360 stroker questions

Jarlaxle said

Found a great deal on a short block...I think. So, I'm asking the people here:
.060 over 360 LA block (80s van)
4" Eagle crank
KB 356 pistons
360 rods
Purple shaft cam
Torker 2 intake

So...good start for a pump gas street machine?

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Maybe, missing information. What is the actual compression ratio. There could be a big swing if the engine block was machined or not, are the flats of the piston at zero deck or .030 below? The head gasket thickness is missing.What heads and chamber cc?

Purple cam?!?! You do know they made about 50 different grinds right? It could be a small 280/.480 Hyd or a 275@050 mechanical. WTF? Which one?
LMAO! Dude! Come on now. LOL!

worry about cylinder wall thickness if it breaks.
I have found that no matter the year, there are good and bad blocks. Even the so called (LMMFAO!!!) “Good year 340 blocks”, I had one tank at the normal .030 overbore. It had several very thin cylinder walls as thin as .032.

Yea! You read that crap right…. From one of the “Good Year Blocks” that everyone says to get. Total **** bag loaded with barf! Absolutely garbage block.

(I should make a freakin coffee table out of it!)