[deltarat]

i picked up a 68 350 for a song.
it was stored in a car, but got some moisture in it.

.030 over, piston # L2339
stock rods
stock crank
72cc 1.66 and 2.11 valves. edelbrock RPM heads
comp cam 51-234-4

first step was to disassemble.
i knew this going into it.
but me, in my infinite wis"dumb" decided to take the front cover and pete jackson gear drive before i pulled the heads.

after the heads were pulled, i found that every exhaust valve had come in contact with the pistons.
and i cant verify if the timing was correct.

the moisture/rust that found its way into several cylinders, wiped out the cam for sure, but the cylinders are only stained, and look ok to run.

ive owned pontiacs for 25 years, but i usually just threw these 350's aside.
was cheaper to build a 400

whats the deal with the 4 valve reliefs?
at this point, i gotta pull them anyways, and im having random thoughts on chucking them up in the mill and making my own.
i want to run it! its a viable block.

but i want to do this as cheap as i can.

i do have several sets of heads ranging from 16's to 6x-8's...

also thinking about running a set of T04e's if i gotta do this in low compression form.

the car its going into is a garage built 1930 olds-ish 5 window coupe
curb weight is 2400# its got a powerglide in the trans shop right now,
4.10 rear gear
suicide front straight axle, traverse leaf
truck arm rear 8.2 with new axles and locker

WWMTD?