[finallyhavea57]

I have been wanting to upgrade my engine to something that is more roadworthy for some time now and I pulled the trigger yesterday. A 350 popped up on Craigs that had a lot of work done on it and the guy needs the money and decided to part with it instead of his 54' Bel Air 2-door sport. This is what I bought:

In addition to what you see, it came with polished shorty headers, chrome alternator, new plugs, cap, rotor, pulleys, starter and a matching oil pan like the valve covers.

He needs work so I am also paying him to help with the remove and install. He even brought his engine stand and cherry picker over when he delivered the stuff yesterday.

Today I went to Jim's Chevrolet in Rancho Cordova and bought the 3/4 inch forward engine mounts and rubber bushings.

Looks like I am going to finally have to bite the bullet and swap out my generator driven power steering with the new 605 PS system too. Jim's has that for about $600 with the hoses. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

OH yea! I have a big smile on my face and am having a hard time sleeping!

Don

 

[555657jim]

Suhweet!

Don you lucky snotrag! That thing looks great! Way to go! :tu JIM.

 

[Jim '57]

Looking good. Let me know when you get it running. Just kidding, let me know if you need any help.
Jim

 

[finallyhavea57]

Thought you might be on line Jim! Told you I was getting anxious for a new engine.

Don

Looking good. Let me know when you get it running. Just kidding, let me know if you need any help.
Jim

 

[finallyhavea57]

I forgot to mention that I also bought a rebuilt 350 trans with a stage 2 shift kit and 2200 stall converter from him for $200. I do have another trans that was supposed to have been rebuilt but I think I am going with this one.

Don

 

[Jim '57]

What trans did you get?
Jim

 

[Pops @ Tri-5.com]

Looks like I am going to finally have to bite the bullet and swap out my generator driven power steering with the new 605 PS system too. Jim's has that for about $600 with the hoses. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Don

Great score Don.....Good for you!

Are you swapping out the P/S, because you want to.:confused0006: You can go to an alternator and use a traditional P/S pump, mounted to the block.

 

[finallyhavea57]

Great score Don.....Good for you!

Are you swapping out the P/S, because you want to.:confused0006: You can go to an alternator and use a traditional P/S pump, mounted to the block.

Thanks David. I do have another pump I can mount but my control valve does leak intermittentantly so I am considering doing the upgrade. Must admit I am running low on funds though. I do have to buy a chromed fuel pump to go with this though.

Don

 

[finallyhavea57]

What trans did you get?
Jim

What do you mean Jim? It's a 350' that looks like the other one I bought? I assume it's a turbo 350.

Don

 

[Jim '57]

What do you mean Jim? It's a 350' that looks like the other one I bought? I assume it's a turbo 350.

Don

Thats funny. Look at the times of our posts.
Jim

 

[chevman57]

on that is a nice looking engine. Do you mean the 600 PS box?
Terry

 

[finallyhavea57]

on that is a nice looking engine. Do you mean the 600 PS box?
Terry

Terry, it may be the 600. They had one at the shelf at Jim's Chevrolet when I bought my mounts. It's supposed to be the latrest one to use. Price was like $479 plus $80 for rubber hoses and twice that for braided.

Don

 

[552102nv]

nice motor

hi don
thats a nice motor that will be nice in your 57 and make it go fast 350 with a th350 nice combo that 2200 stall will be nice for the street but if you have a heavy foot you mite need stock in rear tires :sign0020: great score happy motoring :bowtieb:

 

[belairrudy]

Nice find Don. :tu keep us updated on the progress.

 

[boz2318]

Congrats on you score and what a deal that you are helping him out. Hope the install goes well. post pics

 

[finallyhavea57]

Congrats on you score and what a deal that you are helping him out. Hope the install goes well. post pics

I'm the one that's glad he can help me out. I also plan on having him help re-install my engine out of the turquoise 57' into the 57' 210 I have been working on. Then I will have an extra 57' 283 sitting around.

Don

 

[Hanks57]

Beautiful engine! That will look sweet under the hood!

 

[Troy]

Well here it goes, I seen it before. "i'm just going to swap the engine out" and next thing you know, "Well I better spiff up the fire wall" then pretty soon it's a frame off rotisserie resto-rod!!! Good luck!!

 

[jswilke]

Way to go, Don. Nice motor! We won't be able to keep up with your Chevy when your engine swap is completed.

Jim

 

[ca1955belair]

Very nice !!!