1972 Suburban 4X4 3/4 Ton K20 "The Beast"

[nsiti]

I thought I'd report back with the little progress that's been made over the past few months.

The camshaft came back from Howards and was re-installed. This time it was a perfect fit. They never confirmed what the problem was. I suspect they had sent me the wrong grind initially. This made it so we could continue with the top end of the motor, see attached photos. Any suggestions as to what color to paint the engine block when it's assembled? The truck will be painted Dark Olive Metallic, with a white roof and upper rear barn doors (including rear pillars).

One interesting thing to note about the Dart Sportsman block is the peculiar design of the dipstick hole, which does not allow much clearance. This necessitated some grinding of the freeze plug boss on the block as well as the dipstick tube base so that the Milodon 22005 stainless braided could fit.

In addition, we finally got the rear wood bed seated and placed on new bushings.

Now to finalize the bodywork in preparation for painting this summer.

Cheers,
Nick