350 Upgrades & Progress

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Ok so after a long long long time of learning and trial and error thanks to this forum and everybody's help I finally have some progress updates and pics. I pulled my 350 awhile back with hopes of cleanin it up, painting it, replacing gaskets and dressing it up with some goodies for looks and performance. Still not finished lol
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Ok having trouble trying to add multiple photos from my iphone so I'll just have to do it from my computer in the morning.. :sorry:
 

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Before the prep work began
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Hit it with the wire wheel down to bare metal and painted VHT gloss black
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Then the the replacing began, first was the intake, timing cover, and oil pan.
put a double roller timing chain, edelbrock performer intake and painted the oil pan.

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Ofcourse I also pulled the TH350 to give it a much needed degreasing and replace the front and rear seal, vacuum modulator, and clean the valve body real good. While the valve body was out I decided to put in a shift kit and replace all the gaskets ofcourse.

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I still have to finish installing the water pump pulley, power steering, fan and a few other things. I am itching to fire it up!
 

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looks awesome! I'm excited for you for the first start up. I love that feeling
 

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Looking good! Keep up the hard work.

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Thanks! Its been a learning experience for sure..
 

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Don't forget to replace the bolt near the fuel pump on the front of the block to prevent any leaks.

Also that looks like a TH350C not a TH350. Can you post a picture if possible of the left side of the tranmission
 

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Don't forget to replace the bolt near the fuel pump on the front of the block to prevent any leaks.

Also that looks like a TH350C not a TH350. Can you post a picture if possible of the left side of the tranmission

Yes sir it is a th350C. Its my fault I never can get used to typing that C.. lol
I thought that bolt hole was just an accessary bolt hole I must have overlooked it, ill have to get it plugged. Thanks
 

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Yes sir it is a th350C. Its my fault I never can get used to typing that C.. lol
I thought that bolt hole was just an accessary bolt hole I must have overlooked it, ill have to get it plugged. Thanks

Negative. The top hole on some blocks is actually a pass through hole so you can stick a long 3/8 bolt through it to hold the fuel pump push rod when installing a new fuel pump.

This bolt gets missed on a lot of rebuilds and though it may not make a big mess it can lead to oil leakage from that hole.
 

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Negative. The top hole on some blocks is actually a pass through hole so you can stick a long 3/8 bolt through it to hold the fuel pump push rod when installing a new fuel pump.

This bolt gets missed on a lot of rebuilds and though it may not make a big mess it can lead to oil leakage from that hole.

Thanks again! I will get a bolt in it ASAP! Any extra info is appreciated.. I hope to give it the first start this weekend..
 

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looks great! good job!
 

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