Making power out of the 318

carmart1975 said
the 318 i have is in very good condition just needs a good clean up like a hone, the rods are good and the crack has a Little surface rust i already have new rings and bearings for it i would just get the cam bearings done and i would need to by a oil pan and a front timing cover and the heads would need a full redo because they have like dried up sluge or carbon from the 360 they came off of and i would half to get new pistons because the owner before me droped one and cracked a peace off

i would roll all of that to the machine shop and see if you've got viable parts. they'll check the block and crank and let you know what all you need and how much it'll run you in machine work. same with the heads.

from there you can sit down, do the gorilla math and make a decision on which direction to head.

LA parts come up used here ALL the time, good pistons, heads, intakes, so if you're patient there's deals to be had.