Would love to, just a small budget right now and just trying to get it back on the road for now.
True, it's a TH400 trans in it. Only issue is finding one that has a mechanical fuel pump opening with the rod and a cam that will make it function. Also one that is functioning at a reasonable cost. For a new crate 350 like I would need they want $3k plus a core charge of $400-$600. Or the usual one on social media of ran when I pulled it 4 years ago for over $1k lol. Didn't know if someone on here had one laying around the shop or garage or something that would work.
That's a cool site, thanks for the info!
May be an option for me if a couple leads I have don't work out. It have a mechanical fuel pump or did you have to run it on an electrical fuel pump?
I wanted to do the 5.3 LS swap route, but you're right! So much crap to have to change over, new trans, new diff and new driveshaft. Would be cool, but would just become a very expensive build and don't have the money for it right now.
See above post, the real issue is finding SBC 350s. Apparently they have all been bought up and when you used to order crate 350s from Jeg's there wasn't a core charge. Now it's $450! Not to mention the price of a base pan to intake crate 350 is almost $3K! The older 350 block stuff has become expensive and not easy to find!
Sorry I just seen the reply. Motor came out of my 90 model short bed. It currently was running an electronic fuel pump but will run a mechanical with no issues. You would just have to change out the intake for a carbureted intake instead of the throttle body one that is currently on the motor. The intake and heads are the original ones from the truck when it was new. The block is actually a 77 model.
