67 C10 "Green Gobblin" straight from the field!

[6t9camaro]

When I got the motor back home I noticed a lot of back and forth play on the balancer. I figured id better swap out the timing chain while it was on the stand. Good thing I took the front cover off because I noticed somebody put in one of the cheapest timing sets ever and the plastic cam gear and chain were shot! The backside of the cam gears thrust surface was also ground right down and the cam was walking back and forth at least .200 and was even hitting the timing chain cover. So after seeing all that I had to pull the intake off to inspect the cam and distributor gear. Now I get to see that a few of the cam lobes were wiped out and it wouldn't have lasted much longer! Hmmm so thats a pretty good excuse to tear down and choose a nice cam and maybe go through and replace or inspect all the bearings. Heres a few pics of how far I got today! In the pics you can see how far off center the lifter on the lobe is ( it's actually hitting the lobe beside it) and in the last pic you can see the lobe damage.

[6t9camaro]

Cam out! One of 6 that were shot!

[68bowtie]

Glad to see the big block going in this truck. LS6 should be awesome.

[Average Joe]

Very cool truck! You are incredibly talented!!

[Andyking1203]

Very nice build!!! In the process of doing one myself.. thanks for the detail while replaceing the floor and fire wall area.. I'm at that stage!!!

[6t9camaro]

Originally Posted by 68bowtie

Glad to see the big block going in this truck. LS6 should be awesome.

Ya it should be just like the Ls6 just without the ls6 power! lol

Originally Posted by Average Joe

Very cool truck! You are incredibly talented!!

Thanks

Originally Posted by Andyking1203

Very nice build!!! In the process of doing one myself.. thanks for the detail while replaceing the floor and fire wall area.. I'm at that stage!!!

Glad it could help! Good luck the floor/firewall can be tricky!

[6t9camaro]

So the Summit order came in on friday! I had a busy week going through the engine. I managed to dissasemble the bottom end and check all the bearings and clearances and they looked and measured really good! While I was there I changed the rear main seal and a few of the frost plugs that had rust around them. I flushed the block with cleaner and reassembled with new cam bearings, cam, lifters, push rods, double roller timing chain, valve springs/seals. Unfortunately I don't have many pics of that stuff since I was pretty greasy and didn't have my camera near.

[6t9camaro]

Took all the loose parts to the hot tank then reassembled and prepped the motor for paint! I also decided to clean up the trans and paint it along with the motor. If all goes well I should be painting sometime this week! I'm going to try spraying out the POR-15 Chevy orange high-temp paint so we shall see how that goes?

[68Gold/white]

Engine looks good!!! Nothing wrong with that intake, other than weight. Performance will be great!!!

[6t9camaro]

Oh ya that’s a heavy intake alright! Darn thing weights 50lbs! I thought about putting a alum one on but I’d like to keep that factory bbc look.

[Andyking1203]

Glad it could help! Good luck the floor/firewall can be tricky![/QUOTE]

Got both in, wasn't that bad...

[6t9camaro]

Finally got the engine and trans sprayed! Turned out pretty good so now its time to finish the engine/trans assembly.

[6t9camaro]

I also got a few things back from the powder coater so I'm going to try and dig into that stuff this weekend!

[6t9camaro]

I finally managed to get the choppin block parts together and aligned to my frame rails! Since everything was pre-fit it wasn't to bad but it still took a little work not to scratch up anything on reassembly. I got up to the point of installing the rack then i took a break to finish up the rear gear install as a few parts came in.

[6t9camaro]

Rack install and finishing up the rear end with Eaton Posi unit and Richmond 3:73 gears.

[6t9camaro]

Happy New year to the forum and anyone following this thread! I had a pretty productive holiday and managed to get quite a lot done the last few weeks! I managed to get all the control arms installed as well as the front bags and brakes.

[6t9camaro]

A few more assembly pics! The kids jumped in and decided to help out so I had them turning wrenches for a while until they got board! About 30Mins but thats ok it only set me back about 2 hrs! lol

[6t9camaro]

The back half went together pretty easy! Got the arms and the bags in and ready for the diff soon.

[Getter-Done]

I'm following.
Looking real good.
That's 30 minutes they will remember
for years and years.

[Advanced Design]

Following too. Looks good! And I bet the kids had a blast.

[nlped]

I’m jealous of yours already being prepped and ready for the next stage. I’m so ready to be that far.

[SKT]

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Can’t wait to see this one come together!!

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[6t9camaro]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

I'm following.
Looking real good.
That's 30 minutes they will remember
for years and years.

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Following too. Looks good! And I bet the kids had a blast.

Oh ya kids love running into the garage seeing what’s going on and tearing the place up! I never kick them out as I want them to hang out and maybe learn a few things!

[6t9camaro]

Originally Posted by nlped

I’m jealous of yours already being prepped and ready for the next stage. I’m so ready to be that far.

Oh you will be there soon! I keep checking in on Walt and it’s looking pretty good! Looking forward to seeing that one back together!

[UniqueOdyssey68]

Originally Posted by 6t9camaro

Rack install and finishing up the rear end with Eaton Posi unit and Richmond 3:73 gears.

Nice! I used same parts on mine. What's your thoughts on the saying "Richmond gears are noisy, they often omit a ticking sound" ?
I went with them anyway since I already bought them and they are durable.