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IvelDesigns · 05-20-2008, 06:34 PM

yeah, all i paid for was materials. total investment into getting the truck through body work and paint, around $1600.

so yeah, i'm happy from a cost standpoint to. This paint job should add considerable value if/when i decide to sell it. as with all things in life, everything has a price tag.

Bob 68327 · 05-21-2008, 02:46 AM

Looks Good !!! Keep up the good work !!

Bob

jeffspower · 05-21-2008, 02:56 AM

Gee thanks. Your gonna make my truck look like a basket case at the meet!

lurch115 · 05-21-2008, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffspower

Gee thanks. Your gonna make my truck look like a basket case at the meet!

mine too! lol and mine shines almost as much as his...but its got minor rust and a few light dents

zeropsi · 05-22-2008, 03:49 PM

Very nice truck!

lurch115 · 05-23-2008, 04:53 AM

okay.. have a little bit more for an update....as i as getting ready to put the intake on tonight i desided i better pull the what i like to call a "carbon catch pan" off of the bottom of the intake....turned out that it was a good thing i did...if any of you have ever done this to an intake you probably understand why i call it what i do....and i ALWAYS reinstall them too... here are pictures that should give you an idea....all the black stuff on the tail gate is chunks of carbon that built up on the underside of the intake

lurch115 · 05-24-2008, 07:05 AM

here is yet another update...the motor is done, just need to get the pictures of it...but here is a couple as it was almost finished... i keep looking at it and saying to myself... "no one will ever guess its only a little 283!"

andrewt2 · 05-24-2008, 02:37 PM

Good looking motor! just remember levi make sure you save a little money to be able to afford the gas all the way to the meet and back it looks like your truck budget might be eating all that up! lol

IvelDesigns · 05-24-2008, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by andrewt2

Good looking motor! just remember levi make sure you save a little money to be able to afford the gas all the way to the meet and back it looks like your truck budget might be eating all that up! lol

heh, yeah, you could say that, x2.

thankfully my side business has been doing well these past few months.

IvelDesigns · 05-24-2008, 08:03 PM

i build web sites for a living. the 9-5 job pays the bills, and the 7pm-2am job pays for the toys (and clears the CC debt).

andrewt2 · 05-24-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by IvelDesigns

i build web sites for a living. the 9-5 job pays the bills, and the 7pm-2am job pays for the toys (and clears the CC debt).

CLEARS THE CC DEBIT MY BUTT, they just get racked up again on the truck, be honest we all know how it is! i imagine it would be nice to have some IT experience, i sell parts for a salvage yard and my jobs about a 7-to 7 job... the work around there is never done. but im trying to get motivated to go back to school! companies just know how to offer just enough money to hook you and make you stay!

jkaylor68gmc · 05-24-2008, 09:04 PM

great updates on the truck, it looks nice, I am subscribing.

jeffspower · 05-25-2008, 12:56 AM

Double hump heads? Doesn't that end up with the chamber "hanging over" the bore on a 283?

67_C-30 · 05-25-2008, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffspower

Double hump heads? Doesn't that end up with the chamber "hanging over" the bore on a 283?

No. The double humps have a small combustion chamber. They even came on Hi Perf Vette engines in the early 60's. Besides, there's tons of hopped up 305's out there running double humps, so if they work on the 3 3/4" bore of a 305, they would be no problems on the 3 7/8" bore of the 283.

67_C-30 · 05-25-2008, 05:10 PM

BTW, I just looked back at the pics, and they are not double humps. Those are late 70's - early 80's 305 heads. The humps on a 69 -70 look much different.

jeffspower · 05-25-2008, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

BTW, I just looked back at the pics, and they are not double humps. Those are late 70's - early 80's 305 heads. The humps on a 69 -70 look much different. There's tons of hopped up 305's out there running double humps, so if they work on the 3 3/4" bore of a 305, they would be no problems on the 3 7/8" bore of the 283.

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IvelDesigns · 05-25-2008, 01:02 AM

pretty sure they aren't dbl hump heads. i ran the casting numbers on them and they didn't come back as dbl hump.

jeffspower · 05-25-2008, 01:06 AM

Maybe my vision is fuzzy- but they sure do look like '69-'70 double humps.

IvelDesigns · 05-25-2008, 10:03 AM

well, the motor is in with a couple things hooked up, the grill is assembled. damn it looks nice! the letters are in the hood - what a pain in the ass! and the rest of the front frame has a fresh coat of POR 15 on it.

i have to say it's pretty sweet pulling up to my parents place and seeing a handful of cars there. especially when they are all in the garage working on something related to my truck. I owe a handful of people at least a nice steak dinner after this is all said and done, and probably a couple favors too.

tomorrow morning i'll make a run to the parts store to get some last minute items, then the rest will go together. I think it's an ambitious goal, but i think it will be running and nearly complete tomorrow night.

jb4short · 05-25-2008, 03:13 PM

looking great Levi-

IvelDesigns · 05-26-2008, 10:41 AM

uhg... i had a fairly detailed post written, but then my wife checked her mail and it disappeared...

oh well... the truck is running under it's own power and sounds great. the clip is on and pretty much lined up. the hood latches, but it needs some adjustment to get it lined up better.

tomorrow it sounds like we might get hail, so my truck probably isn't leaving the garage for the test drive i had hoped, so i should have plenty of time to tie up the last few loose ends.

i have a craptastic amount of pics from the last two days that i'll post when i get home. my parents printer won't read my card and i forgot my cable at home.

maybe lurch can get some pics up for you guys tomorrow.

watahyahknow · 05-26-2008, 04:35 PM

great build just got round reading the 9 pages .

lurch115 · 05-27-2008, 03:42 AM

i do have to say as the "engine builder" and seeing the truck put all back togeather that that is one damn nice looking, running and sounding truck man!

"hats off" to EVERYONE that helped with this project.... i know i'm proud to say that i had my hands in on this machine!

Bob 68327 · 05-27-2008, 05:44 AM

Glad to hear you got it running !!!! Can't wait to see it!!!

IvelDesigns · 05-27-2008, 07:59 AM

well, like lurch said, it's on the road and running... really really well.

i just got back from a 30 mile trip with only one heart attack turned minor issue. i got on the interstate and looked down to see the temp gauge pegged. turned out to just be a temp wire touching a no-no spot on the header and shorting out.

anyways, tomorrow i'm heading home and will post up a boat load of pics then. if you're on dialup, get the hampsters some energy pills cause i took pics of just about everything.

including a few pics in see-ten style.

05-20-2008, 06:34 PM	#1
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project yeah, all i paid for was materials. total investment into getting the truck through body work and paint, around $1600. so yeah, i'm happy from a cost standpoint to. This paint job should add considerable value if/when i decide to sell it. as with all things in life, everything has a price tag. __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

05-21-2008, 02:46 AM	#2
Bob 68327 72 Chevelle Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newton , Iowa Posts: 2,052	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project Looks Good !!! Keep up the good work !! Bob __________________ I Have The Right To Remain Silent,But Lack The Ability 1972 Chevelle ... Mine 2006 Trailblazer... Hers 2002 Buick century ... Kids 2002 K1500 Z-71 EXT CAB ... Daily Driver 2005 Rockwood Roo ... For Camping 1974 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 84'' stroker

05-21-2008, 02:56 AM	#3
jeffspower Well, Whoop-dee-do! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others Posts: 2,302	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project Gee thanks. Your gonna make my truck look like a basket case at the meet! __________________ '68 GMC shortbox 4x4 350/SM465/T221- bought it in '83 SOLD '72 K20 500 Cad/TH400/NP205 SOLD '92 Chevy 2500 6.5 mech TD 4L80E crusty daily driver '72 Monte Carlo... sweet low mile toy '11 Dodge Challenger IE 392 6spd... midlife car

05-22-2008, 03:49 PM	#5
zeropsi Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Big Island, Va Posts: 1	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project Very nice truck!

05-23-2008, 04:53 AM	#6
lurch115 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: iowa Posts: 722	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project okay.. have a little bit more for an update....as i as getting ready to put the intake on tonight i desided i better pull the what i like to call a "carbon catch pan" off of the bottom of the intake....turned out that it was a good thing i did...if any of you have ever done this to an intake you probably understand why i call it what i do....and i ALWAYS reinstall them too... here are pictures that should give you an idea....all the black stuff on the tail gate is chunks of carbon that built up on the underside of the intake Attached Images __________________ "Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you carry the wall with you." '84 chevy half ton short box 2wd, 67,000 actual miles '03 chevy 1500 HD crew cab 4x4 standard box, 6.0L

05-24-2008, 07:05 AM	#7
lurch115 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: iowa Posts: 722	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project here is yet another update...the motor is done, just need to get the pictures of it...but here is a couple as it was almost finished... i keep looking at it and saying to myself... "no one will ever guess its only a little 283!" Attached Images __________________ "Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you carry the wall with you." '84 chevy half ton short box 2wd, 67,000 actual miles '03 chevy 1500 HD crew cab 4x4 standard box, 6.0L

05-24-2008, 02:37 PM	#8
andrewt2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carbondale, Kansas Posts: 547	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project Good looking motor! just remember levi make sure you save a little money to be able to afford the gas all the way to the meet and back it looks like your truck budget might be eating all that up! lol

05-24-2008, 08:03 PM	#10
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project i build web sites for a living. the 9-5 job pays the bills, and the 7pm-2am job pays for the toys (and clears the CC debt). __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

05-24-2008, 09:04 PM	#12
jkaylor68gmc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: TN Posts: 2,448	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project great updates on the truck, it looks nice, I am subscribing. __________________ 1947 International KB-1 1957 Chevy Bel-Air riding low 1962 swb fleetside 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 7-inch lift on 35 Daily driver 2016 Chevy Tahoe Better halves ride

05-25-2008, 12:56 AM	#13
jeffspower Well, Whoop-dee-do! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others Posts: 2,302	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project Double hump heads? Doesn't that end up with the chamber "hanging over" the bore on a 283? __________________ '68 GMC shortbox 4x4 350/SM465/T221- bought it in '83 SOLD '72 K20 500 Cad/TH400/NP205 SOLD '92 Chevy 2500 6.5 mech TD 4L80E crusty daily driver '72 Monte Carlo... sweet low mile toy '11 Dodge Challenger IE 392 6spd... midlife car

05-25-2008, 05:10 PM	#15
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05-25-2008, 01:02 AM	#17
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project pretty sure they aren't dbl hump heads. i ran the casting numbers on them and they didn't come back as dbl hump. __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

05-25-2008, 01:06 AM	#18
jeffspower Well, Whoop-dee-do! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others Posts: 2,302	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project Maybe my vision is fuzzy- but they sure do look like '69-'70 double humps. __________________ '68 GMC shortbox 4x4 350/SM465/T221- bought it in '83 SOLD '72 K20 500 Cad/TH400/NP205 SOLD '92 Chevy 2500 6.5 mech TD 4L80E crusty daily driver '72 Monte Carlo... sweet low mile toy '11 Dodge Challenger IE 392 6spd... midlife car

05-25-2008, 10:03 AM	#19
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project well, the motor is in with a couple things hooked up, the grill is assembled. damn it looks nice! the letters are in the hood - what a pain in the ass! and the rest of the front frame has a fresh coat of POR 15 on it. i have to say it's pretty sweet pulling up to my parents place and seeing a handful of cars there. especially when they are all in the garage working on something related to my truck. I owe a handful of people at least a nice steak dinner after this is all said and done, and probably a couple favors too. tomorrow morning i'll make a run to the parts store to get some last minute items, then the rest will go together. I think it's an ambitious goal, but i think it will be running and nearly complete tomorrow night. __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007... Last edited by IvelDesigns; 05-25-2008 at 10:06 AM.

05-25-2008, 03:13 PM	#20
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05-26-2008, 10:41 AM	#21
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project uhg... i had a fairly detailed post written, but then my wife checked her mail and it disappeared... oh well... the truck is running under it's own power and sounds great. the clip is on and pretty much lined up. the hood latches, but it needs some adjustment to get it lined up better. tomorrow it sounds like we might get hail, so my truck probably isn't leaving the garage for the test drive i had hoped, so i should have plenty of time to tie up the last few loose ends. i have a craptastic amount of pics from the last two days that i'll post when i get home. my parents printer won't read my card and i forgot my cable at home. maybe lurch can get some pics up for you guys tomorrow. __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

05-26-2008, 04:35 PM	#22
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project great build just got round reading the 9 pages . __________________ i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts

05-27-2008, 03:42 AM	#23
lurch115 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: iowa Posts: 722	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project i do have to say as the "engine builder" and seeing the truck put all back togeather that that is one damn nice looking, running and sounding truck man! "hats off" to EVERYONE that helped with this project.... i know i'm proud to say that i had my hands in on this machine! __________________ "Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you carry the wall with you." '84 chevy half ton short box 2wd, 67,000 actual miles '03 chevy 1500 HD crew cab 4x4 standard box, 6.0L

05-27-2008, 05:44 AM	#24
Bob 68327 72 Chevelle Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newton , Iowa Posts: 2,052	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project Glad to hear you got it running !!!! Can't wait to see it!!! __________________ I Have The Right To Remain Silent,But Lack The Ability 1972 Chevelle ... Mine 2006 Trailblazer... Hers 2002 Buick century ... Kids 2002 K1500 Z-71 EXT CAB ... Daily Driver 2005 Rockwood Roo ... For Camping 1974 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 84'' stroker

05-27-2008, 07:59 AM	#25
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: '69 Longbed Daily Driver - Project well, like lurch said, it's on the road and running... really really well. i just got back from a 30 mile trip with only one heart attack turned minor issue. i got on the interstate and looked down to see the temp gauge pegged. turned out to just be a temp wire touching a no-no spot on the header and shorting out. anyways, tomorrow i'm heading home and will post up a boat load of pics then. if you're on dialup, get the hampsters some energy pills cause i took pics of just about everything. including a few pics in see-ten style. __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

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