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10-02-2005, 11:42 AM
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83C10SWB
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Bossier City, Louisiana
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Introduce myself
I guess i should introduce myself since i'm new around here...seems to be the normal thing to do.
I'm eric, have a love for chevy...passed on to me from my father and share by my brother who also has an 83 C-10, but his is a long box with a camper. I'm going to try to get him to post here, he recently replaced his motor and tranny. Well here's a couple out with the 305 in with the 350 pics from my 83 SWB. If you can see, the top of my cab is caved in pretty good, contemplating a chop and installing a 12 pt cage with a soft top look. I installed a 350 Tough One crate motor, swapped the cam for a mild lunati rev cam kit. Holly dual plane intake with a base 600CFM carb. I also recently swapped the tranny for a Raptor Jr. from Performance Auto & Transmission Center PATC I also swapped the stock wheels and tires for some Black Soft 8 Style Cragars 15x8 front with 245/60's & 15x10 on the back with some 295/50's Cooper Cobra Radials. Anyway that's enough about me, i'll post more pics as i progress. |
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10-02-2005, 12:10 PM
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87 suburban "Jack"
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: St Louis
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Welcome to the board. Post more pics of the rest of your truck. Love seeing projects comng togeher.
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10-02-2005, 01:25 PM
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STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Melbourne, Fla.
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 2 The boardThe eng. looks nice lets see some installed pic's 
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10-02-2005, 03:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Vancouver
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Welcome to the board.. Nice looking motor.. Can you post the rest of the truck as well?..
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10-02-2005, 04:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Vancouver
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Wow.. I just read up on the Raptor Transmission packages.. Sounds like a nice upgrade.. Let us know how it holds up.. Was the install pretty easy?.
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10-02-2005, 06:44 PM
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'87 V20 4x4
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: South Western Ohio
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welcome to the board and great luck with your project and def let us know how the raptor works was interested in it myself have been checking them out
Doc
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10-02-2005, 07:28 PM
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Happy to be here
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Cypress, TX
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Welcome to the forum koreric75. It looks like your moving along well with your motor install. If the rest of your truck is solid, a good bbody man could put a new roof skin on for you....
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10-02-2005, 07:56 PM
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
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Welcome to the board from Minnesota! Your project looks great s far, stick around and keep us updated.
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10-02-2005, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wichita KS
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10-02-2005, 09:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: CANADA
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welcome to the board.Looks like a great project
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10-03-2005, 11:50 AM
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www.73-87chevytrucks.com
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Birmingham, AL
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Welcome to the board!
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10-03-2005, 11:53 AM
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What Hump?
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New River AZ
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10-03-2005, 12:18 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Austin, TX
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Have any pics of the engine installed??
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10-03-2005, 02:56 PM
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83C10SWB
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Bossier City, Louisiana
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Here are some new pics, engine installed & replacement fender i scored @ pipe's auto pullit, $28. I also found a clean not torn cloth bench seat on an 84 i'm going back for. The 700Raptor has been great so far, i haven't ran the truck yet, but on street tires my buddy behind me...quite a ways behind btw...lol, said he saw the bed flex quite a bit when i hit 2nd & 3d. It's a strong tranny, but expensive...i didn't install it myself, limited space and tools led me to let the guys at PATC install it. I also included a pic of the Black Soft 8 wheels, plain, but will match the overall theme of the truck once finished, have to work on the stance down the line.
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10-03-2005, 10:08 PM
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Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Ar
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WELCOME
So what did the 350 Tough One crate motor consist of internally(heads, etc.)? Where did you aquire it from? |
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10-03-2005, 10:27 PM
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83C10SWB
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Bossier City, Louisiana
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84slopwagon, i got the toughone crate engine through Advanced Autoparts, 4bolt main, it has stock heads and is actually around a 355ci as it's a reman block. I pulled the cam and lifters and installed a Lunati cam kit 458 gross lift, it runs nice sounds good, cuts up a little when you first start it up but smooths out and idles nicely...sounds good through the dynomax headers with true duals and 40 series flowmasters. I estimate around 340-350 HP as it sits now. I'm looking to up that with a Holley systemax II set, claiming 425 HP with 0 deck and i think around 9.5/1. I got a pretty good deal on the motor since at the time Advanced was still giving 10% military discount on engines. Otherwise i might have went for a different setup from Summit.
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10-03-2005, 11:09 PM
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MY EX DRIVES A BROOM
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Herington, KS
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welcome, and exactly where abouts in louisiana are you from? i live in rosepine...about 10min south of ft polk.
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10-05-2005, 10:50 PM
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83C10SWB
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Bossier City, Louisiana
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I live in Bossier City, nice to meet ya. I put together a quickie homepage with some pics, the link is in my signature block.
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10-06-2005, 02:56 PM
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Chevys Kick A$$
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Zootown, MT
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Welcome to the board. I have heard good stuff about Raptor transmissions. That looks like a pretty sweet motor setup. Kool looking truck too.
-Later
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