got a new heartbeat for the truck
 

picked this up from "bigdaddycmu" in MI this weekend. it's .40 over with a crane 272 cam, edel intake, 781 heads and 3 angle valve job. :metal:

now i have to decide if i want it to go in the 71 or the 85..... decisions...decisions. :cool:

Put it in the one that needs a motor the most.... :cool:

You might want to save that 4.3 in your 85, gas prices aren't getting any lower...

sell it to me

how about putting it im my 78 stepper????


please???

i hear ya! i left here and gas was $2.07, not in MI, it was $2.43 :crazy: it cost me $175 to go there and back in an 02 z71 w/5.3. i think i'm gonna keep the 4.3 in it. i still got a killer deal though so i can't complain. i think i'll save it for my 71 but i never post much over there anymore since it is on the backburner.

Makes sense to me. Either that or pull the 4.3 and sell it to me. This gas crap is killing me.... :crazy:

a 4.3 doesnt get any better milage than a small block in a fullsize truck. of course we are talking a big block here, so the loud pedal would (or at least should) definitely be used excessively.

yeah, i have a bad lead foot :D . you're right though about gas mileage. i had a jimmy w/a 4.3 and i bet it got the same to +3 miles a gallon better than a 350. it depended on how i was driving. 1-1/2 to 2 MPG almost makes it not even worth it :barf: . the 4.3 in it runs like a sewing machine though so unless it blows i guess it's staying :rolleyes: .

Damn, sweet looking engine. I think it should go in whatever one would be better off with it or I could be kind and take it off your hands.
-Later

i think you said you were going to put it in an 86 short bed here in tulsa does that jog your memory any

Hey Eric looks good! Reminds me of the day I put it all together!

did the guy come from Canada yesterday?