we pulled the engine in the 79 in august, finally got the short block done, put together and reinstalled, just a few pics.
355, 4 bolt, KB flat tops, 9.85 cr, vortec rods, oem steel crank,
howards retro roller cam, #110245 Duration 280/292, Lift .501/.509
dart I/E 180 heads., summit roller rockers. L82 alum. intake, jet perf. q-jet. cs144 alt. conversion







my 19 yr old son helped with reassembly / install










got this one out of order,



got it all timed, tuned and running, my son took out for the test drive.


2 days after getting the vette going, i hit a dog on the highway in my truck going to work, it was raining, i lost control, and well it wasnt pretty, i'm ok just banged up a little and sore, now i have to look for a new truck, oh boy.

 

wow, great build and pictures Was not expecting that ending....glad you are ok. At least the vette on it's feet is some comfort!

 

A little paint..... some tie wire.... the truck will be okay. Nice job on the engine.... you take pride in your work & it shows.

 

thanks guys, a friend of mine said, "oh that will buff right out" ha, ha.

 

Nice job on the Vette!!!! too bad about the dog and the truck but at least you are OK.

 

Nice and clean build and instalation.

Not so nice about the truck. At least you're ok

 

GREAT looking motor.

The install looks very professional.

Congratulations on the Vette

Sorry about the TRD

 

Great job on the motor! Definitely looks like a professional install. Your attention to detail is excellent. Let us know what kind of numbers it puts down if you get it on a dyno. Your Vette looks great too. White with black interior, sweet combo. Keep up the good work!

 

Get that soap they use in that insurance commercial that takes the dents out and truck will be good as new! Glad your ok and nice looking vette

 

Speed,

I'm using that truck bed liner on your shelf for my wheel wells. It turned out nice. How did it work for you, or did you use that for something else.

 

Very nice and clean. Vette looks great. Like white. Let us know when u crank it.
That must have been a very large dog.
Glad u walked away.

 

it looks white, but its actually one of the light blue ones with drk blue interior, its the original paint, it needs to be repainted, clear coat is gone, i just keep alot of wax on it. but repaint is in the near future.

i used the bed liner spray in the wiper tray area to make it look somewhat oem.
the engine runs great, has alot more power, we only have about 30 mi. on it so far. here in tex. i have to have a safety inspec., it expired last in aug. but the windshield wiper motor quit, so i have to fix that first before i can get it inspected.

and yes it was a very large dog. pit bull or labador size. with it raining, i ended up hitting the dog anyway which caused me to loose control , i actually slid off the road into a chev. dually pickup that was forsale on the side of the road. so i killed 2 trucks and a dog. my insurance has been great, taking care of everything.

thanks to everyone for compliments, my son and i have been working on the car since 06.

 

bad day in texas when you kill two trucks and a dog.
engine looks very nice.

 

Twice lucky! First for being okay after the dog encounter and secondly for having such a cool looking Corvette.

 

thanks guys.

 

Great job on the engine build. Glad to hear you're OK.