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haha it better!!

Its actually gonna look the same but run a HECK of alot better! I cant wait!

Ok got headbolts torqued down to 70-75 ft lbs tonite and gettin' ready to mount my intake, got lifters/pushrods in too. im havin fun

oh I also got alot of stuff (motor brackets acesories steam cleaned along with my front suspension stuff, i just took the inner fenders out and went at it with junk and steam jenny. Im probably (if i can keep from messing with it more than i need to) going to take it all apart and paint wire wheel it all.

I rebuilt the suspension, last summer I think, i just put it back on greasy things :)

I want clean lol

But thats all for tonite!

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Your gettin stuff dome right!
And I'm diggin the progress.
Keep it up
Motor looks really solid

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lol edible pot seeds..

Thanks threeonthetree, not alot of updates since the new clutch?..

I plopped the old valve covers on and put my intake on

I got some stainless bolts for the intake today but they were 1/2" too short!!!! So I gotta wait till monday then ima seal the intake off!

Ive still gotta clean paint ps pump, figure out what im gonna clean/paint the exhaust manifolds with (vinegar lol), paint some more pullys, get valve covers..waiting on self adj. rockers to come in, a waterpump (not sure if i need short/long,and a pilot bushing, new plug wires, clean distributor maybe new cap/rotor.

heres the latest pic of the motor lol and the pot seeds

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good work! you could make hemp seed brownies!

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lol I posted it on facebook and got a ton of comments

I got this in the mail today and didnt even realize it! Had been walking by it all day long it was on the doorstep!!

Self adj. rocker arms. My machinest ordered em and told me to send the check for em when I recieve em. How good is that!

Problem is I cant find a total on the ticket i'll look again later, its late!:sumo:

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Ok, got a water pump today, painted it flat black with high temp paint. and mounted the pulley on it. Heres a pic:

Tomorow:Get rocker arms on (I am slow because I never done this before, and not sure how to do it or the 'proper way').

Thanks heres the latest pic of the motor. I got like a gallon of purple power im ready for the teardown with no pressure washer!!!!!!!!!


Ok heres my dizzy. Im not really sure what im lookin' at to be honest. I know that some of the wires have the insulation ripped off. I need to fix this, whats the best way? Should i get a new cap/rotor. Ive already got a spring/weight kit.

Thankss

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what's up with the stuck frontloader?

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just a little random but as you can all tell hes not crazy he was takin pictures of the chevys behind the loader :lol:

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idk it was at the lake i wish i got a side pic it was stuck, BAD, just random lol

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engine is looking good, i like the multi colors

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What colors should I paint the valve covers (stock vortecs)? Thanks hub, i cant wait till its in the truck!

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I'd personally paint them the same as the water pump. Then have a few chrome pieces to pop off that...

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paint the vavle covers flat black to match waterpump, and what chrome (on a budget for now, may get dress up kit in future, right now im just buyin the go fast parts and important stuff, chrome isnt important at the moment)

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I was thinking the stainless hardware and if you look on craigslist I'm sure you could score some really cheap SBC dress up parts (air cleaner, breather, pcv, pulleys, etc...)

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:agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree:

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Looking good!

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Ok guys, just burned most of the gas in the truck out, motors a ticking (drivin it hard just to see if it would blow up.....) And im itching to pull it out and get started cleaning and swappin' motors:devil:

so out to the shop i go i hope i have pics of the motor tranny out by this evening cyall

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cool! cant wait!!

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Ok, everythings ready for it to come out, All the nasty work is done, i just gotta get a diff. cherry picker. The one i was loaned is homade and now i know why it was in the barn not being used. Some one else offered me one, imma try to contact them about it tomorow. Problem is now i dont have my truck..lol

heres some pics

my motor ready to come out

my cherry picker (homade but not gonna work)

my oil press. gauge, (motor was tickign comming home lol) i was like well im bored im pulln my motor when i get home!

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ooooooooo very niceeeeeeee:metal:

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hopefully around 12AM tomorow i'll have pics of a degreasing motor free engine bay!!!!!!!!!!

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done yet?..............................j/k nice to see you so eager to work on the truck

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pics? ;)

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haha so eager to do fun stuff, I have 1/2 of grease on everything under the hood!

thats not fun, after its clean it will be fun

and the pressure washer is still tore up should have it in another week, but we start school about 8th of AUG. It HAS To be done by then, heres a few pics

whats the best way to get this nasty ol grease offa stuff? I got some purple power, and a garden hose, i think I can use a steam cleaner (maybe) but its about 2 miles down the road(backroads i could tow it)

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the fitting on the prop. vavle was amazingly hard to get off!!!!

went ridin today there are some pics^