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**StingRay** · 04-17-2005, 02:07 AM

Well after what seems like a long truckless winter my old GMC's heart will beat again. It had the front end destroyed by an ahole kid that thought he was the road warrior and a week later the camshaft lost a lobe and pretty much laid waste to my small block. After pulling the engine, tearing it down and sending the parts to the machine shop I was told it was due for just about everthing so that's what she got.

I had it bored 30 over and torque plate honed, line bored, decked and balanced. I used flat top hypereutectic pistons with coated skirts and pretty much new everthing else including a true roller chain, high volume pump and roller tiped rockers. It has a Z28 oil pan and windage tray from it's last rebuild 10 years ago that I had powder coated along with a stock set of valve covers and the timing cover. The heads are 194's that were gone through and treated to a 3 angle valve job. My old intake had suffered a bit of corrosion so instead of repairing it I threw on a new 2101 performer. The q-jet was professionally rebuilt 2 years ago but I refreshed it with new gaskets and a clean up. It has an HEI with an MSD blaster coil, crane adjustable vac advance and a MSD 6A box. All parts and brackets were cleaned and/or blasted and repainted and most fasteners replaced with stainless. I had my TH 350 rebuilt as well.
I hope to drop it in tomorrow and then I'll scab together a front clip till I can put my new body on it later this summer. For now I need it to work for it's keep around the acreage. Looking good will have to come a little later. The engine was real strong prior to failure even with about 90,000 miles on it so it should be a real strong performer all freshend up and with higher compression. Some day I hope to ditch the 194 heads and put on a set of L98 aluminum heads I have and then retire it from it's "working" life.

stllookn · 04-17-2005, 02:49 AM

Looks sweeeeeet! Nice job!

krue · 04-17-2005, 04:23 AM

Paul72 · 04-17-2005, 10:31 AM

Looking good.

What are the cam specs? What HP/TQ are you expecting?

**Palf70Step** · 04-17-2005, 01:00 PM

Looks good. Getting them moving is great. They look good even when they look like a circus wagon of parts!

**Yukon Jack** · 04-18-2005, 12:04 PM

Gonna be a big difference when you get back on the road, I'm sure.

04-17-2005, 02:07 AM	#1
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	It's heart will beat again Well after what seems like a long truckless winter my old GMC's heart will beat again. It had the front end destroyed by an ahole kid that thought he was the road warrior and a week later the camshaft lost a lobe and pretty much laid waste to my small block. After pulling the engine, tearing it down and sending the parts to the machine shop I was told it was due for just about everthing so that's what she got. I had it bored 30 over and torque plate honed, line bored, decked and balanced. I used flat top hypereutectic pistons with coated skirts and pretty much new everthing else including a true roller chain, high volume pump and roller tiped rockers. It has a Z28 oil pan and windage tray from it's last rebuild 10 years ago that I had powder coated along with a stock set of valve covers and the timing cover. The heads are 194's that were gone through and treated to a 3 angle valve job. My old intake had suffered a bit of corrosion so instead of repairing it I threw on a new 2101 performer. The q-jet was professionally rebuilt 2 years ago but I refreshed it with new gaskets and a clean up. It has an HEI with an MSD blaster coil, crane adjustable vac advance and a MSD 6A box. All parts and brackets were cleaned and/or blasted and repainted and most fasteners replaced with stainless. I had my TH 350 rebuilt as well. I hope to drop it in tomorrow and then I'll scab together a front clip till I can put my new body on it later this summer. For now I need it to work for it's keep around the acreage. Looking good will have to come a little later. The engine was real strong prior to failure even with about 90,000 miles on it so it should be a real strong performer all freshend up and with higher compression. Some day I hope to ditch the 194 heads and put on a set of L98 aluminum heads I have and then retire it from it's "working" life. Attached Images __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada

04-17-2005, 02:49 AM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Looks sweeeeeet! Nice job! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

04-17-2005, 04:23 AM	#3
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	__________________ "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"

04-17-2005, 10:31 AM	#4
Paul72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 1,147	Looking good. What are the cam specs? What HP/TQ are you expecting? __________________ '72 Chevy K20 - 383/4sp/205 - SOLD after 41 years in the family Next project - K/5 Tahoe (71 Blazer on 99 Tahoe chassis) Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=789958

04-17-2005, 01:00 PM	#5
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,901	Looks good. Getting them moving is great. They look good even when they look like a circus wagon of parts! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

04-18-2005, 12:04 PM	#6
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Gonna be a big difference when you get back on the road, I'm sure. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14



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