Affordable rebuild kits??

[sprink88]

Seems like the 351w I bought was high miles, needs a .030 rebuild. Any good kits out there affordable? Summit has one for $409 minus the cam. Anyone know of others?

Btw, came with 78 LOW compression heads, but found some gt-40's for 150. That a good deal?

[sprink88]

anyone ever heard of this?

http://www.apmengineparts.com/ford-5-8-351w-v8-1972-1976-windsor-engine-kit.html

[gasman826]

A middle of the road set of SpeedPro forged pistons cost a little more than that kit.  If a tight budget is of issue and a somewhat stock rebuild is the goal, what about a Jasper or some other rebuilder.  Not real expensive and guaranteed.

[Frankenstein57]

The 351 W I have for the 57, I found on ebay. Got it for $535, long block. The customer bailed after ordering it for a truck, it got dirty sitting in there shop, I'm going to pull it apart and check it. I have a mild cam upgrade, headers, intake, ignition upgrades. Should be a good ranchero engine, on the cheap.  Mark