Sbc 350 build up

[custom442]

They just measure them to make sure all the cylinders are completely round with a micrometer. Your mechanic should do it for free if you're buyin stuff from him and he's helping with it. I guess whenever you cleaned it up you checked for scratches on the walls? You can get away with having the mains, for the crankshaft, a little scratched up but you really should get that checked whenever you rebuild it next.

Edit: It really isn't one of those 'too late' things, you really should have it checked. Yes it's more work, but if they find something...you just have to remember you're building a controlled bomb ya know. And you'll be really pissed if you get finished and it breaks a rod or burns a piston after 10,000 miles, I should know.

 

[2000.malibu.ls]

Man I shoulda stayed outta autozone today cause I found even MORE chrome stuff today, my walets hurtin but It will be worth it when Im finished.

 

[kyhunter89]

Man I shoulda stayed outta autozone today cause I found even MORE chrome stuff today, my walets hurtin but It will be worth it when Im finished.

stay outta there peroid...

 

[v8power]

Man I shoulda stayed outta autozone today cause I found even MORE chrome stuff today, my walets hurtin but It will be worth it when Im finished.

o god, that chrome stuff at autozone is just sh*t! the valve covers start to peel if you get any chemical on them. aaaahhh do not get me started on this place.
if you want nice things, you are going to have to spend a little bit extra, but in the long run it is worth it because you do not need to buy things twice. crack open a jegs, or summit, and order out of there, ask your mom to use her credit card and pay here back or something.

 

[custom442]

Autozone and especially OReily have lower quality parts. If you want the good stuff go to NAPA or big online companies.

 

[2000.malibu.ls]

really? I bought some stuff from a different auto store and payed 120 dollars for valve covers(they are vortech heads and I got the cool pins), and I payed 70 dollars for the oil pan, and 40 $ for the timing chain cover. Its the same brand stuff autozone sells. So you say I screwed up then? cause Im out over 200$ on just chrome. I coulda bought stuff from jegs but I heard that some of that stuff is really cheap material? 🙁 Im pretty sure I can get a refund if this stuff is as bad as you say it is.

 

[custom442]

really? I bought some stuff from a different auto store and payed 120 dollars for valve covers(they are vortech heads and I got the cool pins), and I payed 70 dollars for the oil pan, and 40 $ for the timing chain cover. Its the same brand stuff autozone sells. So you say I screwed up then? cause Im out over 200$ on just chrome. I coulda bought stuff from jegs but I heard that some of that stuff is really cheap material? 🙁 Im pretty sure I can get a refund if this stuff is as bad as you say it is.

I'd say the oil pan you did fine, the timing chain cover was an ok price. The valve covers you could do better though, I would take those back and get some from edelbrock/summit/whatever big co. you like. Chrome is nice but if its the cheap kind it's hard to fix, even the good stuff if scratched you'll be scrubbing with warm wet aluminum foil for hours.

I like coated parts that can be painted however you like, just my opinion. They have metallic heat paint you can do any color scheme you want and if it gets bad, just sand and repaint.

 

[2000.malibu.ls]

well, I guess i could always sand down the chrome and paint it if worse comes to worse. Im re thinking that the valve covers were 75 dollars and the pins for it were 15 bucks per side so they were more like 100 dollars. I like the t-bolts though, So I dont regrete that investment, and plus the guy I bought it from said that you can pretty much double th price of first gen 350 parts compared to the vortech parts. So maybe they were kinda cheap then?

 

[custom442]

350 covers are 350 covers, it just depends on how tall or short you want them.

You can't sand chrome or prime/paint it with much success (if it's real chrome it will bubble and crumple later). I've seen people paint them with heat stuff but it still ripples and crumples.

 

[v8power]

350 covers are 350 covers, it just depends on how tall or short you want them.

haha no way!! there is some real sh*t out there. allot of them warp( autozone brand) just because they are cool looking and have some neat breathers on them doesnt make them good. i am not bashing chrome at all, i am just saying that there is allot better stuff out there for decent price.

http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/751360/10002/-1/11355 for the money you spent on them, you could have a dam nice set of valve covers that are proven!
i am not trying to bash you at all man, i am just saying, there is really good stuff out there for cheap, and you wont find it at "autozone" like you said you are on a budget so i just figured i would throw my 2 cents worth in. good luck on finishing your project. [/code][/quote]