Budget Friendly Build

OK, a little update:


360 block, standard bore, hot tanked and magna fluxed, cylinders honed to clean them up.

It will also be gone through to smooth out and casting edges, oil return holes etc. I will be coating the valley with Glyptal paint as well as the inside of the oil pan for smoother oil return. Standard volume oil pump, oil pan baffle.

Stock rods, resized, shot peened and ARP bolts. Mains checked for alignment.

Speed Pro pistons, H116Cp Flat tops w/ valve reliefs.

Ultradyne Solid cam.

NF/51 NF/55 Solid.
.255/.263 @ .050
568/590 lift
.016 Lash

Crane Gold roller rockers

LD340 intake.

750 cfm ??? carb.

Cloyes true double roller w/tensioner.

Stock distributor recurved.

MSD box

J heads with a complete valve job, mild porting 2.02/1.60 milled to 65cc chambers

1 3/4 “ headers.

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Is there any advantage/dis-advantage on running full floating rods? I have both floating and press fit.

In addition to the build I'm thinking beefed up 904 with full manual valve body, 4.56 gear and a converter in the 3200 to 3500 stall range.
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I know there's tons more I can do, but I'm trying my darnedest to come in under 3000.00 for parts, labor and other necessities for engine alone, which at this point I think I am well under, including the purchase of the engine.