My Budget Chevy 350 Build

I have been planning my budget 350 build for a while and I just finally got the ball rolling when I received my parts back from the machine shop. I decided I would list my budget build and show some prices for everything so far.

• Block - 010, 020 High Nickel Content, 2 bolt main, cleaned, standard bore and ready to build
• Crank - standard, that was recently ground to .010"-.010" under
• Pistons - New flat tops
• Rods - stock rods
• Heads - 14102191 Swirl Port TBI heads (don't judge, these cost $25.00 in great shape)
• Intake Manifold - Early 70's non-egr cast iron 4 bbl.
• Carburetor - Edelbrock 600cfm vacuum secondary
• Distributor - Factory HEI
• Camshaft - New stock truck cam

My intent was to rebuild an a 350 engine, not just throw some crap together and hope it runs. My main goal was low price and mild performance and I am sure I will get that with my current build. I have spent a total of $500 so far for all of the above items. My major costs are behind me. I will still need things like gaskets and valve stem seals but so far I believe this is a great price so far.

350 Chevy Parts back from the Machine Shop

I spent the summer doing family things and teaching myself to build computers. This didn't leave me much time to work on my Blazer but in the early fall I was able to drop off my engine internals at the local automotive machine shop. Here is a list of what I had done:

• Clean cylinder heads
• Clean intake manifold
• Clean valve covers
• Grind stock crank to .010" - .010" under.
• Install new flap top 350 pistons on the connecting rods

Everything looked great especially the heads. They looked beautiful and they even tough up my valve seats for me. Take a look at my before and after picture of my cylinders heads and they look good.

350 Head Before Cleaning

350 Head after Cleaning

Camaro Wheels on my Blazer S10

I just got some nice 16" aluminum Camaro wheels for my Blazer S10. I really like the look of the wide low profile tire on the S10's. I will need to do a small drop to get the height where I like it but so far these look great. The tires are worth a damn but replacements can be had for about $80 each brand new. I believe these are the mid to late 1990's Camaro wheels.

1984 S10 Blazer with 1994 Camaro Wheels

S10 Blazer with 1994 Camaro Wheels