an 08 seems like a good year, I believe by 08 they have gotten rid of the SBC brake system. Atleast you won't have airmatic in the 350. I believe you will have a 272 which seem to ok for the most part, i've done a valve job on one so far that had 109k on it. Just make sure the transmission was serviced, records will tell you that. I don't know off the top of my head if they had put the 722.9 transmission in the 211s at that year. If it has a W/S switch on the shifter its a 722.6 if it has a C/S its a 722.9. Also there is a fill tube for the 722.6, the 722.9 does not.