Think I found a good one at the Junk Yard!

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Got my z28 springs priority mail over the weekend from CA...that was quick!

Here are the specs. Says they're good for up to .500 lift, we'll see.

 

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Question for everyone, might be silly but at least entertain me. Got two sets of heads to choose from back from the machine shop, a set of 906 Vortecs and a set of 624 smog dogs. Before everyone says use the Vortecs, i did get a set of .500 lift z28 springs installed in the 624's so i can use a bigger cam (comp 268) with the 624's.

Which heads should I use?

 

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Had To head out of town for the entire month of August with work so it put me a little behind. Here is the block with the bearings going in back from the shop.

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Installing the crank, still can't believe I grabbed a good motor for 120 bucks.

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Reused the pistons and rods. Cleaned them up with soap,water and parts cleaner and rigged up a couple ratchet straps to air dry them.

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Got an Ellgin 1785 cam and lifter set for about 100 bucks from Northern Auto parts. It's a copy of the old Crane 274H06 supposed to have a nice choppy idle, I got it because it should work well with my Vortec heads and their puny .450 lift.

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Double roller timing chain set 40 bucks at Napa.

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Bottom end all put together. Bores were in great shape so I left them standard, that way I have a couple of rebuilds in it.

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Here it sits as of now, installed pan, timing cover and vortec heads. Still have to order an intake, install lifters, pushrods, rocker arms and fuel pump rod.

Invested

Shortblock: 50.00 at express pull and save
Heads: 60.00 at Pull a Part
Cam and lifters: 124.99 Northern Auto Parts
Timing set: 40.00 Napa
Rings, bearings, gaskets, etc: 180.00
Machine shop hot tank: 100.00
Machine shop head refurbish: 200.00

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Has anyone had good experience with Summit brand intake manifolds? I can get one of those for better than 100.00 cheaper than an Edelbrock, thinking of going for it.