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Tx Firefighter · 10-28-2014, 10:18 PM

Jon, I'm up in the air currently about what direction I'm gonna go with the engine. I'm currently thinking about lumpy cam and some compression along with a basic rebuild, which is of course, carburetor territory. But, I might go V6 or 350 TBI engine. I'll get with you later when I gell my ideas better.

Jonboy · 10-28-2014, 10:21 PM

Cool. If you do decide to go TBI, all of this stuff is just sitting on a shelf.

SCOTI · 10-28-2014, 10:28 PM

TX.... you're a machine brother.

SkinnyG · 10-28-2014, 10:30 PM

There are affordable stand-alone computers that can handle lumpy cams, you just tune Alpha-N (TPS) instead of Speed-Density (MAP). It will be so much more driveable and tuneable than carb. The MegaSquirt ECU is cheaper than buying a carb.

darkhorse970 · 10-28-2014, 10:52 PM

Very nice work Kevin! This truck is going to be awesome!

Greenlee · 10-29-2014, 07:11 AM

Looks good! Nice work.

I vote for the V6 TBI.

72bowtiestepper · 10-29-2014, 07:57 AM

Great work Kevin ! I have a lot of respect for anyone that does the whole job himself....fabrication,mechanical plus body & paintwork. That's what I do in my projects & know it takes a LOT of time to do it right. I'm sure the finished truck will be awesome !

mcbassin · 10-29-2014, 08:16 AM

Holy lemonade Kevin! You are killing the bodywork. I'm amazed how fast you got to this point. You must have a tremendous work ethic.... Rock on bro

aggie91 · 10-29-2014, 08:58 AM

body work looks good! Too bad we have to settle for B&W pictures for now.

I am hoping to get over to the Decatur swapmeet in February. Hope to get a look at it.

Tx Firefighter · 10-29-2014, 02:18 PM

I do appreciate all of the nice comments from everybody.

I'm not sure about my work eithic really. There are a handful of body flaws and other flaws in the truck that I just couldn't make myself fuss over. The paint isn't really that nice either. I'm no painter. Valerie told me yesterday that she saw my spark go out on this project awhile back and she couldn't understand how I continue to get up way before the sunrise and work on it past sundown four or five days a week when my heart isn't in it.

It's because once this project is complete, I'm gonna close the book and move on to projects that excite me. I got several things besides old trucks that I want to spend a few years on.

68Timber · 10-29-2014, 02:26 PM

Looks great, can't wait to see the color shots. Do you have an SM465 for this one?

flashed · 10-29-2014, 02:40 PM

Kevin ,you aren't going to leave us here when youre done with this truck ,are you .I would love to follow whatever you work on next in the alternative tinkerings section .

carboncrew · 10-29-2014, 03:30 PM

I know when I was at a certain point in my project I felt the same way. A small list of little things that 'I could've done better' pile up. I can tell you that once its all buttoned up that stuff went away for me. Granted there are things that still bug me, but they just stay on a list and get taken care of in due time.

Hopefully once you get a chance to take a look at it from a 'stand back' point of view you'll be happy.

It looks killer from here man!

y5mgisi · 10-29-2014, 03:31 PM

I'm curious, why the black and white pics? Is the color a secret?

rusty76 · 10-29-2014, 04:39 PM

Awesome update Kevin. We've been wondering for sure.

SCOTI · 10-29-2014, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

I'm curious, why the black and white pics? Is the color a secret?

Yep....He wanted to wait until the truck is completed.

aggie91 · 10-31-2014, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

I do appreciate all of the nice comments from everybody. ...
It's because once this project is complete, I'm gonna close the book and move on to projects that excite me. I got several things besides old trucks that I want to spend a few years on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashed

Kevin ,you aren't going to leave us here when youre done with this truck ,are you .I would love to follow whatever you work on next in the alternative tinkerings section .

I agree. Kevin, your projects are so detailed we can all learn something from anything you work on.

68Timber · 10-31-2014, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aggie91

I agree. Kevin, your projects are so detailed we can all learn something from anything you work on.

Yeah, ditto that - every time I look at something I think I've finished I feel a TX Firefighter on one shoulder and some dang German I've never met on the other. You're good at teaching the kind of detail work that matters to those of us that can't pull it off that well yet.

aggie91 · 11-14-2014, 11:00 AM

Alright Kevin, we know you are still out there and have been on the board.

What is the latest on this one? It's been 2 weeks since you posted on this thread...

Tx Firefighter · 11-14-2014, 11:21 AM

I haven't done much to it recently. It's 29 degrees in the shop right now.

The Dropmember and front suspension is all finished. Brake lines finished. All paint and body is finished.

Current to-do list is

-swing engine off of stand and into truck. Build trans crossmember
-reinstall front sheetmetal
-wire and install gauge cluster into dash

After that, build exhaust and align front end. Not much really. Maybe a week of work to do to get it driving.

ChevDog1 · 11-14-2014, 02:47 PM

I feel your pain on the cold. Went out to work on mine the other night, and it was 34 in the shop. Hard to get motivated to deal with those kind of temps!

mcbassin · 11-14-2014, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

I haven't done much to it recently. It's 29 degrees in the shop right now.

The Dropmember and front suspension is all finished. Brake lines finished. All paint and body is finished.

Current to-do list is

-swing engine off of stand and into truck. Build trans crossmember
-reinstall front sheetmetal
-wire and install gauge cluster into dash

After that, build exhaust and align front end. Not much really. Maybe a week of work to do to get it driving.

What no pictures of all that progress....keep a brother waiting....

MalibuSSwagon · 11-14-2014, 04:58 PM

Wow warmer up here right now, 40 degrees in the shop.

rusty76 · 11-14-2014, 05:37 PM

Been in the cold all day, come on man up and get out there....lol. It is hard to be motivated to get anything done when it is cold.

JGood · 11-15-2014, 12:55 AM

I only wish it was that warm here! Been -15C here all week plus a windchill!

10-28-2014, 10:18 PM	#476
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Jon, I'm up in the air currently about what direction I'm gonna go with the engine. I'm currently thinking about lumpy cam and some compression along with a basic rebuild, which is of course, carburetor territory. But, I might go V6 or 350 TBI engine. I'll get with you later when I gell my ideas better. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

10-28-2014, 10:21 PM	#477
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Cool. If you do decide to go TBI, all of this stuff is just sitting on a shelf. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

10-28-2014, 10:28 PM	#478
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,039	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade TX.... you're a machine brother. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

10-28-2014, 10:30 PM	#479
SkinnyG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Beautiful BC, Canada, eh?! Posts: 2,250	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade There are affordable stand-alone computers that can handle lumpy cams, you just tune Alpha-N (TPS) instead of Speed-Density (MAP). It will be so much more driveable and tuneable than carb. The MegaSquirt ECU is cheaper than buying a carb. __________________ 1961 Apache: "Grabber Orange" Shortboxed, pancake, step-notch, air-ride, boosted-LS 1977 Silverado: Shortboxed & dropped, potato-potato V8 Pontiac Firefly (Chevy Sprint): The ultimate engine swap: 5.7L in a 1.0L bag Lotus Super 7 Replica: Scratch-built street-legal rollerskate

10-28-2014, 10:52 PM	#480
darkhorse970 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Monroe, LA Posts: 2,105	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Very nice work Kevin! This truck is going to be awesome! __________________ Keith SOLD - 1963 C10 Short Fleet 350/700R4 4/6 drop 1967 GMC Super Custom - Short Fleet COPO concept w/427 BBC T-400 w/Doug Nash overdrive 4/6 Drop, Buddy Buckets, etc... Frame Off (In Progress) I call it "Vulgar Display of Power" 1980 Silverado Original paint 49k Original miles 4/6 drop Check out my build thread here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6209941

10-29-2014, 07:11 AM	#481
Greenlee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: El Lago, TX Posts: 1,668	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Looks good! Nice work. I vote for the V6 TBI.

10-29-2014, 07:57 AM	#482
72bowtiestepper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northwest NJ Posts: 684	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Great work Kevin ! I have a lot of respect for anyone that does the whole job himself....fabrication,mechanical plus body & paintwork. That's what I do in my projects & know it takes a LOT of time to do it right. I'm sure the finished truck will be awesome !

10-29-2014, 08:16 AM	#483
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Holy lemonade Kevin! You are killing the bodywork. I'm amazed how fast you got to this point. You must have a tremendous work ethic.... Rock on bro __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

10-29-2014, 08:58 AM	#484
aggie91 I'm just glad to be here! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 4,788	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade body work looks good! Too bad we have to settle for B&W pictures for now. I am hoping to get over to the Decatur swapmeet in February. Hope to get a look at it. __________________ Karl 1965 Chevy Stepside(Grandpa's Old Blue) and (July 2015 Shop Build!)(2020, the Saga Continues) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=372424 The LST Challenge: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257 Korbin's 1st Square: "Sunburn" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418618 1985 GMC Sierra: "White Trash", Korbin's 2nd now... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632305 Henry - 1984 Chevrolet, Owen's 1st Square

10-29-2014, 02:18 PM	#485
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade I do appreciate all of the nice comments from everybody. I'm not sure about my work eithic really. There are a handful of body flaws and other flaws in the truck that I just couldn't make myself fuss over. The paint isn't really that nice either. I'm no painter. Valerie told me yesterday that she saw my spark go out on this project awhile back and she couldn't understand how I continue to get up way before the sunrise and work on it past sundown four or five days a week when my heart isn't in it. It's because once this project is complete, I'm gonna close the book and move on to projects that excite me. I got several things besides old trucks that I want to spend a few years on. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

10-29-2014, 02:26 PM	#486
68Timber I know the pieces fit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MONTGOMERY, AL Posts: 5,523	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Looks great, can't wait to see the color shots. Do you have an SM465 for this one? __________________ John 79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser) 85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build 74 Honda Z50 build

10-29-2014, 02:40 PM	#487
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Kevin ,you aren't going to leave us here when youre done with this truck ,are you .I would love to follow whatever you work on next in the alternative tinkerings section .

10-29-2014, 03:30 PM	#488
carboncrew Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 446	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade I know when I was at a certain point in my project I felt the same way. A small list of little things that 'I could've done better' pile up. I can tell you that once its all buttoned up that stuff went away for me. Granted there are things that still bug me, but they just stay on a list and get taken care of in due time. Hopefully once you get a chance to take a look at it from a 'stand back' point of view you'll be happy. It looks killer from here man! __________________ ________________ My very own build My tailgating ambulance

10-29-2014, 03:31 PM	#489
y5mgisi Second Chance Program Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,642	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade I'm curious, why the black and white pics? Is the color a secret? __________________ 90 Chevy Suburban 2500 5.3 swap/th400/np241/14bltSF/10blt. 77 C20 crew cab Silverado. 396/th400. In work.

10-29-2014, 04:39 PM	#490
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Awesome update Kevin. We've been wondering for sure. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC



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11-14-2014, 11:00 AM	#494
aggie91 I'm just glad to be here! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 4,788	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Alright Kevin, we know you are still out there and have been on the board. What is the latest on this one? It's been 2 weeks since you posted on this thread... __________________ Karl 1965 Chevy Stepside(Grandpa's Old Blue) and (July 2015 Shop Build!)(2020, the Saga Continues) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=372424 The LST Challenge: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257 Korbin's 1st Square: "Sunburn" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418618 1985 GMC Sierra: "White Trash", Korbin's 2nd now... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632305 Henry - 1984 Chevrolet, Owen's 1st Square

11-14-2014, 11:21 AM	#495
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade I haven't done much to it recently. It's 29 degrees in the shop right now. The Dropmember and front suspension is all finished. Brake lines finished. All paint and body is finished. Current to-do list is -swing engine off of stand and into truck. Build trans crossmember -reinstall front sheetmetal -wire and install gauge cluster into dash After that, build exhaust and align front end. Not much really. Maybe a week of work to do to get it driving. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

11-14-2014, 02:47 PM	#496
ChevDog1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Banks, OR Posts: 497	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade I feel your pain on the cold. Went out to work on mine the other night, and it was 34 in the shop. Hard to get motivated to deal with those kind of temps!

11-14-2014, 04:58 PM	#498
MalibuSSwagon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Weare,NH Posts: 1,592	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Wow warmer up here right now, 40 degrees in the shop. __________________ Eric 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 1986 Chevrolet C10\|5.3L\|TKO600\|Shortbed\|Custom Deluxe 1983 Malibu Wagon\|TPI 305\|T5 5 speed\|3.73 non-posi

11-14-2014, 05:37 PM	#499
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Been in the cold all day, come on man up and get out there....lol. It is hard to be motivated to get anything done when it is cold. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

11-15-2014, 12:55 AM	#500
JGood Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Provost, Alberta, Canada Posts: 68	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade I only wish it was that warm here! Been -15C here all week plus a windchill! __________________ 1986 Chevy Silverado LWB (project) 1967 Chevy SBSS (future project) 2003 Chevy Tahoe (wifes daily) 2004 GMC 2500 Duramax (company truck) 1986 GMC Wrangler LWB (newly acquired beater)

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