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nice build good progress
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well today is the first post in a long time, I've got little accomplished since winter has hit. I got the motor pulled out today, gonna put a 350 v8 in, with an automatic transmission.
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Good to see you back on here. Do you need an auto crossmember?
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No, I think I actually have one somewhere, hey but thanks anyways. I went and got the motor and tranny and all the other misc. parts this evening.
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well got the motor pulled out, then went the other night and got the 350 and tranny. today was the first day I was able to take pics because of the snow yesterday. The carb is a new quadrajet 4 barrel. the motor was also just rebuilt.
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This is the view from my garage, it has natural air conditioning, and no heat haha. Nothing like pulling out a motor in 26 degree weather.
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Looking really nice!!Keep up the good work:gmc2:
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hey thanks northern
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Thats a nice looking motor.
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Hey thanks, yeah I just couldn't pass this deal up, got all of it for $300. Thats for the motor, tranny, torque converter. and every bit of the exhaust. lol notice the home made air cleaner which could have actual ram air.
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Got the frame coated today, while the motor is out. Gonna try to drop the 350 in Wensday evening. Now I just got to buy me a shifter, and to get stuff to finish the exhaust.
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your truck is really coming along, nothing better than four eyes, and it seems once you stat, you just never know where to finish, oh well, great deal on the engine btw. gonna keep watching, and btw, we were sandblasting the 58 cab 4 days ago and it was -44 degrees with the windchill, talk about air conditioning
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Well the motor's in and running
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Thats great. What part of Va are you from? My family is from Grundy Va.
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Lookin good! What do you do for a living?
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Well, I'm only 17 and a senior in high school, so I dont do this for a living. I'm still learning lol.
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Update: Got my cowl cleaned out then I put a screen on it well (gutter guard from lowes) then primed it all.
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What knida lights are you going with on the back ?
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I'm not quite sure, but I was thinking maybe just one on each side, the ones that have the taillight and backup light together . . . maybe
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Yay I get to do something fun tomorrow, my heater core started leaking so I'm going to swap it out. Got a new one last night for 32$, originally it was 59$, but I guess it pays to have connections at your local auto parts stores haha.
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Well heres an update, i painted the motor, and most of everything aroung it. Pulled my steering column, changed my heater core, rebuilt my gauges. heres a few pics. more to come in the next few days when i put the auto column back in tomorrow.
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Builds lookin nice. That's one hell of an air cleaner you got there. Where did that come from?
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Looks good.
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That is very nice looking, i dig the air claeaner, definetly a one of a kind.
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thats a nice looking step side. i think it looks cool in primer. you have made a lot of progress on it and keep up the good work. i will be watching it
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I almost got my auto column in tonight but it got too dark for me to see under the hood, should finish it tomorrow evening.
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Well fixed the roof and primed it, new u joints, swsapped column, worked on some wiring, maybe in the future a coil rearend swap.
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You continue to make good progress on that...you'll be riding in style in no time :chevy:
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Got some new goods today, new valve covers and gaskets, manifold gaskets, voltage regulator, and air cleaner. Should get them installed this weekend.
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dam if you had a garage you probably wouldn't sleep your a working machine!!!
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Lyrikz, I've got a rubber gasket set also thats from the old valve covers.
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Awesome progress i need to kick myself into gear and get some work done on mine
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Hey thanks guys.
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Heres a few update pictures . . . took it on its first small voyage this evening.
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looks good Mitch. You should be driving that thing regularly soon right?
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Looking real good. Do us a favor though and ditch the fire starter air filter as soon as you can. You don't need to loose your truck after all your hard work because of a fire.
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whats wrong with that air cleaner. i have been running one like that for everyday for a little over a year
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