Finally Starting

[70LonghornCST]

Looking good

[67chevy1]

[67chevy1]

Went to the junkyard yesterday to get a driveshaft for the old truck. It ended up being an 1 1/4" to long. I thought about it for awhile, went inside and watched a few youtube videos about shortening driveshafts and decided being a certified welder I could surely cut and shorten it. It turned out pretty good, but I'm still going to take and have it balanced. While I was at the junkyard, the owner and I were just having casual conversation about different aspects of the build. He out of nowhere says I have a tach dash for that truck. I didn't think I would be able to afford it at the time so I kind of ignored that sentence and went on talking. Then I couldn't stand not asking no more so I asked. He says i'll just take $100 for it, I couldn't get I'll take it spit out fast enough. Especially when he give we a money back guarantee to work. The only thing wrong with it is that it came out of a big truck and has an air pressure gauge and a throttle lock hole. The air gauge I can live with and the bezel I am just swapping it out with my original bezel.

[67chevy1]

Got my engine back from the machine shop and put the slugs in the holes, and did some cleaning and painting. Working on figuring out what cam to run. Boy that is a chore. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. It's a 454 bored 30 over making it a 461, 23cc domed pistons, 781 heads, 780 holley, 373 rear gear, 700r4 with a 1800 stall, wanting a lope, but going to be driven on the street mainly with maybe a few trips to the track.

[67chevy1]

Kind of layed off the restoration of the truck and got a good start on the power plant for it. When I started it was going to be a sb and somewhere along the line it growed up.

[88Stanger]

damn fine job on the build so far, motor looks awesome!!!

[67chevy1]

Im looking for a serpentine system for it now. I don't have the money to buy the expensive systems so I'm going to clean up and make a stock system look decent I hope.

[summitflier]

Looking good so far!! I'm also running old school fan-belt style.
Looks good to me and works for what I'm doing.

[67chevy1]

powerplant is done

[67chevy1]

I put the carb on, put the engine in the frame and mounted the electric fuel pump and fired it up for break in. Ran it awhile to break it in and have taken it back out so I can take it to the dyno shop.

[zicc1835]

Nice build Im in for the ride ....question the most forward cross member in post #25 is that available from a parts house or was it made for your frame

[67chevy1]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

Nice build Im in for the ride ....question the most forward cross member in post #25 is that available from a parts house or was it made for your frame

Are you referring to the transmission cross member?

[Advanced Design]

Chassis and engine looks good. Tagging along for the rest.

[Dustmaker65]

Going to jump in for the ride too...

[67chevy1]

driveshaft back from powder coating and ready to be put in the ready to go back on pile

[67chevy1]

i was bored and needed something to do in the shop so I cut the floor out of the cab. I drilled the tacks out on the back and left a small piece on the front. It'll make it easier to drill the last tacks out of the front.

[67chevy1]

Been working on the driveline. I kind of goofed up. I had a guy rebuild the transmission and when he got finished I mated the engine and tranny together and put it in the frame. After I was done I decided to button everything up and found out that he ordered me the wrong bolt pattern on the tc.

[67chevy1]

I needed some inspiration to keep going so I at least set the inner fender wells in place for a little bit.

[67chevy1]

Got a little more work done this week. I got the shocks, stainless brake lines, the rear bumper brackets and the rear bumper all installed. I want to get the exhaust done but I wanted everything that the exhaust guy is going to have to dodge and work around on instead of me working around his pipes.

[zicc1835]

Inspired....

[Orange67]

Looking great!

[zicc1835]

Did you buy or bend your own ...fuel ,,brake lines??

[67chevy1]

The fuel line is factory minus a couple inches to allow for the electric fuel pump on the middle cross member. The brake line is a stainless set from inline tube.