The Ol' turbo truck feature article
 

https://theblock.com/news/nate-hines...d-lm7-1970-c10
I had a blast on Power Tour, and I'm humbled and surprised theblock.com picked my truck for a feature article. A professional photographer sure can make anything look incredible!
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Congratulations!

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Very cool!:metal:

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Pretty neat there, congrats!

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That is awesome! Congrats truck looks great!

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Sweet truck congrats !

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Very nice!

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Congrats reading this article makes me smile. As I live in lucasvile ohio and have family in Oak hill. Great score on the truck just goes to show that there is some decent rides around southern oh just have to look a lil harder

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That's cool as heck. That Power Tour and Dragweek are both on my bucket list of things I want to do in my hot rod before,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Probably take my Chevelle though.

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very cool, way to build it and drive it!

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Nice, man. Do you have any videos? We want to see this thing in action!

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Cool truck. Do you have a thread on the turbo build?

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Very cool... nice job!!!!!!!

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I like how you used a contrasting color tailgate for desired effect from the rear :cool:

Love the '52 car style caps. Love the whole thing!

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Very cool truck - Congrats!

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Thanks everyone!

I don't have many videos yet, which is a shame.

Here's a burnout video from the photoshoot. It's just a sorta weak 1st gear only heater. If I had a chance to do it over again I'd get it into third and really let it smoke! Seriously, this thing will smoke the tires for as long as you want. Even from a 50mph roll in 2nd gear, it'll break em loose and the rear will fishtail. I'm looking forward to mounting the drag radials and gaining some actual usage of the power. We've all read about the turbo LS, but after having one for a couple months now I can tell you straight up, they're truly formidable. The torque made on boost is just insane. My truck dyno'd 480tq at the rear wheels on only 9lbs of boost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260JllYqr2c

I didn't do a build thread, even though I probably should have at least made an effort. I guess since this wasn't my first build, I just didn't think of it being special enough to document every step. I just wanted to focus on the task and hand and get to the driving/using/Power Tour part of the project!

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Keen eye for detail. I went with Wheel Vintiques 15x7 and 15x8, and just wanted a simple lug cover. I do believe they were labeled as 52 style caps.

The tailgate....well, it looked good enough so I just went with it. I actually painted the bed to match and used a flat clear coat. The local paint mixer specialist really nailed the blend!

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Very, VERY Cool!!! That's something to be proud of and tell your grand kids about someday. Kudos

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Heavymetl. Have a question for ya. You don't happen to know anybody that hit a deer in a 67-72 on the power tour a couple years back? I picked up a door and rad support for my old man's c10 and the guy I got it from was from beaver if I remember correct but hell that's ben couple years ago lol just wondering if that was you.

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Wasn't me, but that was my cousin. I was right behind him in my Camaro and watched the entire deer smashing event. He's since fixed the truck, LS swapped, and drove it with us on the tour this year.

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Cool. Pretty sure I saw your truck a couple of times. There were some pretty cool C10s on the tour. I was in my 65 Mustang this year. Mustang Monthly stopped us for a quick interview, but we'll likely only have a few inch square with a couple sentences.

I short hauled the first couple legs last year and did the full long haul this year... 3,424 miles. It's addicting. Sucks I only have 2 weeks for sick/vac time every year...

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Lol I gotcha.i figured it was you or someone you knew. I'd love to see this truck in person. Send me a pm if your ever down my way any

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Congratulations..... your truck is amazing, its just how these trucks should be done. driven and seen. you've nailed it in my opinion. i hope my 70 turns out with the same vibe. that's just the look id love to have. THANKS..GREAT JOB

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Thanks man!

It drives about a thousand times better than stock. I enjoyed the 250/TH350 combo, so much so my mantra for the build was "do no harm to the driveability".

With the turbo LS, 4 wheel discs, 4L80E, and EFI it drives really well and requires no other switches than the key to start. Besides the the power, the best part about a turbo build is it's still a basically stock running engine when not in boost, so I can still drive it everywhere like a grocery getter and parts hauler. Big shout out to classic heartbeat to for the Redhead steering gear. I can't say enough good things about that steering box.

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i have a couple questions, what motor mounts did you use? How tight is the fit for the inter cooler?

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Congratulations and Such An Awesome Truck

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Killer truck!!! Love it. Hope I can make mine half as cool.

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That's awesome man. Congrats!

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cool article! I would love to see a build thread on this truck, I have a 69 step side that I would like to do a LS turbo build on. Congratulations

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That's awesome. Congratulations.

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Most gearheads would agree that turbos are the hot ticket for massive amounts of power. It is usually the expense (for a good system) and complexity of installation/packaging that seems to scare people off. I have also been told that they are "for imports"...until reminded what powered the grand national.

Everyone has their own idea of whats best, but If a person is after big power a turbo is worth a look, as evidenced by this truck.

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https://youtu.be/8DCkwtT71E0 The turbo really is having your cake and eating it too. I've put well over 4,000 miles on the truck since May, and have not done any engine maintenance at all. I did install a fresh 4L80E with shift kit and my posi clutches did not survive the torque once at the dragstrip.

I was on 10psi at the track and ran 11.48@116 as easy as can be. I'm currently on 13psi and I'm pretty sure the tens are real close. Big difference with a 3psi increase. Truck weighed 4,064lbs with me in it on the 11.48 pass. I used to dream of rats, now its all snails.

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Congrats on the artical

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I actually randomly found this on the block...I didn't like their android wallpaper so I made my own...

http://i.imgur.com/RVlgOJyl.jpg

Here's the link to the full res

http://imgur.com/RVlgOJy