How much can you afford, i need a maximum budget

 

i was thinking around 5000 just to start off alot of the work i hope to do by myself

 

I don't mean to keep pounding the same drum but

"the guy was going to replace the pistons"

again, it's not something you do for giggles and you don't just replace pistons, it needs to be machined if you are going to do it correctly and it needed pistons.

Do you mind my asking what you paid? If $300 or less then you have a block and perhaps a crankshaft which need to be sent to the shop for work

what are your hopes for the engine?

Do you know if it's a 2 or 4 bolt main?

Are the valve cover bolts on the sides or in the center?

Do you know if it's a roller cam?

I've yanked engines before which were "running" but I sure would not put them back into a vehicle if I wanted perfomance or future reliability.

trusted friend or not, there is a major red flag waving in front of you and you are not paying it any mind.

the block itself might be crap

when it comes to engines, you want facts and not good intentions.

 

Read this, I still haven't found my own sheets...
They are probably somewhere covered in oil, but until then you definitely should read this, pretty good build imo. 502hp 471tq $5300
Definitely forgot to include a link....
Here it is : http://www.hotrod.com/projectbuild/h...d/viewall.html