My new project 86 Silverado

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Sodell

Just a suggestion, but finish up with 320 before primer, saves some time with the block sanding.

i have 360, but i figured that would be too smooth for bare metal before primer...
but i'm no auto body man... that's for sure

[naphtali5725]

went to a car show today, some pretty awesome trucks there!!

[naphtali5725]

more...

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more

[naphtali5725]

been down and out for a bit... will be getting my engine here this month...
pics of install coming soon.. stay tuned!

[Sodell]

Good to hear!

[naphtali5725]

the stock shocks are bottoming out, i'll have to get me a new set of drop shocks i guess...

any recommends??

[naphtali5725]

blah... still waiting for my engine... the usual... saving up the funds... won't be long hopefully

just been doing body prep/primer etc. nothing really to update

[naphtali5725]

Sorry guys, project on hold for a while...

My Dad has cancer, so i'm taking care of him, Chemo until about Feb., then surgery etc. etc.

Will update more when I can...

[73Super8]

Prayers for your family.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by 73Super8

Prayers for your family.

thank you!

[naphtali5725]

WOOHOO! engine is paid for I will pick that bad boy up after Christmas, on my way back home to NC.

[NONHOG]

Nice! Bring your camera!

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by NONHOG

Nice! Bring your camera!

oh yeah man, you know i will!

those folks over at cmengines have been awesome, i can't wait to get it installed and fired up!

[naphtali5725]

back home in NC now… picking up my engine next week!

updates soon!

[naphtali5725]

needed some additional parts for my rebuild… anyone have experience or opinions/feedback with classicparts.com? how does their quality stand up?

i have a lot of odds and ends that i need, and i haven't been impressed with some of the stuff i ordered from LMC

thanks all

[77BBGMC]

Originally Posted by naphtali5725

needed some additional parts for my rebuild… anyone have experience or opinions/feedback with classicparts.com? how does their quality stand up?

i have a lot of odds and ends that i need, and i haven't been impressed with some of the stuff i ordered from LMC

thanks all

Good luck with after market parts, I've bought a few interior pieces from a couple different distributors and so far haven't been happy with fit and finish (except for inner fenders). You would think somebody would make quality aftermarket parts for these pickups, especially for the common items. Watch ebay and craiglist for NOS and you can get lucky sometimes but for the most part prices have gone crazy...supply and demand.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by 77BBGMC

Good luck with after market parts, I've bought a few interior pieces from a couple different distributors and so far haven't been happy with fit and finish (except for inner fenders). You would think somebody would make quality aftermarket parts for these pickups, especially for the common items. Watch ebay and craiglist for NOS and you can get lucky sometimes but for the most part prices have gone crazy...supply and demand.

I agree, and thanks for responding… since I am building a street machine, and not a show type truck, or back to original etc. I will not be needing any interior trim items, no headliner and what not(I have a custom aluminum dash) just odds and ends stuff… was looking for another option to LMC…

anyone else?

[NONHOG]

Check out the vendor board here. Wes and Frank come to mind.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by NONHOG

Check out the vendor board here. Wes and Frank come to mind.

thanks!

[naphtali5725]

got my engine side mounts today... from firebird central.com

[naphtali5725]

after checking over my engine, the builder did not know a few Oldsmobile specific things... in the left rear of the engine, there is a 29/32" plug for the oil galley, behind that plug is the actual oil galley threaded pipe plug, well for the Olds engines, that galley pipe plug is supposed to have a .040 hole in it to oil the distributor gear...

so i have to pop that 29/32 freeze plug out and replace the galley pipe plug with the right one with the .040 hole in it... i already have them to replace, but is a bummer... delays delays grrrrrr

[naphtali5725]

will be going Thursday to pick up my engine, will post pics then, been a long time, and i'm glad it's finally built and paid for LOL...

[naphtali5725]

picked up my engine today!!! will post pics tomorrow...

[naphtali5725]

here it is, nothing fancy, stock colors for 1976, some cheesy chrome was supplied by the builder, i'll leave it
it's what's inside that counts LOL

will have an Edelbrock RPM intake and headers, I know a guy on another board that has a 87 swb wilh the same setup as mine, and I forget what headers will fit, but I have the email…

Oldsmobile 455…

specs...

Block bored .030 over
Honed with torque plates
Decked .010
Mains align honed
Crank turned/polished .010/.010, straightened
Factory rods reworked, ARP bolts
Factory cast high compression pistons advertised as 10.25:1 - .010 in the hole
Hastings moly rings
Clevite main/rod bearings
Melling high volume oil pump/pickup/drive rod
Rotating assembly balanced with dampener and flex plate installed
Clevite cam bearings
Bullet hyd flat tappet cam - .512 lift 230/284 duration on both int/ex on a 110 LS
Matching valve springs 110lbs closed, 285lbs open
Cloyes true double roller timing set
J-heads reworked (bowl hog, not ported) milled .022, new 2.07 int and 1.68 exhaust valves
New lifters/pushrods/rocker arms
Stock 4 barrel intake
Modified 800cfm Quadrajet, 76 main jets - 48 primary rods - DB secondary rods
All Felpro gaskets