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Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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WOOO HOOO The motor is in!!!
With a lot of help from my loving wife, wise father law and apprentice wrench fetcher son Erik, we got the engine and tranny dropped in Project flatbed today. Here are a few pics
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My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795 Last edited by dubie; 11-16-2003 at 12:31 PM. |
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This is how close the distributor is to the firewall in the I-6 location (Sorry Jeff, I just had to
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a side pic of the 350
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sweer. is it all stock? except for the hei of course
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and finally just a shot of the engine from the front
Man it feels great to make some progress!!!
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The only changes were the cam shaft , flat top pistons, moly rings , it used to be a 2 barrel intake now a 4 that will be outfitted with a rebuilt Q-jet and yeah the HEI.
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i love summertime
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i see your ramhorns dump straight down, is the 350 out of a 4x4? i heard that 2wd trucks dump back and 4x4 dump down? thats looking awesome
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Looking good, Timmy
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This truck won't be coming to Indy. It'll only have 2 seats and 4 people!
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i love summertime
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i can just here dubie now
GO HABS GO GO HABS GO!!!
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1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724 |
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SACRELIGIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How Dare you!
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Like a Rock!
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What cam did you go with?
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That engine looks good. Definitely some progress to smile about!
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"If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. ![]() We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck" |
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The cam is a 327 cam I think
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Great job Tim! Now lets get it back on the road.
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Great job. It is always feels great to get a big job finished.
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Congrats on the progress...can't wait to see 'er all together
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Lookin' good guys!!!!!!!!
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its all about the +6 inches
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Sweet dubie and Mrs Dubie. Looking good.
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Thats nice. Keep up wrenching on it.
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Congrats on the progress!
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KEEP ON TRUCKING
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looking good
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Congrats Man!!! I remember how it felt when I dropped the new one in.
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Thanks for all the encouraging words guys, this day was a long time coming. Here are pics of some more progress. We got the inner and outer rocker welded in and the cab corner tacked up.
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