Motor ?s and mods

[wvk5crawler]

I have a 1985 4 door 4X4 1 ton as a parts truck, and I want to pull the motor to build it up to put in the k5 . Well I was wondering if the 1 ton 350's were 4 bolt main or 2. Also could you give me some advice to go about building up a motor for rock crawling and off roadiingarts to use, things to look out for. I want to go TPI, but if you can convince me otherwise please put your $.2 in. this is my first time building a motor. This is what I had in mind: 383 stroker kit, with TPI, please fill in the blanks.

 

[wraenking]

i could be wrong but i remember reading a lot of the hard core rock crawler guys were putting in v6's to lighten up the vehicle.

 

[SUBFAN]

For what it says you want, it won't matter if you have 2 or 4 bolt mains....

If your heart is set on a 383, then go mild. Otherwise I think a stock rebuild with some kind of fuel injection and lots of gearing options would be optimal....

If not for the fun of building your motor, it is very tough to build one cheaper than some of the crate motors offered by both the General or even a local machine shop....

I can already feel an overcammed crappy idling SBC in your dreams

 

[wvk5crawler]

thanks guys!