Just a (hopefully) quick advice/question.
I was planning on putting the new 377 stroker SBC in my HK when I first put it together. However I started to worry about doing that to a new engine when i'll probably be stuffing around for ages setting everything up.
So I just bout a nice cheap 283 that was supposedly rebuilt to put in a cruiser (as in a boat), it was put in and run on tap water (heat exchanger) but never went in the water. It is a late 283, has HQ style sump, Flint fuelies (I assume 461), 4BBL alloy intake etc. Looks really clean down on the rockers, but has been sitting in dry storage for a long time (probably over 7 years). It has had a Quadrajet on top of it with secondary air flap closed and primary butterflies closed. Sealed with dizzy, harmonic balancer etc. Exhaust ports are open.
Plan is to set the car up with this engine. So:
Get the Rodtech front end in.
Get the TH350 sitting correctly and shift linkage, pipes, cooler, tailshaft etc.
Radiator in.
Setup the serpentine drive with air, steer, alternator and electric water pump.
Mount the Holley Sniper and Hyperspark stuff.
Wire everything up.
Get full exhaust made (planning on using Corvette 2.5" Ramshorns).
Get A/C condensor in and all pipes done.
Mount electric fan and connected to Sniper.
And then get it running and driving.
I was initially planning on whatever I got having a cast iron intake, and then having to fit the Edelbrock Performer air gap Quadrajet intake so the linkages etc all worked., but this one has a pretty high alloy manifold so I might get away with a simple spacer to get the height right.
So what would any learned engine people here do to this engine? It turns over fine. I was thinking maybe drop the plugs out and stick a camera down the bores and have a look? Fill it with oil and new filter and drive the oil pump with a battery drill? Then crank it over and compression test? Rocker covers will come off as it has M/T alloy covers that are ugly as so I can have a look there at least. I don't really want to spend too much time or $ on it as it will only be in the car to get it all ready for Engineering. I may even leave it in there if it runs OK for brake tests etc. If Engineer will let me, maybe even pass it and register it to sort the car out with a smaller engine and stock converter, and put the 377 in it later with a decent stall, maybe even get the TH350C built for the new engine's power and put it in at the same time. I realise that the rear main and the converter seals may well leak but I'll know that pretty early on. It is very dry oil wise outside, just very dusty.
Edited by yel327, 12 June 2020 - 03:50 PM.