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Offline black71

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70 340 block. :/
« on: May 13, 2011 - 10:36:22 PM »
Found a 70 340 for sale here locally, bare block thirty over with pistons...was gonna pick it up then went and saw it, #8 cylinder at the bottom has a nice sized chunk out of it, looks like at one time it lost a rod, no visible crack, and it looks like this happend before the last bore, no rough edges or anythings...is it still worth buying or should I just let it slide, guy said I could have it for a hundred bucks....




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Re: 70 340 block. :/
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2011 - 11:05:54 PM »
I gota think you can find one with out that kinda damage (i now of one here in Canada :naughty:)

Whats the price on the one you are looking at.

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Re: 70 340 block. :/
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2011 - 11:54:12 PM »
"guy said I could have it for a hundred bucks...."
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Re: 70 340 block. :/
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2011 - 08:15:33 PM »
Where's "here"? If you don't want it, I'm interested.
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Re: 70 340 block. :/
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2011 - 12:41:58 AM »
Its here in idaho...i'm still on the fence about it...

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Re: 70 340 block. :/
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2011 - 06:00:37 AM »
I'd see if you can get a guy from a local machine shop to come down and look at it with you, see if it is usable. Give him $20 for his time or something like that.
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Re: 70 340 block. :/
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2011 - 08:15:40 AM »
Go for it, worse case you can sleeve that cylinder for $80-$100.

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Re: 70 340 block. :/
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2011 - 08:29:15 PM »
Go for it, worse case you can sleeve that cylinder for $80-$100.
i'm only on the fence cause I have a good 72 block so I don't really need this one

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Re: 70 340 block. :/
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2011 - 08:51:13 PM »
For whatever reason the 340's bring more $$$.  You could flip it and make some money.