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[Captain Swampy]

Sorry! I wasn't trying to make you worry. I was trying to help you take an honest look at your project and realize you'll run into some things as you go. Make the best, most honest budget you can. This will lessen the number of things to worry about. Hopefully you'll have money left for some wants instead of needs.

People will worry all day and not give it a second thought. The opposite is prayer and meditation. It takes practice, but when you start to worry, focus on good thoughts. How smooth it will run. The years of enjoyment. How nice the engine bay will look. Your building a friendship with Vile. The excitement when the new engine fires!

[philo_beddoe]

Great!! Now an earthquake is gonna swallow up my nice new 350!!  I'm doooomed!!

Vile, that was the best post i have ever read. Thanks for your kind judgement, i really am on a budget and plan on taking the truck up to glory with me. I doubt the Lord will have it though. I know its just metal and vinyl and rubber and when it comes to the important things in life the truck can blow up and we'll not even bat an eye. When i have a problem or task to do, i want to make it go away fast, but when the problem is big i get anxious and impatient. However, when i see a glimps of light ahead, as you have shown me regarding my engine problem, the anxiety shuts down. I admit, i thought you were too busy with other stuff and were gonna send me elsewhere. Thought i was going to be stuck with this cursed wobbling crankshaft. Thanks for working things out and making the worry go away, which is just a waste of time. 

I dont mind pounding sand, just not today, its zero out.

And thanks capt. swamp for the pick me up.

Ps. Looking real forward to closing that hood!!!!!

[Greybeard]

Yup, I'll follow with a sorry myself. Wasn't looking to get you flustered, just to go into it with eyes wide open. As swampy said, those issues are the ones that experience has shown us CAN occur, not necessarily things that WILL occur. The reason I say this is because some of the swaps from old to new sound good, but when you see the old against the bright and shiny newness, you will second guess the swap. All that really means is time however, time to clean up the older parts and repaint them or whatever they need to make them pretty again. As for having a newer exhaust, that's great, as long as the header pipe and exhaust fit together with no modifications. That's all I was thinking. Even the nuts and bolts can sometimes be bead blasted to look respectable again. However, that is up to Vile, he makes the determination based on time versus cost of parts. It's just not cost effective for him to clean anything up at an hourly rate when the part costs less than his combined hourly rate for effort.

[philo_beddoe]

Well stated greybeard. All the small detail stuff i'll let Vile work out, thats where it gets technicial. I will give him full discretion on what to replace or attend to for the long haul, such as not ever dealing with rust. Like coating stuff and using stainless steel,,etc. I wish i could help, but just as i would not help a doctor perform surgery, i cant give him one lick of advice, unless he asks me a question regarding preference.

My worries and anxiety are near gone! Amen! I really look forward to posting the finished product , before and after pics, stuff like that.

Keep in touch,,

[philo_beddoe]

Vile, you mentioned a carburetor base gasket? Just curious, doesnt,,or can the carb stay on the intake, and that gets swaped over as a whole?

[Greybeard]

... I wish i could help, but just as i would not help a doctor perform surgery, i cant give him one lick of advice, unless he asks me a question regarding preference.
Keep in touch,,

Don't sell what you can do to help short. Cleaning parts, doing some of the leg work, whatever he has time to show you, is all worth learning.

[philo_beddoe]

I agree 100%, i hope he'll allow me to be there and help even a little what i can. This would be an awesome learning experience for me.

[philo_beddoe]

Strangely, besides my bent crank-shaft, the engine does run incredibly smooth and well tuned, Worn cam and all...

Cant wait for the new crate.

[philo_beddoe]

Getting ready for the big summit order next week, brand new chevy 350 and a bunch of new accessories. Too bad, wish it were simple to change a crank and a cam though, that 305 runs like a sewing machine after Vile tuned it.

[AZ87V10]

Nice! Good luck with everything! I sure hope it solves all your issues! Keep us informed on your progress.

[LTZ C20]

Getting ready for the big summit order next week, brand new chevy 350 and a bunch of new accessories. Too bad, wish it were simple to change a crank and a cam though, that 305 runs like a sewing machine after Vile tuned it.

Well seeing as he will be tuning the new one, it will run like a sewing machine too, and without all the crankshaft slapping around.

[philo_beddoe]

Just tallied up summit order, $1974.79.  I'm feeling light-headed. Someone tell me this aint that bad...

[gunrac]

Tell you wife that it's less then 2500........I'm sure you will spend a few nickle's an dime's after the initial
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[AZ87V10]

Yeah, that's a lot of money, especially when you spend it all at once. But when you consider what all you're getting for that money, it's really not that bad. Especially when you consider that you're getting professional help to install it! I agree with gunrac though, budget for any overseen overages you might not expect now.

[philo_beddoe]

Zero interest anyway.