2sav, like I said before, I would absolutley tear it down and go through it......   396 block???   wtf??  Is that a shorter stroke or a smaller bore?  The guy I got it off told me 468"....   I found another set of rods that I'll bring out to you next time I come out, but they are 6.135 (i think std 454)  I'm glad you pulled it apart and are going to take the time to build it right.  The boat will take way more time than the motor will..........   Also, on the performance boat site, there's a guy selling a brand new set of ARP main studs for 60 bucks,  that would be a good deal for that block.....

sweet...ya know forged pistons fit w/ over twice the clearence as cast pistons. Thats why it's important to warm your enigine up properly before dropping the hammer, they swell up a little when warmed. Damn, if you would have ccalled when in town i could have given you my old calipers I got two new sets today. Any idea what the bore is yet?

nice.....got the oil holes chamfered, nice polish job, sweet. So....what is it, 396, 454, 427...?

If it's 0 decked you could always check out the stroke with a dial caliper

Well here we go again. Thanks to Tony i have another block, so now i have a real 454. Could not use the one i just bought here, toooo many heli coils in the block and machine shop said trash it so im just spending money on junk it looks like, not the first time. well  here it is not to purdy but its what it say's it is.

2sav

Man Steve, sounds like that thing is turning out to be a nightmare...........   The offer still stands to return your money, I had no idea that think was as big a basket case as it sounds..   If not, I'll at least pay to have that block punched out to the right size...........   Jason

You can do it, but the bob weight between a 396 crank and a true 427 crank are different. The pistons will weight more on a 427, so the balancer may have to add some metal to the crank.

Man you can't ask for any better than that!!  You're the man Jason!!   Greg