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TheWhiteElephant, thank you. Im hoping this will be the last engine for awhile, I guess it was about the 8th or so engine the truck had. Ive been running oils high in ZDDP, and cam shield ZDDP additive to try and keep the cam in good shape during break in, but a slight mistake made by the same friend who gave me the truck, led to an over tightened lifter, so I may see if I can scrounge together enough cash to put a roller cam in it, and hope that the GM stamped long slot rockers clear stock valve covers. Its stressin me out a bit worryin about a flat lobe in my new engine, but it'll peg the 85mph speedo pretty easy. If only I could remember what I did with an old 70's gauge cluster I had.

foamypirate, thank you for the picture. I might actually hit you up for a picture of the tailgate if you don't mind also. I'm going to be making a few mods here and there, debating on shaving the tailgate handle, with a 90's model interior gate handle, and using the Blazer trim like others have done, but may keep it stock. The tailgate at the moment is off of another year. Even with a few slight mods here and there, I think I'll be going back with the stock paint job, your picture even helped with that, I had been kicking around the idea, but it sealed the deal.

BGRAFX, thats "Detroit Diesel Alpine green". I wanted something different, and a twin cylinder Onan generator inspired the color choice. Not only was the truck free, but the junk in the bed came free also, Ive got to get the bed cleared out, so I can get to mounting the generator, and hard plumbing it. I'm gonna pipe the exhaust down through the bed, to a small import muffler, and run the generator electric start to a switch in the cab. Its only about 22 inches tall, so it wont stick up too much, I just have to figure out a way to build a nice custom box around it, with storage, as I want it centered in the bed, behind the cab.

Speaking of needing anything, and I don't mean to go against the rules here, if I am, I'm sorry, please edit this out. But tracking down a manual pedal assembly is seeming to be a bit difficult, I would like to find one out of an 86-87 that was already set up for hydraulic, but I think I could make an older pedal setup that use the Z bar work also. I still have yet to start calling salvages around here, but if anyone happens to have any info on one, I would sure appreciate it.