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01-29-2010, 02:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Shawnee, Ok
Posts: 9
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Newb from Oklahoma
Hey guys I am currently restoring/rebuilding a 1975 3/4 ton High sierra camper special. I bought the truck for 600 bucks and drove it home. It has a factory 454, TH400, and 14 bolt. For the most part the truck is pretty straight just needs a bed.
I am currently in the process of finishing up the interior. It was a blue from the factory but I am converting to black. The truck had some wood grain accents in the interior, only on the door panels and the dash. I went over the piece on the dash with a velvet black and it turned out grainy and actually looks really good. The two pieces on the door panels I took off and covered in leather. As for the interior metal I am painting it gunmetal gray to match the soon to be exterior. As for the engine, when I bought the truck it had a slight miss, I didnt really want to mess with the engine until I had the paint and body done but curiosity got the best of me. I was curious as to what heads it had on it so I pulled a valve cover (it has 781's on it) when I pulled the valve cover off I noticed that one of the push rods was not touching the rocker arm. So I grabbed it and only pulled out a piece of a push rod. I pulled the intake off to find the rest broken in the lifter valley. Turns out someone put an exhaust push rod on the intake side. After looking more closely I saw that the cam had a flat lobe. Well now I have a comp 262/270 505/515 cam, bought some comp ultra gold 1:7's, and all supporting mods. It has a edelbrock performer 2.0 intake and a 800CFM quadra et with a jet performance custom carb kit. Hopefully I will have everything done and be able to start driving it by the middle of march. I will post some before and after pics as soon as I get some time. |
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01-29-2010, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Queensland, Australia
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Re: Newb from Oklahoma
G'day and welcome from down under.
Have fun with your restoration - sounds like you are under way.
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01-29-2010, 10:21 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: CASA GRANDE AZ
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Re: Newb from Oklahoma
Welcome
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01-30-2010, 12:14 AM
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Tot Roddin'
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mid-MO
Posts: 24,461
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Re: Newb from Oklahoma
Welcome to the board from Mid-MO!!!
You won't find a better source of information than this site. Be sure to check out the Oklahoma section as they have several board get-togethers throughout the year.
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01-30-2010, 01:55 PM
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Happy Camper
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern California
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Re: Newb from Oklahoma
Let the festivities begin! Sounds like fun.
Welcome aboard from Northern California!
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03-03-2010, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 7,461
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Re: Newb from Oklahoma
Welcome to the boards from a fellow Okie. Sounds like you have a nice project. If you get a chance check out the Oklahoma section. There is a link in my signature. We would love to check out your truck.
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03-03-2010, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Pepperell,Mass
Posts: 724
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Re: Newb from Oklahoma
Welcome to the site.
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