as of right now its complete as a short block, have a 97 XJ head i will throw in as well if you buy everything.


352 casting rods, completely R&R'd
silvolite pistons .030" (pistons have marks on them from valve contact, had a shop look at them and said it would not affect performance or life span, once you get the dished they will be machined out)
total seal plasma moly rings, complete set assembled- $375

1982 4.2 crank, .020" mains/rods, balanced- $150

comp cam CCA-68-231-4 $100

04 NVH block, main caps trued, line honed, bored .030". decked .035", hot tanked, new freeze plugs- $350 over $400 in machine work alone.


everything located in st. robert, mo 573 451 2697 ask for andy. maybe interested in trades.


eres alittle background for the engine, i had a shop back home (IL) that id never used before build the shortblock. deck the block, dish pistons, assemble, when i first put the engine in it popped through the intake. after paying outrageous shops fees to get it done i was irate. i had picked it up a month earlier and lost my receipt for the work (its somewhere at the house). i didnt know what was wrong, i packed everything i had torn off the jeep in the back of it and rolled it out in the driveway. i talked to the shop and there was nothing i could do without a receipt to prove what was done. i finally got some free time to pull the head back off and pulled the cam to check it out to make sure i didnt screw it up. cam was fine but i noticed the pistons were never dished, not a big deal just had to run premium instead. i thought they overdecked the block, its clear to see where a couple valves just barely touched the pistons. then i noticed they never shimmed the rockers. (have since got rocker shims) i havent checked the valves yet. (it was the original 200k mile head anyways, was gonna redo it later) the long block is assembled but i would recommend going back through it.

will deliver most anywhere in the midwest for fuel.