Parts Needed

Posted by John On 2018/10/27 18:19:04

Finally got the engine out of my 55 Clipper and torn down. This engine was rebuilt prior to being laid up and supposedly, never run after it was rebuilt. Unfortunately, it had been sitting for a number of years and had water ingress in the engine. I was able to completely disassemble the engine and it looks like I can salvage just about everything, but I did have some damage. It has .030 over pistons, and the bores look like they should clean up pretty easily with a quick honing. Mains, and rods look good and the cam bearings look good as well.
The front lip of the oil pan was bent and rusted away pretty bad and I broke a tooth on the cam gear as I was freeing up the frozen lifters, so I'm looking for an oil pan and camshaft timing gear for 352 V8. Hopefully, someone in this group has these used parts and is willing to part with them for a reasonable price.
I will need to purchase a complete engine gasket set, and possibly new lifters, along with a couple of other items.
I do have a couple of questions from those who have rebuilt one, or more, of these V8's. Is the rear camshaft seal part of the freeze plug set, or a separate item? What type of assembly lube is recommended today. I haven't rebuilt an engine in years, and back then I used both STP and "white lube", but I know there has to be something better now.
Thanks,
John