72 Demon slanty-to-340 Resto

moparmat2000 said
I bet you could come down from oregon to california and hit their pick n pull yards. I hear they are the bomb. You might want to get a long block if you went magnum because the headbolts, pushrods and rockers are different than LA engines. Most guys building magnums have stated that typically the bores show very little wear even with high mileage because the EFI meters the fuel way better so theres not excessive wear from too much fuel. Just flip it over, pull the pan, and the rod n main caps in the yard to check the rod n main journals before buying. I mean its a rebuilder core anyways, but nice if the crank is clean. Can you get ahold of a friends cheap 4 cylinder beater for a few days to go to cali to get one. I remember bringing my dads entire 79 360 for his lil red express to the machine shop dissassembled in the back of an 86 reliant station wagon.

I have a 4cyl Ranger, that's not the issue. I just typically don't take super long road trips solo. My brother rode with me to go get the Demon, that was a 23 hour trip his wife was most certainly not happy about. Bear in mind, much of the scenery along the way was this

But yeah, Cali has better pickings than here. When I was still searching for the Demon a few of em popped up around the LA area (I favor my life so I won't go there). Along the west coast there aren't great prospects til you get to south Cali. I'm still saving back up from getting it, that's why I'm not in the position to jump on a block right now. Plus, it's a bit early to dedicate to that. If I can save up and hold out, I'll have enough saved for a 340 block, if not that one I found then the next one. Since I have my own setup in mind for it, I can sell off parts like heads and intake and recoup some coin off the end total. If I can't find a 340 core, then I'll give in and try to find a 360 block that isn't more than $1000.