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l98 rebuild
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Cruising
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l98 rebuild
My l98 seized due to being drove with no oil. My question is do i have to use an l98 block to rebuild the engine or can i just use a standard Chevy 350 short block and use the components of the l98
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yes but im on a limited budget now lol and the wife is mad about the car lol. So i was seeing if a stock 350 short block would do it. Thank you
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Pro
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From: Texas
L31 crate motor short blocks a perfect for what you are doing.
The r/h dip stick is specific to year of motor not the fact that it is "corvette" or not.
If you can find a good vortec 350 truck motor take out with low mileage 1996-2000 that will work great also. take the Vortec heads off and sell then and recoup some money.
or a new one like this...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/L31-CHEVY-SB...-/350290387668
The r/h dip stick is specific to year of motor not the fact that it is "corvette" or not.
If you can find a good vortec 350 truck motor take out with low mileage 1996-2000 that will work great also. take the Vortec heads off and sell then and recoup some money.
or a new one like this...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/L31-CHEVY-SB...-/350290387668
Drifting
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The way I remember it all 350 Chevy 2 bolt main blocks from a set year to another set year are the same. In my 1988 L98 case I think was from early 1970's to the 1990's. Im sure someone will correct me.
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my 383 uses a 70's block, it has provision for a dipstick tube left and right on the block, in the photo below you can see the left side dipstick hole which i blocked with a plug,
the main thing is, do you need a 1 or 2 piece rear main seal block (mine is 2 piece) - everything after 1986 is 1 piece, if yours is 1987 you will have to find a 1 piece seal block.
the main thing is, do you need a 1 or 2 piece rear main seal block (mine is 2 piece) - everything after 1986 is 1 piece, if yours is 1987 you will have to find a 1 piece seal block.
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My l98 seized due to being drove with no oil. My question is do i have to use an l98 block to rebuild the engine or can i just use a standard Chevy 350 short block and use the components of the l98
Le Mans Master
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I have built a 1970 truck block/engine to go in /replace my stock 86. No problems with the block ,but, I am using vortec heads which add another 4 to 5 hundred bucks to the build.( because of the special manifolds these use. Carb manifolds are only 150 bucks, but I want to stay with injection)