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Old 10-24-2019, 06:39 PM
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Hey, Mick, Russ and John.
 
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Hey, John. How is the world of big block Chevies?
 
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Old 10-24-2019, 06:42 PM
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Expensive. Did a rough estimate of parts and machine shop work and I'm coming in around $6k. On the plus side it should put me on the north side of 550hp


 
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I thought Chevy's were cheap to build.
 
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Evening Greg
 
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Originally Posted by QC
I thought Chevy's were cheap to build.
Don’t you mean “cheaply built”?
 
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Face it, John, you should put it in the car. You would blow half on liquor and wimminz and waste the rest.
 
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Dinner time. BBL.
 
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New pistons, bore job, recondition the rods, balance the lower assembly, bigger valves, port and polish the heads. I'm debating between a hydraulic roller or just old fashioned hydraulic


 
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Originally Posted by rwhisen
Are you telling me they lied when they said they only made a limited run of these?
Must have unless this is the only other one . I noticed the chrome is satin finish.
 


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