Whitesheep Report post Posted June 8, 2016 Personally when I break one of my old trucks or cars I do my best to build it back better than it was. Radiators are upgraded as are shocks, brakes, electrics etc. I blew the engine in my '84 F-150 about exactly as you did, trying to get it off the freeway. A hole was poked in the block so we had to start fresh. Crates with a mild build are harder to find for 351's than 350's so my mechanic (Elliot's Electric) found a '73 block and we traded my heads for some '89's. With a full rebuild including balancing, flowing and blueprinting with the cam, upper end and intake I wanted I feel I got more out of a custom build for about the same money as a crate. My build is oriented for torque over HP and works well for my needs. Something to think about if you want to take advantage of a bad situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nighthawk Report post Posted June 9, 2016 Buy a Toyota 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twigsnapper Report post Posted June 9, 2016 Buy a Toyota I have one, just wasn't driving it this time ;( my mom rescued us in it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted June 9, 2016 Just buy my whole Tahoe and throw yours in the gutter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twigsnapper Report post Posted June 9, 2016 How many miles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted June 9, 2016 Think it has 140k Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
