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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Issaquah, WA
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Heres what i did today
So, I started removal of the 327 from the truck yesterday, and got as far as pulling off all the stuff like alternator, power steering pump, carb, etc. Today I decided to yank the engine the rest of the way and get ready for a rebuild.
Heres where I started: ![]() And heres how i finished today: ![]() Im going to rip it apart at school and do a few 'modifications' to get this baby purring agian. matt
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"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" Last edited by krue; 04-23-2005 at 11:49 PM. |
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Working on a Nova.
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Just wait, you keep this up you'll get to the point you can get a motor out and another back in all in one day. My brother and I did it in a 16 hour day. Man were we beat. But nothing like hearing the thing purr afterwords.
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Got Light Emitting Diode?
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Newberg, OR
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sweet. the motor looks like it has a fresh coat of paint. how old is it? does it need rebuilding or are you going for more power?
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Issaquah, WA
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the engine still runs just fine, im going for more power
![]() The box behind the battery is actually a wooden platform that a P.A. speaker once mounted to. matt
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
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Good job,I like how the camera froze the anifreeze drips
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Atlanta
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You dropped your coolant on the floor
![]() Bet you can't wait to get that thing polished up and back in the engine bay ![]()
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Issaquah, WA
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Yeah, this is the first engine i have pulled. Its going to look nice n' purdy when its done. Im shootin for about 400hp out of this 327ci beast.
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