Building a 1970 Chevrolet LT1 350 With a Modern Twist! Part 1: Short Block #engine 

I have 1970 lt1 In my 1957 cameo pickup Every love the sound

Back in 1970, my friend had a 1970 Yenko Deuce with headers and a 3-speed automatic 4:10 gear. It was dark green with the Yenko white stripes down the sides and on the hood. Very quick car. Had lots of fun on those warm summer nights on Woodward Ave. I was with him one night and he raced a brand-new purple with white top 426 Hemi Challenger with an automatic. They raced three times from a standing start, and the results was the same each time. The Yenko Nova was about half a car in front. One thing about how Yenko set up the Nova. It hooked up extremely well. The car was slightly higher in the front and the weight transfer was perfect for launching of the line. Great car and many memories cruising Woodward Ave. The 1970 350 LT1 is a great engine. I also remember he raced a brand new 1970 LT1 Corvette with a four speed. The guy was with his girlfriend, and it was a close race, but the Yenko having headers gave it just enough performance advantage to edge out the Corvette by about half a fender. Oh yes, another great race was a 1969 yellow 427, 435 HP Corvette with a four speed. The Yenko was right with the Corvette until second gear and then the Corvette quickly pulled way. Those 435 HP Corvettes were very fast. Oh, the memories. One night we ran across this guy who had a 1970 black with white stripes SS Chevelle. The badging on the side said SS 396. Well, it was no 396, that was for sure. After he blew past us after he got traction like we were standing still, we caught up to him at the next traffic light. Just so happened my older brother ended up buying this same car a few months later, due to the guy going through a difficult divorce. The engine in the car was a 472 open chambered roller cam long tubed header torque monster. This engine had 13 to one compression, one large Holly Carburetor, dual point distributor and 4:88 rear end gear set up for the quarter mile. The transmission was a beefed up 400 automatic. Wow, that car was one wicked street racer. So many great memories. I am 70 now and those days still bring a smile to my face. Nothing like the sound of two high performance V8's side by side going through the gears on a warm summer night. Love to have an LT1 like your build to put in a 1970 Nova or Camaro. Great engine for sure.

Pretty sooooweet 😊

Orange and chrome 😎

Nice work, it looks beautiful! And it really motivates me to start with my next SBC build!👍😃

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Don't you watch Nick's Garage "no silicone the gasket is the seal " 😅😂 looks like a good engine, and if Ed did the machining it's should rip ,thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones, I use silicone thin 😂😅

Well if i ever need my 3.9l rebuild i know who to come to 😂😊

New subscriber here. Great content, guys, and all this information will be awesome for the wife and i projects. We have Been out of the classic car game for a long tim, and we are getting back into the swing of things and more knowledge is better.

Thank you for the video! I wonder what were the parts going into this build? Could you list them, please?

Greate video. What are the specs on the camshaft?

Can I ask why the cam is not installed by dropping it in vertically instead of horizontally?

@rescuedandrestoredgarage 6 months ago New subscriber here... I enjoy the video, My Dad and I build one back in the late 80"s for his 74 corvette. ran great did some street racing with it in my time. I was wondering what the cam specs. are , and did you have any valve to piston clearance issues.

Is that a full race cam, or just three-quarter?😂😂

Specs on the CAM?

The factory hardware is crap. Use ARP all the way.