Project: Turbo 250

[longbed67]

Finished flushing the firewall... had to make my own piece got tired of waiting for porterbuilt to send me a new one as the first one they rolled the wrong direction...

[longbed67]

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[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Lot of progress Adam. Nice work on everything, and the color, well I've always been a fan of blue.

[slick copper]

Sweet color man! Can't wait to see it on the body!

[longbed67]

Well after spending some time with the fiance in North Dakota. I got back to the grindstone and got the firewall ready for epoxy primer tomorrow.

[cubber]

Adam you have inspired me. My 69 has the 250 and i had big plans of keeping it because of the rarity and cool factor. The more i researched it, though, i started to get discouraged, and a friend of mine has a 500+ hp 383 he took out of a drag car he would sell me for a song. After reading your build I am glad I didn't make any rash decisions. The 250 in my truck purrs like a kitten, but I want it to be able to roar like a lion, too!! Thanks for all the info and pics, I see now that it CAN be done!!

[superflysteiny]

looks good

[longbed67]

Thanks guys! I am still out here in Sturgis, SD for the bike rally and visiting friends.

On a side note to cubber... yes it can be done, but for $$$ if you can pick up a 383 that is making that power and you know is reliable.... I would seriously do it if your on any kind of budget. I spent my budget for the entire truck on the engine alone to do it right.

[cubber]

Hey Adam, I have considered the options- I think I could get into the 383 for about 3-3500, but then i would have 500-1000 more in ignition and pulleys and brackets since it is coming out of a drag car. have you thought about how a centrifugal supercharger off of maybe like a 4.6l mustang might work? BTW, I don't really have a budget, but i would like to do most of my own work, and don't want to get too crazy. The truck itself needs very little to be at a hundred percent body and interior and such. I appreciate a truck that looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor, but i also like rat rods. I guess i want my truck to be somewhere in between.

[longbed67]

The supercharger will work, just make sure you get the correct rotational direction and your going to have fun getting a serpentine setup done on the engine, it can be done but it is quite a bit of work to get the pulleys to line up, I could hook you up with a guy who just did a serpentine setup on one if your interested.

[Captainfab]

Any update on your shipping damaged bed?

[67cheby]

firewall looks great !

[OJ1988]

Originally Posted by longbed67

Here are a couple photos of what I worked on today.... The pictures really dont give the color justice... when the light hits it the color really has depth with the amount of metallic and pearl in it. Starting the body work on the cab tomorrow!

man that second pic looks a lot like the Blue on my Air Force Truck!

[cubber]

Originally Posted by longbed67

The supercharger will work, just make sure you get the correct rotational direction and your going to have fun getting a serpentine setup done on the engine, it can be done but it is quite a bit of work to get the pulleys to line up, I could hook you up with a guy who just did a serpentine setup on one if your interested.

That would be great, thanks! i have a guy coming to look at my '72 this weekend, and if he buys it i think i'll have the cash to buy a lot of the stuff I need plus the supercharger I found on cl for cheap! I have also seen som photos of guys running blowers by putting a drive pulley out past the v belt pulley on the crank and running the blower off its own belt???

[longbed67]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Any update on your shipping damaged bed?

As I understand the damage was approved by the third party insurance, so now just waiting for the check to be cut.

[longbed67]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

firewall looks great !

Thanks! It rained all day so I couldnt pull things out to work on the truck but hopefully if the weather cooperates the cab will be in epoxy primer yet this week.

[67cheby]

Great news on the bed I hope it was insured for enough to get another one that nice ! Shat a shame that was a beautiful bed !
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[longbed67]

Originally Posted by OJ1988

man that second pic looks a lot like the Blue on my Air Force Truck!

I seen an air force blue one outside of sturgis in Deadwood SD this weekend and it is very different than that color, it is so hard to show true color in pictures.

[Tinkermc]

glad to hear about the ins company taking responsibility, you have a very nice build going on here. I read the entire thing tonight but will be checking back in.

[NewType72]

thank god that the insurance is finally kicking in i know first hand that they take their sweet time on cutting checks

[longbed67]

Well I have been told the check was cut and is in the mail! Only took them 4 months!

On a less dramatic note I did get the interior and half of the exterior of the cab stripped down to bare metal in prep for the body work and epoxy primer. Pics to come tomorrow when there is more light.

[longbed67]

Well got all of the large areas of metal cleaned off, still have a few nooks and crannies to clean up, the rain that we have been getting here isnt helping me any on this project but the crops sure do need it.

[NewType72]

looking good man I'm kinda liking the less popular trucks say a gmc with a small window wouldn't that be neat but lord i have my hands full with my own truck from hell haha. hope the rain lets up for ya a bit

[longbed67]

Here are some photos of the epoxy primer I shot today! Evercoat Slick Sand to be shot tomorrow.

[Captainfab]

Looks good

What brand of epoxy is that?