I got nervous a few years ago when iron was high and it was all going to China. I bought 2 spare y blocks and some miscellaneous heads and parts. One of the things I got was a 312 block and crank that must have been pulled a long time ago. It has a stock bore with no ridge is a 57 and had the obligatory spun bearings on the first journal but the crank is clearly salvageable. I'm building the 59 292 with a truck crank for my hot rod and now a friend wants the 312 for a T'bird project he's building. I want to be fair and this is a really nice block with a crank that can be re worked. So help me out here guys. What's it worth these days?

Mike, still lovin his 57 t'bird after 53 years!

I find buying blocks to be sorta like playing the lottery.
Unless a mag check and a sonic check is done you just dont know what you are getting.
The crank is a different issue as it probably can be turned and salvaged.
I consider the price to purchase a 312 lottery ticket at $500.00 for block and crank.
Let the bidding begin!
Oldmics

10 years ago I paid $500 for a 312 crank, but it had never been turned, didn't need turning, and passed a mag test before I bought it. Shipped it from Portland MA to Seattle WA. But that was what I needed for the stoker 340 F code I was building.

I think Oldmics makes a good start, and your crank needs turning.

With a friend or trusted acquaintance, I'd set a price based on machine work on the crank (what's it cost to turn it, and what must you turn it to) and sonic testing on the block, then getting the testing done. At least you know what you've got before money changes hands.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ