank in. and for the 305/350 combo im not sure about around you but good running 305's around here can be picked up for like $100 and maybe $200 for a good used th350, just sayin.

keep up the good work
Joe

 

$400 is pretty darn close to what I see a good 305 engine/trans selling for around here. I don't think I'd have passed on the offer, unless you have someplace you can use both.

 

i guess i was thinking for as much as a rebuild costed on both of them that they would sell for a bit more maybe ill counter offer him 475 and see what he says. as far as my 350 goes i think ill take your guys's advise and stick with a nice rebuilt 350, cant say ive ever heard of a 383 without any machine work im relatively new to all of this too tho, do you think summit sells the kit? im thinking if i can get a nice heavy 350 out of a 1 ton truck with the heavy crank ill order some good aluminum heads (considering the price to rebuild heads is about as much) and run it until i can afford something bigger, i do have a 454 out of a 96 pickup lol

 

I wouldn't worry about what the engine comes out of if you're planning a complete rebuild.
Summit and Jegs both ell complete 383 crank kits that have the crank, rods, pistons, rings, etc., but a 383 kit runs around $1500, and unles you're planning serious power you'd be better off spending $200 on a 350 kit with everything you need, except cam and lifters.
With a good pair of heads, a cam, and the kit you can easily get in the 350 hp range, and maybe more!