bought a dentside doner for the bump

[Jarred Hodges]

Me and my dad haul junk cars and scrap to make extra money. We deal with a new yard that opened and the owner is cool. He will sell you anything that comes in for a little more than scrap price. I have bought a model a axle 4x2 sbc intake, performer rpm intake and other stuff from him. We went by there today and I saw an old dent that had came in there. I figure just another 302 or fe truck. I open the hood and see a big block. I think its a 460. Look again and realize that it is. I see the owner and ask. He says they loaded it with scrap and drove it in there. I ask how much for it. He says make offer, I ask him to price it and he says $400, I say sold. We went back and get it and I put a battery on it and drove it on the trailer. It has a terrible exhaust leak and needs a tuneup but the engine seems in good shape. I plan to rebuild it and swap it into the bump probaly next summer. For a while I will have a yard truck. Here are some pics of it

[AK F100]

Good score. I've seen much worse go for much more.

[Jarred Hodges]

Good score. I've seen much worse go for much more.

agreed. I have been wanting to build a 460 for my truck but most people want $400-$500 for a stock engine. I basically bought the truck for what he gave for it. Plus I get all the stuff to swap it into my truck

[Jarred Hodges]

I plan on leaving this truck together until I can afford a rebuild and swap it into my truck. Dad said if we tuned this one up we should take it to tnt. I thought about it but can't say I want to go any amount of speed in this truck.

[Jarred Hodges]

today I got to messing with it. The ignition box was leaking goo so I put another one I had on it. I cleaned up an old set of spark plugs and put them in. The gas tank leaks bad. I ran a hose from the fuel pump to a 2 gallon gas jug. I crank it up and it idles smooth and revs clean. Tie gas jug up so I got to test it out. Go back and forth a little to make sure everything works. Ok its time for some fun. I pull in the driveway and powerbrake it. I stop after a get a huge smoke cloud going. Let everything settle and do it again. I decided to stop before I blew the old mud grip out. Is it sad that a stock 460 truck from the junkyard with $10 worth of work runs harder than my 390 .060 over headers cam inatke holley and rebuilt heads.

[basketcase0302]

Jarred,
Awesome score young man!
There's a lot more parts there than just the 460!

[bobsgarage]

Hot score dude, I had a customer couple of monthes ago, that needed a 460 for his motorhome, cost me 1100.00 and him about 1800.00.
Dude for 400.00, I will drive a LLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG WAY. Good score today.

[Jarred Hodges]

Hot score dude, I had a customer couple of monthes ago, that needed a 460 for his motorhome, cost me 1100.00 and him about 1800.00.
Dude for 400.00, I will drive a LLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG WAY. Good score today.

. I have been wanting to do a 460 swap but all I could find was engine that were already pulled that needed rebuilding and they wanted $500-$800 for them. I honestly doubt if I wil rebuild this engine. It runs great and doesn't smoke.

[bobsgarage]

Some things are best left alone.....