'68 318 to carbed Magnum 5.2: Check my checklist
I don't mind the later brackets, but I'd like to stick the old-casing Saganaw on there for looks over the later spam can.
Wound up with a 1989 roller-cam LA 360. Perfect for the build; should have the longer cam snout and eccentric already on it.
I ditched the Magnum idea when I found this one. Cheaper in the long run, and could never find a 5.9 at any of the junkyards. Only found two 5.2s anywhere: One in the junkyard - it looked like crap (van huge rust holes in the roof - right over the doghouse), and one that looked about as bad at a used engine shop.
Paid $400 for it, which is a bit steep, but they don't grow on trees in this town. Local Craigslist is full of idiots who think rusted-up smogger 318's are worth $1,500 each. I think I did OK.
-Kurt
I don't mind the later brackets, but I'd like to stick the old-casing Saganaw on there for looks over the later spam can.
Wound up with a 1989 roller-cam LA 360. Perfect for the build; should have the longer cam snout and eccentric already on it.
I ditched the Magnum idea when I found this one. Cheaper in the long run, and could never find a 5.9 at any of the junkyards. Only found two 5.2s anywhere: One in the junkyard - it looked like crap (van huge rust holes in the roof - right over the doghouse), and one that looked about as bad at a used engine shop.
Paid $400 for it, which is a bit steep, but they don't grow on trees in this town. Local Craigslist is full of idiots who think rusted-up smogger 318's are worth $1,500 each. I think I did OK.
-Kurt
