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Old August 30th, 2012, 07:56 AM
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350 rocket main caps

so i bought this dissasembled 350 to rebuild and drop in my cutlass. I get the motor home and realize the guy didnt give me the main caps or bolts, and now of course he wont answer his phone. is there anywhere i can find a set of main caps either OEM or reproduction? Im not worried about the bolts, as they will be replaced with arp.
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Old August 30th, 2012, 08:35 AM
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You can't just buy 5 caps and bolt them on. They are machined with the block to be a certain size. Every one, while close, is different.
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dunno how close you are but i have a block with caps you can have for free its std. bore .
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Old August 30th, 2012, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by captjim
You can't just buy 5 caps and bolt them on. They are machined with the block to be a certain size. Every one, while close, is different.
I wasnt planning on just "bolting them on", the block is definitely going the machine shop to get bored, decked, and align honed most likely.

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dunno how close you are but i have a block with caps you can have for free its std. bore .
Unfortunately, i am in maryland. If i was closer i would definitely take it off your hands. Thank you for the offer!
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Old August 30th, 2012, 09:01 AM
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well if you dont find anything close i can ship you just the caps . i posted on your wanted ad just pay for a case of beer and shipping and they are yours
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That is very kind of you! I am going to spend one more day trying to get hold of the man i bought the motor from and i will let you know by the end of the night!
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ok no rush i just got more stuff than i got room for.
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