Edelbrock/Musi 555ci Engine Build for Grandma: Part I

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bobby kbro, yeah its a holden 1973. it makes around 600 on pump fuel. consists of a 010 4 bolt block scat stroker crank, h beams, solid comp cam, afr alloy heads, edelbrock manifold, barry grant gold claw 850 dp, t350, 5800 converter, 9 inch, 4:11, 31 moser's mini tubbed 10 inch centre lines, bg 400 pump. havnt raced it yet but hoping to dip into the low 10's. iv been wanting to go the big block route for a while now i was looking into the merlin big block 540. not sure what i wanna do. sorry havnt got a digital camera. but will be buying one soon.

[Bobby Kbro]

Dude, that's a pretty hardy block. It's hard to find 010 blocks anymore. Everyday it seems that sbc350's (especially 4 bolt mains) are a little harder to find and a little more expensive. The new blocks by World and Dart are so much better but you can expect to pay for them. The days of getting a decent block from the junk yard are all but over. I'm running a sbc 400 (4 bolt) bored out to a 406 in my modified circle track car, and finding good stock blocks to replace that one is even more difficult. After market is just about the only place left to go on that one. My next one might be a big block as well. Because of the weight rules and chassis set up for circle track, I am still debating that issue though.
I love the Aussie Super Car series. Any new up and coming drivers like Marcos Ambrose that may be coming over here?