71 GMCw/406

[highperf4x4]

Man you guys need to start selling your stuff to me!

[GMC406]

Originally Posted by highperf4x4

It's lookin good!

I'll be waiting to see the pic of that black bumper on the truck.

Here ya are highperf Got the new grill one along with that black bumper! (with some"help" from my lil helper) Original plans were for chrome, but this was cheap to repanit, and It may just grow on me. Looks good with the grill I think.

[GMC406]

should have done this in the first place before/after

[GMC406]

So its not much different than the last picture, but the headlight bezels are on and the clear parklights are in. Will prolly buy new bezels and powdercoat these old ones black so I have two different looks.

[highperf4x4]

Hey that looks good brother! I guess I missed your last post. You gonna paint the front clip now?

I just got through primering my hood. I won't have time to shoot the sealer though until next week. I need to replace my grill and bumber too.

[GMC406]

The front clip wont see paint for awile, I think I would like to do a cowl hood first and get the rockers and small dings taken care of and primer the whole truck. My plans are to paint it metalic silver with blck stripes or just all jet black! If your needing to buy a grille this came from classicparts.com, good quality, heavy gage material.

[GMC406]

Now if only you lived closer so you can tint my windows like yours! I hate doin tint!

[highperf4x4]

Dude, it was pretty easy. It came precut and he includes instructions and a phone number. Mine isn't perfect and I did it pretty quick but you'd have to look close to find anything wrong with it. However, I'd order the back glass a little big and trim it down yourself.

[GMC406]

Wich board member did you say you got it from? I may have to try it, it just looks so darn good on your truck. I can't belive the difference it made! It has been years since I tried some tint and I always seemed to fight bubbles. If I mess it up the worse that can happen is I have to take it back off and start over I guess. The local shop wants like 160 bucks to do it, plus tint, gotta bail on that.

[highperf4x4]

Yeah, forget that. And this tint didn't seem to give me problems with the bubbles like the cheap stuff. It's kinda metallic. You just want to make sure you clean the gass several times and use a razor around the edges to get the old stuff off.

I bought it from retro68

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=338345

[Hipper]

trucks working good glad to see another 4 lighter in the state. And thanks highper for the link to the window tint.

[highperf4x4]

Anytime!

[bowtieboy93]

wow looks great

love that one pic
BRAWNDO
the thirst mutilator

[GMC406]

Originally Posted by bowtieboy93

wow looks great

love that one pic
BRAWNDO
the thirst mutilator

Finnally someone noticed that! Threw that in there to see how many people knew what that was. Aparently no one has seen Idiocracy. And thanks for the compliments everyone.

[highperf4x4]

Originally Posted by GMC406

Finnally someone noticed that! Threw that in there to see how many people knew what that was. Aparently no one has seen Idiocracy. And thanks for the compliments everyone.

You gonna clue the rest of us in on the Brawndo thing?

[GMC406]

It is the drink in a movie made by mike judge called Idiocracy, if you havnt seen it you need to rent it and watch it. No realy way of explaining it without seeing that. It is one of my favorite movies of all time, Mike Judge is awesome! And someone really makes Brawndo now based on the movie, needless to say it has the caffine of 4 red bulls and more electroylites than Gatorade, strange stuff.

[highperf4x4]

I'll have to check that out

[68 C-10 KID]

I would lean to build a TH 400. I have destroyed my Th350 3 times and it had a lot of aftermarket parts. I gave up and built a trans break TH400. Just drove it Last night for the 1st time.
Don't be scared to put a 3000 converter in our bigger. The TQ of the 400 is big and will be a fender shaker w/ small converter.

For how it will run depends on cam/head/rod length combo. My little 350 that mad 518 HP ran 12.5's. My 406 killing the tires and destroying the trans. So far has ran 12.0's @ 116mph.

I also recommend going out and getting 3/4 ton drive shaft and bracket.

any other ? hit me up.

[GMC406]

I have been thinkin and I think It might be just as easy to go 700R4. Isnt this roughly the same process as the 400 plus wiring in a swicth for the lockup? I had a thread in another section that gave build specs on the motor. Sometime in future, supercharger, NOS, what would be my best bet? Also I have thought about the rear axel, if Im gonna swap might as well Ford 9" for future upgrade durability. How much does that take, be a good time to do it when I do an axel flip. Still dont know how it runs, the guy that I got the eng built from and sold my other truck to still has not had the time to drive 2.5 hours here and pickup my 90 and bring me a badass radiator with a 700 dollar list price, I got it for 200 cause hes a dealer and it was worked into the truck deal, so untill I get that I still got a lawn ornament agrevating tired of waitin on this guy been like 7 weeks now.......

[highperf4x4]

Definitely go with the blower. NOS will just destroy your engine.

[68 C-10 KID]

Originally Posted by highperf4x4

Definitely go with the blower. NOS will just destroy your engine.

LOL How do you figure Nos will destroy your engine?

Lets see blower, huh constant boost and force on crank rods pistons.

Nos HP and TQ and force only when you hit the button.

When it comes to power adders they are all great. You have to retard timing, add fuel and run colder plug and run higher octane fuel.

[GMC406]

I have always kinda heard the same about NOS. Was always told the steady, consistant added power is better on the whole drivetrain than an instant shock all at once from NOS. Regaurdless it will mainly be a street truck and only see a couple car show races a year. Maybe it will do just fine naturally aspirated. Hope I can finally find out soon.

[highperf4x4]

Originally Posted by 68 C-10 KID

LOL How do you figure Nos will destroy your engine?

Lets see blower, huh constant boost and force on crank rods pistons.

Nos HP and TQ and force only when you hit the button.

When it comes to power adders they are all great. You have to retard timing, add fuel and run colder plug and run higher octane fuel.

Ok smartass, I don't believe I was talking to you. You run what you want to in your truck. He asked for an opinion and I gave him mine. If you don't like it, move on.

[highperf4x4]

Originally Posted by GMC406

I have always kinda heard the same about NOS. Was always told the steady, consistant added power is better on the whole drivetrain than an instant shock all at once from NOS. Regaurdless it will mainly be a street truck and only see a couple car show races a year. Maybe it will do just fine naturally aspirated. Hope I can finally find out soon.

A blower won't melt your pistons/valves or crack your heads/cylinders and it's a gradual power adder by rpm. NOS will also get you killed on the street if you hit that button at the wrong time.

You could ask these guys from Kinsey Racing why that red engine in their boat belongs to me.

[highperf4x4]

Or....... you could sit down with my uncle Jimmy and his 6 second Pro-Modified boat and ask him the blower/NOS question!