1970 C10 Phase II Summary
 

Posting a summary of where I am with my truck restoration / upgrade phase II (completed in fall 2020). Wanted to upgrade the 350 engine to a 383 stroker. Fortunately I found a local racing enthusiast (Hooper's Racing) who took my 350 as a trade in towards a 383 he was due to finish at the end of summer 2020. He used a mild Competition cam and a 650 CFM 4 bbl Edelbrock carburetor. I got Speedway Motors Rams Horn manifolds that I painted with VHT silver paint. I had the transmission rebuilt when the engine was out for the swap. That's when I found out the transmission was a heavy duty 375 turbo and that explained the need for a speedometer ratio adapter from PATC to govern / correct the doubled speedometer speed. My new engine buddy Dave Hooper had the trans guy add a 1500 - 2500 stall converter. We also spray painted the engine bay when the engine was out. Pictures below - five years of work - we like where we are and we're starting to get some attention at local car shows!

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Sounds good. More pics are always welcome. And maybe larger. ;)

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Thanks. I sent smaller pics because the original attachments ended up rotated, but here are some additional pics regardless.

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Good looking rig!

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Thanks. It's been a great learning experience and we've made some good friends along the way. BTW when I was replacing the door cards, behind one I found a picture of the gentleman who owned the truck prior. The neat thing was he looked like my dad and when I flipped the picture on the back he had printed his name - he had the same first name (Don) as my dad! So I feel like I'm just carrying on with what the prior steward started.

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Turn
Real nice