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Got big-block?
![]() Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
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Engine score! finally in the right place at the right time....
Was at one of my accounts yesterday morning bs-ing with a couple of the guys there about our trucks when I mentioned I was looking to put a big-block in my 68 project. One of the guys pops up that his buddy has an engine "out of a Chevelle" for sale. A call is made, and 20 minutes later I'm looking/listening to a 454 running in this guy's Nova project.
454 4-bolt, just rebuilt, 30-over, flat tops, pocket-ported big oval port 781 heads with all new valvetrain, crane "RV" cam, crappy stock cast iron intake and quadrajet, new waterpump, alternator, powersteering pump, all brackets and pulleys - and it sounded great! Told me the motor came out of a '73 Chevelle he had wrecked years ago, and it had been sitting in his garage until about 6 months ago when he had it rebuilt for the Nova. Anyways, he needed money and said he'd let it go for $700 and I could pick it up that night. I said deal, gave him $100 deposit, picked it up last night, and now it sits in the garage waiting for the rest of the truck to get done. Now to put in a little hotter cam, a good intake/carb and HEI. Finally, I was in the right place at the right time ![]()
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'68 CST SWB factory 396/T400 buddy buckets, a/c, ps, pb '72 Corvette convertible 454/4spd/ac, ps, pb '73 GMC Sierra Grande short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '77 K5 Blazer black on red, 350/T350/NP205 ps, pb, ac all original '78 GMC Sierra Classic short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '72 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 38 built. '73 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 71 built. '75 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 25 built. SOLD! '72 GMC K25 4x4 468/4L80e/NP205 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...23#post4324423 SOLD!'55 Chevy gasser 496/4spd build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...96#post4324396 |
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Post Whore
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Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA
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Congrats. Looks like you no stranger to big blocks. I can't wait to get mine going - will be my first big block!
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1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14 |
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Rice, Minnesota
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Lucky Dog. Sound great. Keep us posted.
I'm still waiting for something like that to happen to me.
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1970 Blazer CST Looking for NOS items for my CST restoration. |
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
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Wow, that's a great deal.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Bremerton, WA
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Excellent!
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Location: New Madison, Ohio
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Hey superchevy
You know what they say..."Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while." Glad to see you score. That's what makes this sport a lot like fishing. Every once in a while we get a hit. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Seasonal Poster
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Kelowna BC Canada
Posts: 896
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Oh man, that is soo awesome. You're one luck SOB, two BB GMC sprints plus another 454 on the way! wow, i've never even seen a Sprint in real life! awesome!
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67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW |
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Recovering 67-72 Addict
![]() Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: North Bend, WA
Posts: 1,788
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Score!!!!
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68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women" |
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