ProEmaster

I have a '73 engine and over the winter it froze solid and cracked the block. I see on eBay there is a short block that is said to be for a '90. Will this short block work?

Thanks for all your time,
Eric

79mopower

i'll assume you have a 360, but if the 90 short block is the pre-magnum non-roller version it will work. but the new style blocks are a lot weaker than the early 70s versions. as long as you don't plan on making a lot of power like 500+ it will be fine. but i have a couple of bare 360 x blocks with main caps if your interested.

ProEmaster

Excellent! It's actually a 318. Sorry, I should have specified. I live in Asheville, NC and I have a place in Atlanta. So if I get an engine or a block, I wouldn't want to travel more that a couple hundred miles.

Thanks it's very nice of you to offer.

It's going to be a mostly stock engine. I acquired the current engine from a friend who had it in a '73 240z. The body rusted to nothing and I put the engine in an '88 Rx7 convertible (going to be my wifes "toy" car). I moved to Asheville not realizing that it gets below 0 deg. for days at a time.

Thanks again!