hello all,

Im in the process of building a 65 chevy II for my grandson. anyone have a good build for a 12-11 second small block. it will see some street duty, but not a daily driver.

thanks for the help.

Depends on your budget. A Little M block and 434 with decent aluminum heads could do it and be durable.

Surely an 010 block, white box aluminum heads and a flat tappet solid cam will go 11's in a Chevy II.

I'll be the guy to say it (and I'm sure some people are tired of hearing it) but literally a bone stock 5.3L LM7 with a cam and a dual plane intake (or even a single plane) and a carburetor can easily do what you are wanting. You need about 400-450hp to go 11.99 at 3500 lbs and this can be easily achieved with the gen 3/4 small blocks. You can even get a little fancy with brackets to hide the coil packs and then some normal looking valve covers, simply run the MSD 6014 ignition box and call it a day. This would be the best reliable, streetable and raceable combination for you.