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Do you think it would pep-up the Nova a little? :)
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I never thought about the nova ibwas thinking labour the truck..... Hummmm lol
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Would like to have more info on the gas filler behind the marker light. What gas tank and where you got it. Just now starting on the build of a 72 long bed that been in the family since 1973. Thanks to my dad.
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Here you go!!

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=380571

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I say go N/A LS. Blowers, S/C, turbos and all that jazz are cool, but the upkeep on them are expensive and tiresome. Now, if you are not gonna drive this truck much and not put lots of miles on them...cool. But, if you're gonna drive it as you say you are, then there is far less maintenance on a N/A LS. Just my opinion and I know lots of guys are gonna totally disagree with me because everyone would love to see blown, TT setups and S/C C10's because it looks so damn cool. But the maintenance and upkeep on a driver aren't worth it to me. I was going to do a Kenne Bell in my Chevelle. That was until I did my research and found out about the maintenance of the S/C itself, oiling and upkeep of the intercooler I decided that was too much for me.

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Turbos are maintenance happy for sure but roots style blowers i totally disagree. I installed a MP122hh magnacharger on my buddys truck and 3 years and 50k hard miles later its still going strong. Just a oil change and belt change the supercharger technology of today is top notch. There are factory supercharged cars running aroung with 200k miles on them that have never even seen blower maintenance. As for kenne belle stuff ive also heard about problems with there stuff, but magnachargers and whipples... your good to go. Throw 8lbs at it Rob

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Yeah, I like Whipple's S/C alot.

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Id say stick with a blower also...

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What tank are you using? I won't to put a 502 ramjet in my truck with a in line pump. Don't won't to have to pull the bed to change the pump.
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Whipple it is!!!!


It's similar to the Fuel Cell guy tank. I actually had a friend of mine build it to my specifications. It's got a sump, is baffled internally and has a return line. Neither tank requires you to remove the bed, the both drop out from the bottom. I'm running the Aeromotive 1000 fuel pump. It's supposed to be good up to 1000HP NA. Here's some pictures:

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SWEET!!!!!
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Thanks!

So I did some rearranging today and made the 68 do a little work.....:D.

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I'm liking what your pulling behind that power house you drive around!

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The blue one might roll a little easier without the blocks infront of the wheels... Just saying buddy.
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I guess the shop doesn't have the air compressor hooked up yet, so this is how Hart_Rod dusts the project off:lol:

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Thanks!

It makes it more of a challenge.....:)

It works really well....:D.

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Start of a small "Future" update......:D.

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I like the way the future looks Rob!!

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Thanks Al. I found a couple extra of these laying around too.....:devil:.

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Those are very nice too indeed. !!!!

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Lol. Your worse then me man.
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Nice!!

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F-body LS1? Very nice :)
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this is gonna be good!

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You swapping the 383 for an ls?
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Thanks!

:lol:

Thanks!

Yes sir! Thanks.

I hope so, :D.

Yes sir!!

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More parts!!!!

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Who makes those control arms? How heavy are they?

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Oh boy, you aree definetly taking up to the next level!!!!


I like it!!!

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They are CPP arms. Approximately 33 lbs per side.

Thanks Al!
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I think you should go with the Eco tec super charged 4 banger. It will give you that diff look and great has milage. Lol
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Been following you as a guest and now a new member. Everything is looking great. Keep up the super work. Thanks.

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hart_rod
I like your wheel and tire set up what size are you runing and did you narow your axle or just offset the wheels.
Truck looks nice bro the stance and wheels look just right.

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Truck is looking great buddy. Look forward to the LS swap. They are ALOT of fun with the LS. Make killer power with a turbo set up too!

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:lol:

Thank you and Welcome to the Board!!!

LS68 thanks! 20x8s in the front, 20x12s in the rear with a 7" backspacing. The rearend is a stock width 68 rear.

Thanks! I'm looking for a Maggie. It will probably be "stock" until then.

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Well I finally got the Porterbuilt tubular trailing arms installed. It took me a little while to figure out the correct rear spring to get everything back where I wanted it. I originaly had a 6" dropped spring, now it's a 4" one. I also weighed all the new and old parts just to see what the weight difference was. It looks like I lost about 50 lbs off of the rear, plus it looks super cool! I'm not sure when I'm going to get time to install the front tubular stuff, I may wait until I do the engine swap.... Here are some pictures of the rear. I also got the Vintage A/C condenser mounted on the burb. I'll probably go with this setup in the 68 eventually.

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Nice work boss! Lets see a pic of the stance!

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It still looks about the same, just has some prettier pieces holding it all together...:lol:.

On another note, I picked a chassis for my son's truck this weekend....lots of PorterBuilt stuff.....man I'm jealous!!!! I need to start a build thread for it soon....:devil:

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Nice score Rob! Cant wait to see the build!

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Nice frame.
Did it belong to a member?

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Thanks!

Yes. Mike Baker in Mt. Pleasant. I picked up this weekend after we left the RRR.

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