I usually go to swap meets when looking for blocks,heads and cranks--but you have to be careful not to buy something that has been reworked incorrectly.I went to one at a local racetrack with a friend last year,he scored a freshly reground 427 steel crank with rods for 150 bucks--much less than turning his old one. You might also try calling some local automotive machine shops in your area--many times they do work on someones crank or even a whole motor rebuild,and the customer either dissapears or gives up on his dreams when real life comes calling,and has to bail out.I've seen guys buy a complete rebulit big block at one machine shop, a guy stiffed them and never came back--they sold him the engine for 600 bucks,only 100 more than their cost to rebuild it.This happens more often than you think--its worth calling around,even if they dont have anything there,the machinists often know someone who does--Good luck!. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
