I already have a build thread going over at Malibu Racing, but I figured I'd put it up here as well.
Original thread (started last spring):
http://maliburacing.com/forum/viewtopic ... 57&start=0
Resurrected for this year:
http://maliburacing.com/forum/viewtopic ... &start=132
Background if you don't want to read the MR thread:
Last year:
I started with a stock 305 (Holley intake, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm man. choke) carb, headers, 3-speed stick). Had an '88 350 that I thought may have been sucking oil past the valve seals, but rings were bad. I put in the 350 after putting on a set of Vortecs (disassembled and cleaned up with new seals) and GMPP Vortec intake, the same Edelbrock carb, and a Comp Cams XE268H (224º/230º @ .050", .477"/.480" lift).
I also added Hotchkis springs, thicker F-Body front sway bar, stock G-Body rear, and the 2 triangulating F41 frame bars (couldn't find the cross bar, may make my own). Also scored a 115mph cluster from a Monte SS.
This year:
So far I've found a 4-speed Saginaw to put in place of the 3-speed I was running (3 gears are no fun), and pulled the motor/trans in order to do rings & have it balanced.
Got myself into a bit of a mess here, because even though I replaced the main bearings last year, they were trashed when I pulled everything apart. So I went down to the bare block, honed it, had it cleaned & new bearings put in. I also have to have the crank turned, and I'm currently waiting on the rod bearing size I need from the machine shop. Also picked up a new balancer just to be safe (old one had over 200k on it, though it looked to be alright).
On to the pics 🙂
Original thread (started last spring):
http://maliburacing.com/forum/viewtopic ... 57&start=0
Resurrected for this year:
http://maliburacing.com/forum/viewtopic ... &start=132
Background if you don't want to read the MR thread:
Last year:
I started with a stock 305 (Holley intake, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm man. choke) carb, headers, 3-speed stick). Had an '88 350 that I thought may have been sucking oil past the valve seals, but rings were bad. I put in the 350 after putting on a set of Vortecs (disassembled and cleaned up with new seals) and GMPP Vortec intake, the same Edelbrock carb, and a Comp Cams XE268H (224º/230º @ .050", .477"/.480" lift).
I also added Hotchkis springs, thicker F-Body front sway bar, stock G-Body rear, and the 2 triangulating F41 frame bars (couldn't find the cross bar, may make my own). Also scored a 115mph cluster from a Monte SS.
This year:
So far I've found a 4-speed Saginaw to put in place of the 3-speed I was running (3 gears are no fun), and pulled the motor/trans in order to do rings & have it balanced.
Got myself into a bit of a mess here, because even though I replaced the main bearings last year, they were trashed when I pulled everything apart. So I went down to the bare block, honed it, had it cleaned & new bearings put in. I also have to have the crank turned, and I'm currently waiting on the rod bearing size I need from the machine shop. Also picked up a new balancer just to be safe (old one had over 200k on it, though it looked to be alright).
On to the pics 🙂
