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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 05:45 AM
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Is this from the shop on Ebay that builds them out of tall blocks?

Looking forward to hearing about the finished engine :cool:
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 10:02 AM
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Sounds great Steve. Wish I were in that BB boat with ya.

Could you post that site with the Reverse switch for a Muncie----Bubba had other uses for mine and I didn't want to spend $100! :eek:

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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 06:52 PM
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Is this from the shop on Ebay that builds them out of tall blocks?

Looking forward to hearing about the finished engine :cool:
I think that's a different company. I talked to him and he only uses standard deck height blocks.


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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 07:15 PM
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Sounds great Steve. Wish I were in that BB boat with ya.

Could you post that site with the Reverse switch for a Muncie----Bubba had other uses for mine and I didn't want to spend $100! :eek:

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Len, I looked and it loks like they've all discontinued them. I'll keep looking. The Camaro suppliers I usually use are Year One, Classic Industries, and National Parts Depot.

I'll look some more.
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 08:05 PM
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Steve

Congrats on the purchase. Dare I ask how much?

If you need a hand dropping her in send me an email.
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 08:51 PM
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BB's = :cool: :cool:
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 12:17 AM
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Steve

Congrats on the purchase. Dare I ask how much?

If you need a hand dropping her in send me an email.
4800. Includes balancer and flywheel. Everything said and done I think I'll have spent roughly 6K when I'm done, including sidepipes&baffles, intake, carb, and distributor.
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 12:35 AM
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Steve:
That's really a pretty good price considering you're getting a REALLY nice set of aluminum heads with the engine. I think I have around $3500 into my engine including the side pipes. Man I wish I had those heads of yours. I bet we'll be dropping our engines in around the same time :). My target date is Easter. Good luck, I hope everything turns out OK with the installation. :cheers:


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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 07:26 AM
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Thanks for checking Steve---let me know if you find a source for that switch.

SteveDid you ever check out that Cresco Motorsports engine builder in Charlotte, NC? He's got another 454 on e-bay for $2,500! It's described as a standard height deck.

Bence---where'd you get your short block? How much did you pay?

Thanks, Len
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 11:51 AM
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Thanks for checking Steve---let me know if you find a source for that switch.

SteveDid you ever check out that Cresco Motorsports engine builder in Charlotte, NC? He's got another 454 on e-bay for $2,500! It's described as a standard height deck.
Nope, I found this guy was local to me so I started checking him out instead. I just called and double checked, he IS using a standard block. He was like "Tall blocks are beautiful, but you'd never fit it in your vette."

He said he's hoping to have it done by this next weekend.
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