I have a 289 that (I think) I'm going to get HPM to do a 331 stroker to. The guy there told me that a 347 might not last that long but open to comments as I haven't gone down this road before. Initially, if you guys read back, I was thinking of a big block but apparently there are issues with making the sucker fit. Not sure how the whole "getting I on the road" part would go if I went down the big block road. Also was told Dart blocks could be a good option but about $3K more than using my own 289 block. Any feedback would be great as I don't claim to be a mechanical wizard and am always willing to hear/learn things. My mechanical prowess extends to a bare metal rebuild of a UC Torana (yes a Holden) when I was 17 in which I placed a 186s with a single Stromberg carby with Genie extractors after taking out the original Starfire four motor. I let the diff centre for tighter diff ratio, Anyway that's Holden talk and guessing not for this forum.
Do you guys think using my own 289 block for a rebuild would be a good option? From what I can tell it hasn't been reco'd ever and is bog stock original.