1965 C10 LWB Project Build Thread

[JohnIL]

Thanks TacoZilla! We ran the numbers on his engine and transmission. The engine is a 350 from an '88 OBS and the transmission is from a '91 F-body (Camaro/Firebird). The engine has been "backdated" to carburation and HEI instead of computer controlled. It all seems pretty healthy. With fresh oil, the engine carries 40-45psi. After a bit of carb tuning, it starts and runs pretty well. We even got the electric choke working correctly.

John

Originally Posted by 350TacoZilla

Congrats to your son on the new project. If you are still trying to figure out what the motor is the intake bolt pattern is the easy way to tell a vortec from non vortec. If the bolts are all straight up and down then its vortec, if the outer ones are angled but the center ones are straight up then its the mid 80s-early 90s TBI motor.