Owen's C10

[MMcMasters]

You can never go wrong with Chevy orange!!!

[GAc10boy]

Wheweeeee (that's a southern US saying)! That orange pops!

[mooseknuckles]

oil pan showed up today...!

[mooseknuckles]

installed oil pan and swapped valve springs...

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got the trans painted and bolted back up to the 6.0, then dropped it in the chassis....

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then put the cab back on to check for clearance....

[knomadd]

Looking good! One suggestion, from someone who has put a similar engine in and out of a 71 half a dozen times over the last few months... If you haven't done so already, check to see if your coil packs will fit and clear the firewall. Or, if you're swapping valve covers, you'll need to do that ASAP to see if they clear. I have a feeling you'll be moving your engine forward a few inches.

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Looking good! One suggestion, from someone who has put a similar engine in and out of a 71 half a dozen times over the last few months... If you haven't done so already, check to see if your coil packs will fit and clear the firewall. Or, if you're swapping valve covers, you'll need to do that ASAP to see if they clear. I have a feeling you'll be moving your engine forward a few inches.

Thanks for the heads up! I plan on swapping to a different valve cover, and relocating the coils anyway, but yeah it's pretty tight. now I did raise the back of the trans up to correct the angle so that helped with clearance a little...not sure I can move the motor ahead because the oil pan will be into the rack and pinion...

[mcbassin]

Awesome progress! Looks great

[MMcMasters]

Just looking at your pictures it looks like you will have room for the coil brackets if you chose to keep them on the valve covers. Maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part because you and I are running the same mounts and I hope to keep my coils on the valve covers Either way, all that orange looks awesome in there!

[mooseknuckles]

new valve covers...only one problem. they don't fit! the motor is too close to the firewall..

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So I had to find some room somewhere...and I found it by drilling new holes in the PB motor mounts 3/4" ahead of the previous ones. that gave me just enough room, cause the oil pan would be into the rack and pinion...

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I wasn't happy with the colour the v/c came in, it was close but not close enough, so I gave them a respray with chevy orange and a couple coats of clear. I liked the look of the script orange too so I left it..and it saved some time too.

[Advanced Design]

I like the look too. Great work. Where did the valve covers come from?

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Like the valve covers- good choice! If you could do it over, would you have modified the firewall?

Thanks! I don't think I would, even with the stock v/c the motor sits too far inside the firewall IMO.

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

I like the look too. Great work. Where did the valve covers come from?

thanks, they are Proform.

[jwilb88]

Where did you get the AN style coolant crossover fittings? The ones on that attach to the block

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by jwilb88

Where did you get the AN style coolant crossover fittings? The ones on that attach to the block

they're from Trickflow summit # tfs-30600611

[jwilb88]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

they're from Trickflow summit # tfs-30600611

Thanks! those look way better than the factory stuff

[Bennett68C10]

Love those valve covers Good to see you could modify your motor mounts a little instead of modifying that beautiful firewall. That would have sucked. I like the way the Trickflow coolant crossover lines look, think I'll have to get those for mine.

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Love those valve covers Good to see you could modify your motor mounts a little instead of modifying that beautiful firewall. That would have sucked. I like the way the Trickflow coolant crossover lines look, think I'll have to get those for mine.

I bought the Trickflow kit that does both front and rear lines, it was another $30 or so but it gives you more braided hose and more fittings...I have enough left for another motor... yeah there was no way in the world I was touching that firewall, I have way too many hours in that, the motor mount trick only took about an hour of my time, and also helped with the steering shaft clearing the #1 header tube... I love the valve covers too, thanks for helping me deside..

[boostedc10]

Looks great Moose. Used the Trickflow kit on my motor from Summit too. Price was right and looks really nice.

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by boostedc10

Looks great Moose. Used the Trickflow kit on my motor from Summit too. Price was right and looks really nice.

man that thing is nice!!....that's the mid rise Holley?

[boostedc10]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

man that thing is nice!!....that's the mid rise Holley?

Thanks Moose and ya it's the midrise. Had the highrise but wouldn't clear the stock hood and I didn't want a cowl.

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by boostedc10

Thanks Moose and ya it's the midrise. Had the highrise but wouldn't clear the stock hood and I didn't want a cowl.

good call..not a fan of cowl hoods.

[knomadd]

Glad you were able to move the engine and got your covers to fit. Your engine looks good!