my 57' build

[Chance48]

Welcome Anderson. I was 14 when I got my first old truck to play with. It was an old work truck(1970 f100) my dad had had setting in the yard full of junk. I, by myself started foolin with it and got it running, then I approached him bout giving it to me, haha. To my surprise he did, although to this day I hear about how he coulda sold it for 500.00 bucks, lol.

At any rate, I like your drive and confidence. You can build this, and I personally also would like to see you keep the 327. Those Chevy 6 cylinders where not the best engines, and I promise you'll regret using it. By the time you hit 16, regardless of how level headed you may be, your gonna want that 327 in there for a few reasons, lol.

Good luck and have fun.

Chance

[Anderson 57']

Originally Posted by Nut Case

Hey young dude. You've got moxxie. Check the 327 and heads over very carefully, some 327's of that vintage came with "fuelie" heads (they breath really well) which could be very valuable. I'm not a 327 expert by any means, just herd some talk. But check it out. FYI I'm a BBC guy get one of those and I'm your guy. Chip Foose said it best: make subtle mods so that when people see it they scratch their heads and know something has been done, but don't know what was modified. Good luck Nut Case

Thanks lol! Anywhere I can get info on the heads?

Originally Posted by Chance48

Welcome Anderson. I was 14 when I got my first old truck to play with. It was an old work truck(1970 f100) my dad had had setting in the yard full of junk. I, by myself started foolin with it and got it running, then I approached him bout giving it to me, haha. To my surprise he did, although to this day I hear about how he coulda sold it for 500.00 bucks, lol.

At any rate, I like your drive and confidence. You can build this, and I personally also would like to see you keep the 327. Those Chevy 6 cylinders where not the best engines, and I promise you'll regret using it. By the time you hit 16, regardless of how level headed you may be, your gonna want that 327 in there for a few reasons, lol.

Good luck and have fun.

Chance

Thanks chance! Must be fun to hear about that 500 bucks all the time haha
I'm gonna end up finding a second truck that's decent and run with that 327 in it... This truck isn't exact.y gonna be driven everyday and I run our 6 cylinder farm truck quite a bit and I'm ok with it... But I'm definatly still giving it thought!

[Anderson 57']

Here's an update! Just bought a steering column out of a bigger truck.. Hopefully can do something with that! I've heard of a way that you can remove the column with a pin? Is there a way to take a column from one box and add it to another without cutting? Because I would like to use my stock box but my dad cut the column off so if not may have to go with cutting...

[gotmotors]

Reading this thread put a big smile on my face because at age 13 you're getting into a great hobby. Good for you! You are going to be the envy of neighborhood when you get that thing on the road!

Your 327 heads have numbers cast into them under the valve covers that will identify them.
Check here:
http://www.nastyz28.com/sbchevy/sbch.php

Steering columns are pressed into the steering box and I think you're right about the pin. There's a thread here somewhere where a guy was able to tear it apart and reassemble it. It'll help you a lot if you can find it - lots of detail.

I'm in the "keep the 327" camp.

[Anderson 57']

Originally Posted by gotmotors

Reading this thread put a big smile on my face because at age 13 you're getting into a great hobby. Good for you! You are going to be the envy of neighborhood when you get that thing on the road!

Your 327 heads have numbers cast into them under the valve covers that will identify them.
Check here:
http://www.nastyz28.com/sbchevy/sbch.php

Steering columns are pressed into the steering box and I think you're right about the pin. There's a thread here somewhere where a guy was able to tear it apart and reassemble it. It'll help you a lot if you can find it - lots of detail.

I'm in the "keep the 327" camp.

Thanks and I would hope so! As far as the headers I'm gonna check afters school and I'll try to find that forum for the column..
Lots of people seem to be joining the 327 camp

[Anderson 57']

Update! I managed to get ahold of a steering column out of a big truck and I'll just swap the guts. I also got a decent steering wheel to rebuild. I got my heater the rest of the way out! And my gas tank out to find about a half gallon of 30 year old gas! There's still a long way to go though.i also found the original color! Marine blue?. But now my main goal is to to find the gas pedal to carb linkage for a 6 cylinder. Does any body have one or know of a place to get one? sorry about the pics being sideways they are from my phone!