SBC 350 rebuild questions
I have an old tired small block 350 that I like to rebuild. Long term I'm going to build a 454, but I want to get my truck back on the road sooner than later. My idea is to get the thing apart and get the block to a machinist to check and make sure the block is good still. I assume it is, it's never been used for anything but driving around and cruising. It's never towed or drag raced.
Provided everything about the block comes back good, I thought about getting one of those master rebuild kits you see online. My primary question is, are all of them created equal? Speaking to quality obviously, I know parts vary. Is it worth buying parts separately or is a kit good enough? It'd be cool if it came with a little bit of a hopped up cam, right now it's stock. Should a cam be purchased separately because maybe the ones they come with are crap?
The truck's current modifications are, and they won't change, an Edelbrock 650, an Edelbrock intake, long tube headers and true dual flowmaster exhaust. Nothing fancy. And I don't need a crazy performance engine rebuild either. Just something with a little more than the stock 160 horsepower lol.
Oh, it's a stock 74 Chevy K10.
Thanks everybody.