The standard bore 400 block I just picked up has the wrong main caps on it - which we found yesterday night while at my engine builders. They are off quite a bit and it will obviously need to be align bored to work. Its an 817 casting with 2 bolt mains. I paid $175 for it which is a little below the going rate for these around here ($250 ish usually - which was what he was asking originally until I talked him down). I am going to sonic check the block after it gets out of the "dishwasher" and is all clean. Some initial checks were showing over .300 average wall thickness on the cylinders :o - we will see what it looks like after I have properly checked the block.
The thing is, I can pick up another block (a 509) for $250 or have this one repaired. This is a low compression mild street motor for my 57'.
The thing is, I can pick up another block (a 509) for $250 or have this one repaired. This is a low compression mild street motor for my 57'.
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