Project 82
 

ok well im finialy getting my motor together for my 82 swb. its been a long time comming from no money. to money and no place or time to even work on it. i had lived out of town for a while and had living expencises im sure yall know the drill.

so last few days ive been getting my parts together and all the good stuff. my dad ask me what color i wanted my pick up. and i told him i was not ready to paint it yet. ive got to get a new fender an do some door work and what not. so i told him to help me get the motor in and getting it running again. so he said ok he whould do that for me.

so its an 82 chevy short bed samge age as me yay!!

ive got a 400sb thats had some work done to it bored 60 over sonic checked all that stuff said it was good to go. the heads are milled 10 thousandths and the crank has been turned 20 over. i also have a 480 lift lunati bracket master II cam. and an edlebrock rpm preformer intake manifold. im going to rekit my holley 650 and clean it up i think it will work fine.
ill grab some pics of the motor tomorrow. i think were going to put the heads on tomorrow an all that good stuff

here is a quick pick of the pick up

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i...s/DSCN0004.jpg

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looks good.. glade to see another getting back on the road .. help wit the pic

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good luck man! Its time to revive the square bodys!!
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if u dont mind i got this from another post u posted whats up the turn signals i kinda like them
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the turn signals were like that when i bought the truck ive got alot of plans for it lol. i want a low stance possibly a cowl hood tented windows interior work yada

first things first to get it running then ill have to have the windshiled replaced then exhaust tires etcc i want to drive it im not worried about paint right now lol i miss dirving it i ride in a guys 86 all the time i love how the trucks ride and drive


yeah im hoping like hell nothing will happen an i get it going

one of thease days will be 6.0 swap 4l60e the 6.0 will have some big balls too hehe
so some questins on that fron bumper its kind of faded what do yall suggest? to bring the sine back into it or maybe a repaint?

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im thinking of KK08 Tangerine house of kolor paint as the exterior paint. when its time for that infact here is a link below tell me what ya think
but this is way in the future
http://www.houseofkolor.com/speedsha...apes_kandy.jsp

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ok im kind of puzzled and worried about a few things here. and im hoping maybe someone can help me out.

im worried my compression is going to be very high and maybe not good for the street.
on my 400 because of the headwork and pistons i have. basicly what i have is Sealed Power pistons made by federal mogul. they are 400np .060 over size point 2 22 from top of the head the minumum cleaners is 001. skirt size is 4 18375 +/- 0.00025 inches

now my heads are milled .020 thousandths and the pistons look like this
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SL...n/?prefilter=0

the block is bored 60 and its been checked and all that and the crank is turned 20 over

this is just one of the things thats buggin me im worried about compresion

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well ive got my heads on the motor ill be getting an oil pan soon. and ill close the thing up. feels nice to be getting close to the end of the motor build

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this is hte oil pan i bought it hsould do me for now. wasnt a bad price was 41$ after shipping should be here in a few days.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G3500P/

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well i just got a loan for to help with working on the short bed. if anyone is intrested in helping an lives local. hit me up in a pm

i think with this i will get it streetable now

also i cant find this in lmc or classic parts what is the name of the part. mine is bent and messed up as i recall

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i...s/IMG_0095.jpg

its hte support bat the silver thing i cant find them hardly anywhere

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i got my motor fully closed up ill get pics tomorrow.
my phone died after shooting a video of my dads strating his 65step side.
with a 383 stroker in it which ill be posting the video on youtube

im having issues finding some 265 60 r15s for my 82.
im wanting used ones for the rear right now so i can move it.
then when i get new rims an such i will then buy new tires.
but it is a pain trying to find me 2 rear tires

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ok so i bought some tires today for the rear of my 82. i had them mounted for 12$ the tires coast me $186 at discount tire. they are cooper cobra 275/60/r15 i just went with some new ones. on the rear for now prob in a month ill get new ones for the front.

the truck is not on even ground but this is a recent photo below

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i...s/IMAG0117.jpg

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well my motor is fully closed new water pump and all. i bought some msd street fire plug wires today. im hoping they will work good on the stock hei distributor

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great looking project man keep the updates coming.....

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well it got cold ive been a victim of identity theft over the holidays. so its all back on hold again. now im thinking of just selling the 400 that i have my doubts about. and the 350 thats 40 over. and strating a fresh engine build. something like a 383 which is what i really wanted an should have done.

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A 383 can be streetable but impractical for a daily driver, if that's what you have planned for it. Strokers give you that low-end torque you want for quarter-mile runs, but if you are using it for street driving it's a waste. Really the best decision is how you are going to use it and not for bragging rights. It's up to you, just my $0.02...

You can go the LS1 resto-mod route if your budget allows for it and have the benefit of more horsepower and better fuel economy, with overdrive and higher gears out back too. Or, if you're on a budget like I am go for a pedestrian crate 4-bolt 350 with a THM350 drive train and shift kit.

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ive got a dd so the mpg isnt a need for this one.

i wish my budget would allow for an ls build heh but the.
junkyard ls engines around here are higher than a cats back.

i think id be happy with a nice 383 vortec heads an good 700r4

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383's can be practical & streetable for day to day

Exibit A...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=247375

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yeah ive read that thread that is a nice build

how hard is it to convert the automatic turcks to manuals

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with some fabracation and some work would bucket seats out of a 97 suburban fit in the squares?

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If you have and can use a MIG rig, plazma cutter and BFH you can do anything. It's all up to your resources and level of commitment.

I took the floor brackets from my 81, a couple pieces of unistrut and a bench pulled from a 93 and made it fit. For buckets you'll need to get two pair of brackets and either fab a raised right side floor mount or cut one from a Suburban or Blazer with buckets, and tack that to the floor. You probably won't be able to modify the OEM brackets from the '97 seats to fit the '82 cab floor, the seat will be too high as the '82 cab floor has the raised section and the '97 is flat.

Easy route, find a pair of buckets and console from a '91 and scavenge the middle raised floor pieces. If you go this route you won't be able to fold the seat backs forward if that's important to you.

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thanks

there is a guy thats offered to sell me his 97 suburban tranny is bad.
its got leather buckets and console and a vortec 350.
i could use the motor an the buckets in my 82 i have.
i have not bought this rig yet just was trying to do some reasearch with the seats.
i know the motor will fit no problem id have to get a nother 4l60e or use my turbo 350

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well i did get my 400 sold guy will pick it up monday.
the funding will be a good start on a 383 stroker build.
now im locating a good 350 virgin block 4 bolt main.
im looking into dart shp aluminum heads 72cc.
i have not decided on them yet however.
im also looking into RHS pro torkers as well they are 64 cc.
i would really like the 9.1 compression though.

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Cool build, I can tell your out west, due to the red dirt and mesquite trees lol

Any progress?
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Checking out your build....Looks like a solid truck. Look forward to progress.