Chevy engine or block in Victoria

[NPeth]

Hi All,
I sent Resurrected's motor off to Alan Price to have it rebuilt. Alan discovered a crack in the bore of the number 1 cylinder and has just found out from the machine shop that it has been re-sleeved before and there is not sufficient material behind the bore to prevent it cracking again. Putting a call out for a suitable block to rebuild particularly if you have a 4 bolt block that has a four inch bore. I would also be interested in usable motors if you have one you could part with.
Cheers
Nick

[Reklaw]

Hi Nick.
Have you considered a new block? For about $1,000 you can get a brand new 4 bolt standard 4"bore block from Eagles. If you buy second hand, then start chemical cleaning, new cam bearings, machining etc you'll probably be up for $600 - $700 anyway.
Bob W

[bootlegger]

Yeah the 427 block in the skiff was hot tanked. Bored line bored and decked and the bill was $900.
T Having said all that I have bought everything brand new for atomics engine and have been backwards and forwards to the machine shop getting stuff worked on so it all fits together. Its driving me nuts.

[NPeth]

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/flora-hill/engine-engine-parts-transmission/chev-350-4-bolt-complete-turnkey-engine/1042313053

[screwit]

Nick if it is good it would be a cheep engine to use as is, for a season or two , then rebuild with some of the parts you have now. On the water in a week !!!!!!!!!
Ross

[The Spook]

The Dart entry level SHP block is also a good option.

VPW current price $1862

Spook

[bootlegger]

I bought a motown block for atomic. It weighs a ton. I picked it up for a hundred dollars at a swap the stuff thats filling it has cost a heap more.. ive still done it on a budget. Turn key shoukd be under four grand and its all brand new. Not one gm or chinese (maybe) part in it.
Id buy a good runner for a ski boat though.

[hookster]

Nick type in "Chev 4 bolt" on ebay, there area two 010 blocks on there at the moment for around the $4-500 mark, one has standard bore