My New Truck

[straight6chevyguy]

You'll have have to set your video's settings to ether public or unlisted for us to be able to see it. Unless you can figure out how to share a private video I have never done it so I don't know how it works on those.
Unlisted usually is the best way to go if you want to share a video but don't want it coming up in the YouTube search results.

[Factory Guy]

Originally Posted by straight6chevyguy

You'll have have to set your video's settings to ether public or unlisted for us to be able to see it. Unless you can figure out how to share a private video I have never done it so I don't know how it works on those.
Unlisted usually is the best way to go if you want to share a video but don't want it coming up in the YouTube search results.

Thanks for the heads up! Sorry about that, I just fixed it.

[straight6chevyguy]

Fired right up! Sweet

[SCOTI]

Video worked.
I know you mentioned & swapped the cam but I never noticed the details/specs regarding your choice. What did you go with?

[Factory Guy]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Video worked.
I know you mentioned & swapped the cam but I never noticed the details/specs regarding your choice. What did you go with?

Sorry i got busy building the engine and the truck never got around to putting up the cam. Cam shaft is the TRUE SLOPPY stage 2 cam from Matt Happel. He has kinda pioneered dropping LS engines into about everything and then racing them.

Its a moderately priced cam. You can read more about it in the link below. Warning it you do a camshaft like this you WILL need a stall converter!

https://sites.google.com/site/sloppy...sloppy-stage-2

Chev Gen III/IV (LS Series) 3-Bolt '97-Present
Adv. Duration: 283/286
Duration @ .050": 228/230
Lift: .585/.585
Lobe Separation: 112 LC

If you run this can you do not need to change the pushrods. Only the valve springs need to be changed to the PAC1218’s.

[Factory Guy]

Originally Posted by hewittca

I'm following along to see how that air intake setup comes together. I have one of those "filter on a tube" intakes and don't really like the look or sound of it as it sucks in air. I also like that frame stiffener for the steering box. I've never seen that before.

Hopefully in the next several weeks i will post up the cold air intake as it is done (just havenÂ’t gotten to posting it.

[Factory Guy]

Ok, on the cold air intake here is what I did. I took the factory Silverado air box (2001-2007). And I just modified it. I took off the outside cold air intakes where the Silverado would get its cold air from. I plugged those as the stock Silverado cold air intake tubes popped right out. I had some old gm plastic parts laying around, so i cut the up to fill these old Silverado cold air intake tubes. Baking soda and SUPER GLUE make a real good filler/glue for this (albeit messy).

If you’re wondering why i just didn’t cut a hole in the rad support. That isn’t going to happen, as my rad support was in perfect condition after 50 years so I am not going to cut it up. So instead i will punch a hole in the aftermarket inner fender liners.

[Factory Guy]

So i just went to my local metal dealer and bought 4” aluminum tubes 24” long. (Didn’t really know how much I needed). I reset the air box in the right front corner of my Squarebody and after a lot of measuring and calculating i took the 4” hole saw and punched a hole in the bottom of the air box. I then used little “L” brackets to mock up where i wanted the tube. The bolts were later removed so air flow would not be restricted.

In the air box and on the outside of the air box any gaps i filled with a silicon type of caulk to make sure only the air outside the engine compartment is getting into this air box.

[Factory Guy]

For some reason this silver tube picture won’t save in the previous file.

[Factory Guy]

Not having much luck uploading photos tonight. Heres a few more.

[Factory Guy]

Here's some more of the air box...

[Factory Guy]

For the intake tube I used standard 4" aluminum tube from the local metal dealer. I scuffed it up real good with a scotch brite pad then painted it with some Duplicolor Truck bed liner. Nothing fancy here.

[straight6chevyguy]

I think it came out really nice!

[Factory Guy]

Many thanks to TKCR for the "new" 3 point seat Belts. I think they look pretty much like they were installed in this 1973 from the Factory...which was my goal!

[TKCR]

Holy smokes! Those look great in there!
Absolutely beautiful

[straight6chevyguy]

Nice!