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Will doing the atf afect the reading on a leak down test. I think it would. Right? Jake

Well my friend is the one who bought it from the guy who got his carb stolen. So he was unsure about how long it has sat. Thats why I mentioned the atf. Jake

Thanks for the carb advice. Thats the conclusion that I came up with too. Again I will state that I like beer(check previous post) and I'm sure the pace will slow as I get into the build up. Until then ripping stuff out that I don't need is pretty easy and fast. Jake

I know what you mean. We should devize a way were there were stickys next to common questions. That would make searching sooo much easier. I think I read 50 posts the other day about my t5 swap and still only answered half my questions. So to show them I am serious and not just asking dumb questions I started my cool little newbie swap archive. Look under the post Got my car!! Hopefully I will help someone later on. Oh, and I started a v8 swap picture archive. The link is in my post. Jake

Ok, so after cleaning my garage, when I get off of work tom. I am going to start on the engine bay. I'm going to pull all of the crap out of the bay that doesn't belong. Then I am going to degrease and scuff. After that I plan on using some of that spray on Rhino Lining from the auto parts store. I think it will look good and hide any future spills or scratches. What do you guys think? Jake

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Man that was tuff but fun. Me and my buddy Josh started at 5 and finished by 10. Everything went smooth even without a shop manual and it was our first go at something like this. The only problem we had was the driveshaft binding up when the tranny was on the way out. We wedged the driveshaft up with a block and yanked on the hoist real hard ....thud... problem solved. For anyone trying to do their first motor/tranny pull go ahead and buy some kitty litter, we made a mess. The smog crap we just cut off or ripped out. We took off the hood, unhooked the throttle linkage, took the radiator out, disconnected some hoses, unbolted the exhaust, and unbolted the motor. Then on to the tranny. We put a jack under the crossmember and unbolted it, disconnected the speedo cable, and the slave cylinder?. On the inside we just tore the shifter boot out with a knife, and took off the ring on the stick shift swivel( you'll see it). Two guys, lots of beer, and five hours.....pulling your first motor...priceless. Well I guess I will keep updating this one post so that the newer newbs can read it and use it as a guide. THIS IS HOW YOU DO YOUR FIRST SWAP AND THIS IS WHAT I MESSED UP.

The motor I bought for 100$ was supposedly running before someone stole the carb. Here is my plan and my questions. The 100$ motor will be used to fab up my car and then test fire and if running good will be used until it blows. At that time I will get that 300 horse gm crate for like 1400 or so. Is there is any advise you can give to me about things to do to the motor to check if it is good without tearing it apart. Like putting atf down the plug holes then using a breaker bar to spin the motor. If not I think I will just pretend like it runs good. When I go to fire it up if its a dog I'll pull it and take all the new stuff off and put it on the crate motor. Does this sound like a plan? Do you guys see any flaws. Also how hard is it to replace all the fuel lines ( time cost)? Jake

So I was calling around looking for a t56 or t5 today and the first guy I called said he was out of both but that I should call this company called Gear Tech. So I call them up and the lady that answered said they were closing there doors and today was there last day they would be open. I asked if she had a t5 or t56 and she said they hauled off almost everything to the junkyard but that she would check. She got back on the phone and said they had 1 t5 left for 300$ but that I had to pick it up today. I went down there and got a rebuild nwc t5 out of a early eighties camaro for 300 bucks. Score!! I guess now I am looking for a camaro bellhousing and clutch fork and slave cylinder? I saw a post saying that a ford f150 master cylinder would pretty much bolt right on. So the parts list just keeps getting shorter and shorter........ Car 350 sbc t5 Jake

Thanks for the advice on beer. I like beer. I also have read the jtr manual like five times. Anbody have any real experience on a cheap budget build?

Hey I picked up a 74 260 the other day. Fairly good condition for 800 bucks. I also just got a supposedly running 350 without a carb for 100. I just went down to O'Rielys and got a cherry picker. Anybody have any advice for me? I have the jtr manual. I want to do a manual tranny. Any ideas on where to pick up a good used one? What is a good intake and carb for a mild 300 horse motor(just bolt ons)? I heard that demon carbs are good and around $300? What headers should I get? Will ceramic coated headers desapate heat better? Is it worth the extra money? What would you guys get? The motor is out of a 83-84?, chevy 4 wheel drive. I was just going to do bolt ons and then when it craps out do a mild build. Thanks Jake

What cars came with a 350 motor? Looking to find a whole car to get a budget z going. Is this the best route? Which came with the manual 5 speed. What is the absolute cheapest way too go?

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I did more research and it is form a 1968-72 chevy truck that had 350 ? Off the subject does anyone know of a good donor car in the Texas, Ok, Ar, Tn area? I live in Little Rock Arkansas

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I talked to a guy yesterday at the midwest z fest. He said you can use a 60's blazer engine mount and a L peice of angle iron. He said "look that is exactly what hooker headers sent me." Is this a true statement? If so what year blazer.