Nice work! Looks like a major improvement from before!

 

Thanks!

 

Picked up the engine yesterday but didn't get time to check it out. So today I did an oil change on it and changed out the points. Then I hooked it up to a battery and a makeshift gas tank to see if it ran. It started up no problem And ran pretty good so I'm glad about that. Now I just have to clean it up, paint it and put it in. I'm starting to get excited!

 

Sounds like you could be cruising around in it soon! If it shows any signs of oil leaks from pan or valve covers, you might want to change gaskets before painting.

 

That's the plan

 

well i finished cleaning up the engine today and got it painted. i think it came out pretty good so im happy with it. still need to paint the valve covers black though. i also got it back in the car today but didn't get to hook much up. just bolted it up to the trans and got the starter bolted in too. might do more tomorrow weather permitting. heres some pics.


when i bought it


stripped down

 

looks good. I would have done more to the engine (Compression test, tune, etc...) thats just me though. keep the pictures comming.

 

Yeah I would of done more tests but I didnt feel it was needed. I know it runs and the guy who sold me it said It came out of a driver. So I'm not to woried.

 

heres a better pic i took this morning in the daylight

 

Looks great! Any plans to maybe swap a 4 barrel carb/intake before getting it running? Lots of used factory intakes around for these 350 Ponchos, and it would help make a little more HP. With the interchangeabilty of all that generation Pontiac engine, it makes swapping reasonable. I see them going on Ebay often around $100-$125 used.
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