I am New to the Board, I need some help

[Chevorton]

I am new, and this is my first post, I have just purchased a 1970 Chevy C10, I got it home and now its time to go to work, I have some questions about where is the best place to get good parts, I am looking to get the following:

-Quadrajet Rebuild Kit, for the Quadrajet 17054927
-HEI Distributor
-Small Block, Motor Gasket Kit
-Heater Core

This is the stuff I need right off the get go, I am planning on taking the engine out and replacing the gaskets and cleaning up the engine compartment, I will post some pictures soon.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Chevorton

[Rat Bastid]

welcome to "the place to be".....im guessing WES at classic heartbeat would be a great start,hes located in olympia washington so shipping would be cheapest and he knows a whole lot about our trucks and has a great connection on quadrajet rebuilding and tuning.....888-338-2502

[DBear]

for the carb kit....call Mr. Carburetor in Cedar Hill, Texas. He also rebuilds them to factory, and let me tell you this, his work is flawless and very reasonable.

[barry h.]

You might try your local auto parts store.thise parts should should be instock and save the freight cost it can add up fast.

[smn69]

Originally Posted by barry h.

You might try your local auto parts store.thise parts should should be instock and save the freight cost it can add up fast.

Agree here. For the HEI look up Skip White on ebay. Really good pricing and I know a lot of guys on here are running his distributors.

[cdowns]

lots of guys run the chinese skippy HEI's i personally prefer made in america anytime and i'll pay the price to support american workers

loads of mechanical parts brakes steering fittings gaskets are all readily available thru local autoparts stores

[eightbanger]

Originally Posted by cdowns

lots of guys run the chinese skippy HEI's i personally prefer made in america anytime and i'll pay the price to support american workers

loads of mechanical parts brakes steering fittings gaskets are all readily available thru local autoparts stores

Did not know they were Chinese made...Bummer! I was going to use him for my replacement HEI. What's a good U.S made HEI?

[cdowns]

i've used and liked both the MSD and also the PERTRONICS hei units both very high quality and never an issue

[eightbanger]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i've used and liked both the MSD and also the PERTRONICS hei units both very high quality and never an issue

Cheers cd.

[Chevorton]

Thanks Everyone for the insight, I appreciate it greatly, I will take some before and after pics of the engine bay before I get started. I will check out the local folks and I will contact Classic Heartbeat, and Mr. Caburator.

Thanks,

Chevorton

[cam.man67]

Classic Heartbreak? That's a new one.

...but seriously, though, for HEI, why not just pick up a standard GM HEi from a later model engine? Mine had one on when I got ahold of it, works great. Might save you some money, too.

[Chevorton]

Thanks Cam.man67, I just had a friend bring up that idea also, I am going to shop around and see what I can find.

Thanks,

Chevorton

[shiner2001]

Originally Posted by cdowns

lots of guys run the chinese skippy HEI's i personally prefer made in america anytime and i'll pay the price to support american workers

loads of mechanical parts brakes steering fittings gaskets are all readily available thru local autoparts stores

Amen to that. I can't stress strongly enough how much difference there is in the cheap eBay HEI's and a good quality name brand one. It's definitely a case of "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." For an extra hundred bucks, I'd go Mallory any day. I'm running 3 of them in my AMC's right now and love them. Tried a China/eBay one once and it was horrible. The machine work and fit and finish were the worst.

EDIT

Not trying to speak ill of any particular seller on eBay...just sharing my experience. I think my dizzy was a ProComp brand, but it's NOT the same ProComp as the suspension and truck parts company.

[stich626]

Originally Posted by Chevorton

I am new, and this is my first post, I have just purchased a 1970 Chevy C10, I got it home and now its time to go to work, I have some questions about where is the best place to get good parts, I am looking to get the following:

-Quadrajet Rebuild Kit, for the Quadrajet 17054927local napa
-HEI Distributorlocal junkyard
-Small Block, Motor Gasket Kitgasket kit??? napa, if your only fixing oil leaks it might be cheaper to just buy the gaskets for that(valvecovers/oil pan/ timing cover/etc
-Heater Corenapa orany local store

This is the stuff I need right off the get go, I am planning on taking the engine out and replacing the gaskets and cleaning up the engine compartment, I will post some pictures soon.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Chevorton

none of this is hard to get, local..
I'd add belts and hoses to your list..

[vectorit]

Welcome to the board!

Your local NAPA will be able to get you a FelPro engine seal kit, along with the other stuff you are looking for.

If you rig already has a points type distributor in it, then I would just upgrade it to the Pertronix conversion kit. Do that will keep you from having to modify the original wiring. I run the Pertronix, and I have no complaints. Plus the conversion was a snap, only took me about 30 to 40 minutes to do everything and be driving with it.

Look up on the Pertronix website for a dealer near you, that way you can just walk up and get the parts. I looked for the Boise area, and there is one dealer close to where my family lives using their zip code.
http://www.pertronix.com/search/dealer/us.aspx

If you are already set up with the HEI, then just rebuilt it with a new cap and rotor from along with new plugs 'n wires from NAPA.

You can also check out the big box mail order houses like Jeg's or Summit.

http://www.jegs.com/

http://www.summitracing.com/


Just a few suggestions...
Not really sure of the direction you are going with your truck (Custom, stock, hotrod).

If you are just wanting to go for convenience to get you daily driver back on the road then NAPA will set you up for sure.

Have fun!

[chevy71c10]

Originally Posted by Chevorton

I am new, and this is my first post, I have just purchased a 1970 Chevy C10, I got it home and now its time to go to work, I have some questions about where is the best place to get good parts, I am looking to get the following:

-Quadrajet Rebuild Kit, for the Quadrajet 17054927
-HEI Distributor
-Small Block, Motor Gasket Kit
-Heater Core

This is the stuff I need right off the get go, I am planning on taking the engine out and replacing the gaskets and cleaning up the engine compartment, I will post some pictures soon.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Chevorton

Hey Chevorton, Welcome to the site first and foremost. This is a great place to start on getting good parts. For example, I would be willing to give you a heater core, if you will pay shipping and become a registered member on the site. The small cost goes along way to help keep us enjoying our great trucks. I know I wouldn't have started my build without the wealth of knowledge found here.

Good luck on your new purchase,
Justin

[stich626]

Originally Posted by vectorit

Welcome to the board!

Your local NAPA will be able to get you a FelPro engine seal kit, along with the other stuff you are looking for.

If you rig already has a points type distributor in it, then I would just upgrade it to the Pertronix conversion kit. Do that will keep you from having to modify the original wiring. I run the Pertronix, and I have no complaints. Plus the conversion was a snap, only took me about 30 to 40 minutes to do everything and be driving with it.

Look up on the Pertronix website for a dealer near you, that way you can just walk up and get the parts. I looked for the Boise area, and there is one dealer close to where my family lives using their zip code.
http://www.pertronix.com/search/dealer/us.aspx

If you are already set up with the HEI, then just rebuilt it with a new cap and rotor from along with new plugs 'n wires from NAPA.

You can also check out the big box mail order houses like Jeg's or Summit.

http://www.jegs.com/

http://www.summitracing.com/


Just a few suggestions...
Not really sure of the direction you are going with your truck (Custom, stock, hotrod).

If you are just wanting to go for convenience to get you daily driver back on the road then NAPA will set you up for sure.

Have fun!

don't u still have to play with the wire'n. don't think the conversion works on 9 volts..
you need a 12v power the points power wire will not cut it..

[Zeke's Garage]

Originally Posted by stich626

don't u still have to play with the wire'n. don't think the conversion works on 9 volts..
you need a 12v power the points power wire will not cut it..

From what I remember of the few I've upgraded with the Pertronix unit, they will run off of the original resistor wire, but they suggest that you source a new 12v wire. Remember that the only thing sucking any juice from this source is the coil, and it ran fine for over 40 years with ~9v.