well started out as a stock 400 that has been sittin around for about 15 years. was in horrible shape!

400 crank machined .010"/.010"
clevite mains and rod bearings
hastings piston rings
272/282 .484"in .510"ex
comp cams timing set
edelbrock valve springs
felpro gaskets
edelbrock intake
edelbrock carb
long tube headers







truck waiting for heart transplant!


waiting till monday for my valve springs to get here and change them and the valve seals. get the heads installed and finish up the motor and get it put back in.

 

I hate to be the one to say this but Hastings piston rings are junk as are Fram filters. Did you check the gaps on the rings ? They are usually too wide and I had trouble with them seating. I won't use them again.

 

good luck continue to post pics as I also am rebuilding an old worn out 351M but turning it into 400

 

thanks but the rings fit and worked great, all the gaps were just perfect. the filter is old beat to hell as you can see its painted dented and not good. I will obviously be changing the filter. also got new plugs, wires, cap rotor and all the good stuff.

 

Installed valve springs and new seals. bolted on heads, installed lifters, pushrods, rockers. put the oil pump, pan water pump intake ect on.

everything tied up great. motor turns free no binding, cam seems good. tomorrow get it off the engine stand, bolt on clutch and transmision and prep it to install into the truck. hopefully get it fired up in the next couple days.

 

Call me "subscribed". When I swap my 400 from the basement to under the heads in the truck, I'll have same set up. Love to see it turn out well for you.

 

pics will be up here later. this is a "BUDGET" build im into so far around 600$ including buying a new clutch kit. I plan to try to keep the budget around 800$ im going to need to buy fluids ect. im going to see how this cam works out, if not then i will buy a different cam and lifters and go bigger haha.

 

Nice a lifted 4x4 shortbox don't see that very often. I have plans for one... someday.

 

actually is a custom box. its a shortened short box. supercab 4x4s only came in a long box.





motor is in. got everything under the truck done, now its just bolting on accessories and all the other parts. plan to probably get it fired up tomorrow. I need to get some bolts to fix my front clip, cant find 2 bolts and need to get a broken rusted bolt out and get it all finished too.