Project 82

[CrazyJesster]

thanks mc for the complament

gray no progress yet trying to fig out best route to go right now.
got 2500$ right now thinking might just throw a mild 350 in her.
get the glass replaced windshield and vent do the exhaust
an do some interior work i wanna drive it damnit lol!!

[grayharville]

Just keep it simple man, hell my truck has a stock 305 in it just to get it moving. 5.3 swap will be for later!
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[CrazyJesster]

visit to the machine shop today and were talking over prices.
for the 383 build going to be an expensive build thats for sure.
so gotta save up some more of the frog skins
i just want to build it right the first time if im going to build a motor.
i think ill be happy with a 383 stroker

but then again im wondering if i shouldnt build something small first.
finding running engines here loacly things are high here

[grayharville]

I don't know about up there, but my machine shop does stock rebuilt 350s for 800-900$ and he will add a bigger cam and that kind of thing for a bit more scrilla.

I've never had a stroker, just built 350s,and I've always been happy with them.
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[CrazyJesster]

Ive also for now giving thought to a mild 350.
Vortec heads cam and some good pistons.
The guy at the shop said he'd work with me.

Do little bit here and there on the 383 build.

I could get a motor and get it running
And do a better build later on also.
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[grayharville]

You could do that, build your 383 later, then sell the 350 and recoup some money. Sounds like a winner
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[CrazyJesster]

Yeah I'll figure something out the interior of the 82.
Needs some attention seat dash is cracking badly.
Headliner is falling down vent window is busted.
Windshield is cracked I'm also trying to think.
Of colors to paint it yellow or black.
Or that blue like what's on the zr1 vetts
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[grayharville]

Yellow would be different, but black always looks good. I think s metallic charcoal grey would be sweet.
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[CrazyJesster]

Yes the charcoal metallic is nice black is always snazzy.
When its clean I'm previous owner of two black z71s.
They were Sharp when they were clean.

I'll prob stay with the tan interior on the 82
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[grayharville]

Same here, I had a black single cab shortbed z71 and it looked great when clean, until I drove it about ten feet. Lol
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[CrazyJesster]

I'm always lookin on craigslist for some bucket seats.
Like out of a suburban id like to build a custom.
Console someday all that good stuff.
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[smokedat]

Goin off the picture it looks like a solid platform to start a project.
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[CrazyJesster]

thanks smoke yeah i put two new rear tires on it back in november.
and thats been around it ran into money issues and now recovering.

just cant seem to pick an idea i see to many on here LOL!!!

[grayharville]

The only thing that matters is that you make it yours man. Im building mine at a snails pace but whenever I work on it, its always fun.
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[CrazyJesster]

One big thing I have is not much of a place to work on it.
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[grayharville]

Trust me I know about that all too well. I've put many a motor and transmission in on the dirt, with a piece of plywood to roll around on. Atleast the weather is gettin nice, that helps. Last december I put a motor in a k5 blazer, built it on my back porch and installed it in 30 degree weather lol
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[CrazyJesster]

Weather is getting better I got that as a plus.
Right now I'm just saving money back and thinkin of ideas.
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[CrazyJesster]

Ok well I've got a 350 sb I've been keeping.
It's short blocked and the bore needs to be checked.
It's .40 over ran good when pulled think its got an rv cam.
it might have to go 60 over I'm not sure.

The heads that were on it I fargot casting#.
But they are crackprone heads from what I found.
I'm thinking a set of Vortecs that can handle a good cam.

And saving the 383 build for a later date.
If i used the 350 and did a mild build.
I have sonic money to do other things.
Like interior work and such.
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[grayharville]

Sounds good, on my 70's motor build I went with a standard bore 350 4 bolt main, flat tops, a summit 1103 cam, shaved 441 heads with 2.02 valves, edelbrock performer intake, and a holley double pumper. Id have to say it has somewhere in the neighborhoodof 325-350hp. It pulls rel good at about 3 grand up to about 6 grand lol
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[CrazyJesster]

Who makes the summit stuff anyway.
They got budget heads and stuff
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[grayharville]

I believe their cams are crane. I don't know, but I have dogged the hell out of my motor built with budget parts, and haven't had a problem.
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[CrazyJesster]

Yea i want the motor to have some balls that's for sure.
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[grayharville]

Go with a good cam and heads, and it'll have some balls.
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[CrazyJesster]

I like the voodoo series cams. I'm just curious how summits Vortec heads are.
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[grayharville]

I couldn't tell ya, i'm too broke for them.
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