Hello all,
This weekend I scored big time. I called on a 305 listed on craigslist this last week and asked the owner to look and see what series it was. He looked and told me the numbers were 351Exxxxx. So, needless to say, I told him I'd be there saturday morning to pick the engine up.
He had pulled the engine out of a '66 GMC pick up custom cab to put in a big block Chevy. Lucky for me, I got the complete engine for $175!
So I hauled it back to my shop and decided to pull it apart to measure everything out and see what kind of shape it is in. My plan for it is just to replace what is needed, if anything, re-gasket it, paint it and throw it into my '60 Suburban next winter. This will probably be a slow thread because I drive my Suburban a lot in the summer and already have my project list full for this winter so the engine will slowly get back together over the next several months.
Here are the pics of bringing it home:
And today, after I tore the top end off:
