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yah i dont know bout the speeding tickets haha

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i bought my valve covers in a town called springfield they are a knock off of moroso

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i did sum work this weekend and got the motor in the truck and the headers bolted up and everything!! should have some pics soon!:metal:

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http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...013081658a.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...1013081658.jpg


http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...013081326a.jpg

pics from puttin the motor in this weekend

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I'm not a bigblock kind of guy,, bu tthat one is sure looking purrrrdy!
I see the starter is on in that top pic. Looks TIGHT in there. How much fun was that! with that pan (is that a Canton?) and the headers

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What kind of cooling set up are you going to be running for the beast.

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marv- yah the starter wasnt too bad i put it on before i put the headers on. smart thinkin huh? lol annnd that oil pan is also a nock off believe it or not i picked it up for 80 bucks! and i had to fab one of the tubes to clear the oil pan cuz the tube curved out too much! thanks for the props tho!

Garage dude- i just have a 2 core standard radiator also with a tranny cooler and electric fan

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If you decide to go with an aluminum radiator let me know and I'll put you intouch with the folks that made mine. They are the bomb and cheap.

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well i thought bout aluminum but EXPENSIVE!! lol how much u talkin cheap?

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they custom built me a 2 pass radiator and shipped it to my door for 278.00

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damn thats not bad at all pretttty cheap!! so wats the word on the bullett?

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im ready to get her done!!

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Welcome to the board! Its nice to have a few more guys around our age.


Similar story... I spent a year working at an engine shop doing tear-downs, machining, cleaning, whatever needed to be done. I got the job by telling them I would work for free (apprenticeship kinda thing), and I worked so hard they ended up paying me in parts. I hand built my 496 on my own with their help.

You got yours runnin yet? Its all the stuff you didnt think of pre-swap that takes time... I put the motor in the truck well over a year ago and still havent gotten her fired up (im away at college pretty much year round)I cant wait to hear what kind of numbers it puts down!

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I just need a 5 gallon bucket full of cash!

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chevy72blu- thats kewl i havent got her runnin yet but i should in the next few weeks!! sorry to hear about urs that must suck having to be away from it lol

dj- yah i hear ya there lol

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sorry no work this weekend!!: (

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good lookin motor....whats the paint/body plan for it....

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prostreet83c10- i think i know u man... did u go on that trip one time with a church group to colorado?

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Codi? lol

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yah man its me! wats up? how u like my truck?

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i like it man.....we should try and meet up sometime next summer or somethin with our trucks. Maybe get a regional meet n greet together or something

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From the looks of things the dream is becoming a reality .

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I'm seventeen and Ive blown two small blocks in the last year and payed and built them both back up myself, so i feel ya!

I also dislike the tuner crowd, mainly because my 350 Chevy with a decent cam and some big heads with smoke the quickest LS based truck at my school, no questions asked!

Have fun with the truck, it my be slow going but don't loose interest!

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Turbohacker,

Not all of us that drive LS based vehicles are part of the "tuner" crowd. Don't hate the technology or the advantages it has over old school carb stuff. They both have their places and worth.