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Old February 17th, 2022, 09:34 PM
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Default Re: Project Blown 305

A good deal of progress was made.
And then sorta undone.

I picked up 2 478’s. One rebuild and one crusty.
Stripped the crusty one and sold the rebuilt one.

A barn fire happened, killed a few engines and I’m uncertain if the crank or block is still usable…
I still have the initial 305. Since then I’ve developed a turbo kit for it I developed a lot of other parts through 3d printing but a few have stalled due to not having a good place to send parts to be cast. (4bbl intake manifold, water pump less front cover, valley cover, etc…)
I was under the impression someone could make a custom flywheel that would then be available off the shelf.
Sadly as soon as I spent the cash for the bellhousing adapter for the S6-750 from a 6.0 ford diesel they went MIA and without a flywheel I’m dead in the water on that project.
The supercharged option is still on the table but the turbo stuff was far cheaper and it is definitely an exciting one.

I’m at least closer to a driving 4x4 truck with a K20 chassis now ready to go under my C20 body but it’s got a 454 in it and I’ll probably keep that for a little while because I really need a 4x4.

None of this project has gone as planned in terms of procuring it all. it seems between bad natural events and people who don’t follow through I’ve been having a **** of a time.

Between that and all the other vehicle projects I’ve been “distracted” (I’m up to 16 vehicles total)
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1936 Chevy master coupe unknown drivetrain
1966 C20 350/sm420 (body swap to 454/sm465 4x4)
1967 Chevelle (duramax/4l85e planned)
1971 Triumph Stag 3.0 v8/4 speed
1971 Cutlass 350olds/350
1975 Trans am 455/t56
1991 300zx TT
1992 Celica GT 2Gr v6 swap
1999 F150 4.6/4r70w (2.1KB, t56 planned)
1992 Stealth RT/TT
1992 Typhoon
1988 Corolla GTS
1992 SVX manual swap
1966 mustang GT (burnt in barn fire but will be back)
1966 polara wagon (383/727)
1953 dodge B series pickup.
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