buget94gt

i just built a 347 and a head gasket blew. the tech working on it let the motor sit for a week with antifreeze in the motor before draining it. so of course the brand new bearings are shot. it will cost 650 to fix the 347 or my buddy wants to trade for his 308 what has a wicked combo. he wants to trade me for my motor dissasembled for his and he will even put it inthe car, port my heads (1970 351w) and flow them, then dyno the car. all for a striaght trade. i have been around the 308 for all its life so i know whats really init. the 308 went 11.90 the last time at the track on a 89 notch. last dyno the car with the 308 made 283hp with a stock cam. it now has a good comp cam.

what should i do?

mattdel

i think you should figure out why you are about to be charged to rebuild a motor that the tech screwed up....
i would be all over that shops *** like stink on ****

AdderMk2

I have to agree with Matt here.... that shop is up to no good...

and coolant wont ruin bearings unless the car was run.

buget94gt

its a a guys house not a shop. and its 650 if i fix it. he wanted 1500 to do a rebuild.

w8less

no it should be free since he supposedly screwed it up

buget94gt

well it wasrun for 10min before i realized it. then toed it to him. and told him to drain it and run new oil through it then drain it agian. but he didnt for a week. but i just need to know if the trade is worth it.

w8less

what parts are in your 347?

mattdel

so how exactly did the block get filled with coolant anyway?
and why was it intentionally run with both of you knowing that there was coolant in there?

buget94gt

its a non forged egale kit. it blew a head gasket within the first 10min of running. once i saw it i didnt run it anymore.

w8less

who built it the guy you have now?