Come on guys.. help this guy out. This motor is not that bad and I think a GOOD candidate for a rebuild. There's an engine core place where I live and now they put a slury in the bores to protect them from rusting.. BUT prior to doing this.. guess what, they all sat outside in the rain/sun/elemements, got rusted for YEARS, and people still bought them/REBUILT them like hotcakes for their street cars. They bought them with the intention of rebuilding them, not looking at them saying you got ripped... This yard charges $150 for any block.

I probably would have given $150 less considering the condition, but this is a live and learn type thing. If I had $250 dollars for every mistake I made (still making).. you know the rest. He learned, but it's not the end of the world guys.

If you want to do the work yourself, start calling around machine shops that will just clean the block up for you. I mention that because not all shops will do this and hand it back to you for you to finish. Where I live, they're a dime/dozen. They don't care if they/you do the work. Long as they get paid. Anyways, back to.. Get the block cleaned up, let the shop recommend a good bore to clean up. Maybe .20, maybe .30. You won't know until you take it in. From there, you can start your build and you're on your way. You still have crank etc.. but you can either buy one, or when you send the block out, leave the crank in and have them clean it up as well.


I am hoping give you some hope. You made a good decision and on you're on the way to a nice rebuild. One recommendation though.. READ some more, READ some more, ask a lot of questions here.. before you spend another dime. You can then make appropriate decisions based ont he feedback you get here. It's not hard, it's not easy, but it does take some effort on your part.. and it was a good effort in starting this post.

Where about in ca are you. If close, I can maybe help steer you in the right direction.

If it helps, I just bought a standard 351W block from this same yard.. and I didn't hesitate to pay for it. It will clean up nicely. Don't be discouraged. You made a good choice. Now you've just got to get working on it so you won't continue to be discouraged. I'm in So. cal. area. PM me back if you want more information.

Not tellin you what to do, but I would fold and keep it in park right now. The Bay area i snot around the corner.. and when folks get rid of stuff... You already have a block that needs attention. Stick with that and have piece of mind in knowing what you got after you put some investment in it. I'm not saying the other block is bad, but you may find yourself righ back at the starting gate once you get it home. Fold, close the wallet, read, ask questions before you buy anything else. My opinion.