350 bored .040 over Need ideas!

[chevy2311]

K so about a year ago I bout this 71 chevy c10 and the guy gave me a 350 for free no cracks or anything just wanted to get rid of it. Well now I need to do something with it tired if it just sitting on a stand. What can I do with the engine? It's a 350 40 over the bearings I believe have been taken out to 10 over and everything else is stock. Oh btw it's a 2 bolt main. I really just want to put it in my 71 and I want to get as much out of it as I can. I'd prefer not to use nos. And I am on a small budget (married) but either way I will get the parts I need one by one. Thanks for all the help guys if you need more info just tell me I'm at work right now but when I get home I'll look at the head numbers. The block is 3970014. Everything else will have to wait for tonight.

[AusMarty]

If the bore is fine I would use it, the engine in my truck is 040 over, The bore was perfect so it got a hone and re ring, if you have to bore it, I would consider another block

[Jacfourteen]

x2, I've heard if you go .060 over then they run hot. If the bore is good then get a rebuild kit from summit or wherever and throw a cam, intake, and 650 cfm carb on it. Check out the heads to see if they are a decent casting, if they are get them rebuilt. The guy who built mine did all this and charged me $900. He guessed it is putting out about 300 HP. Too bad when it was sitting it got water in it and I had to rebuild it again!

[77chris03]

Here's a small list what I got in mine. Nothing big.
I built mine with under 3000 bucks. Only labor was 750 ish for machine work.
I got what I could afford.
Block is 1970 4 bolt 350.
.040 on cylinders, .010 on all bearings.
Clevite bearings
speed pro flat top 4 valve relief pistons and rings
speed pro hyd lifters, crane cam pushrods
all new gaskets and seals
pro comp 1.6 alum roller rockers
melling oil pump
z28 springs
440/460 cam
cloyes double roller timing chain
head job w new valves and locks
edelbrock performer intake powdercoated
holley 600 cfm carb
pro comp high flow water pump
billet 65000 v distributor
all billet pulleys and stainless hardware
edelbrock elite valve covers
80gph holley fuel pump and stainless line
few more things just can't remember the rest

[vectorit]

I'd turn it into a 327

[tim21391]

get a 400 small block crank and drop in that bad boy and some new rods and shallower pistons and make a stroker motor!!

[chevy2311]

Hey thanks for all the help Chris I really appreciate the advice. I was wanting to know what you think about the vortec heads. Right now i have the original 333882's and was wantingto know if they would be ok with the z28's you have suggested. Thanks for all the help everyone

[oldblue1968chevy]

mortec.com

to see what your heads are...

vortecs heads ya goota run diff. intake im pretty sure.