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Old 03-07-2004, 07:01 PM   #30
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Albany, NY
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Yes, as far as I know it is a built 396 under the hood. I will be looking for the numbers on the block to determine exactly what it is. It is a fresh rebuild with roller rockers, cam, and gear drive. It has some power and sounds great!

No, it is not an original BB truck. The glovebox sticker lists 350, turbo hydra-matic, power steering, power brakes, air.
On a related note, does anyone know why Chevy put 400 when the engine is a 402? 400 sounds like a small block to me!

Yes, there is a headliner with the trim.

Yes dinnut, the rear tires are that wide! I think they are 275's. Even with that much tire, it spins the wheels very easy.

No pictures of the engine compartment yet. I will be detailing it in the next couple months. It is not bad right now (very clean) but just not up to my standards yet. Under the hood is factory undercoated which I think looks bad and will be removing. The radiator support will be getting some new paint. The headers are just starting to show a little surface rust. There is a large round chrome air cleaner that I would like to change to something else. Because of the tall valve covers (due to the roller rockers) the air compressor for the air was never put on.
Does anyone have pictures of factory BB air compressor brackets and where can I buy a new compressor? I may have to build my own brackets because of the taller valve covers but would like to see how they go.
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