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when i rebuilt it i bought a 390 crank and used my 360 rods blew out a piece of the piston about 1" long broke compression ring missing about 2.5" mostly embeded in my brand new edel heads, and put a nice sized groove in my #7 cylinder wall. about a $2000 or more oops (more if i cant fix that head) havent had money or time since to get to my machinist. (got married)
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well i went the other way i just baught another 390 it was ripped apart so i have a complete set of extra parts and i got it for $100
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Fritolay!!! sounds like you had a nice program going there!! Oooch!!! I hope you get it running Soon!!! Russ...
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From: in the springs
oh the truck runs right now i had my dad bring me his old 360 and dropped it in till i can get the 390 put back together. i think st last count my dad and i have eight fe motors between us in various states of disrepair and five vehicles to put them in at times its nice having an old man who worked in a crusheryard
