Hello folks.
A week ago I bought this Sbc bare block, my plans for it are a 383 build.
It is a 5.7 LG with casting 10243880 and suffix is VD139R34.
i have tried to decode it, but with no luck so far.
Anyways, tonight when I looked closer at it, to my horror I noticed some pitting, or burrs at the top of at least half of the lifters bores. Seems to me like its perhaps has been under water or saltwater maybe? Could this be a marine block?
It looks pretty bad to me, but what do you think?
Can it be used as is, is it junk, or could it be fixed?
The cylinders also shows signs that they have been rusted, but they are freshly honed so it doesnt look so bad, but I can clearly feel it with the fingernails, but they can be cleaned up with a .030 overbore I hope. Im more worried about the lifter bores here.
A week ago I bought this Sbc bare block, my plans for it are a 383 build.
It is a 5.7 LG with casting 10243880 and suffix is VD139R34.
i have tried to decode it, but with no luck so far.
Anyways, tonight when I looked closer at it, to my horror I noticed some pitting, or burrs at the top of at least half of the lifters bores. Seems to me like its perhaps has been under water or saltwater maybe? Could this be a marine block?
It looks pretty bad to me, but what do you think?
Can it be used as is, is it junk, or could it be fixed?
The cylinders also shows signs that they have been rusted, but they are freshly honed so it doesnt look so bad, but I can clearly feel it with the fingernails, but they can be cleaned up with a .030 overbore I hope. Im more worried about the lifter bores here.
