The Blue Goose

[67chevy1series]

nice pics john! looks aweosme!

[slick copper]

Darn! That's ok, I'm sure there's someone out there who needs it. Cool pics. Is it only a bed?

[oldblue1968chevy]

Ray-I think its a bed floor and rolling swb frame. Id like to build a truck from the gorund
thanks rick

[FL71C10]

Here's a frame in NC.


http://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/2813185798.html

[oldblue1968chevy]

(This trucks posted earlier in my build)

talked to the guy again today for awhile. yada yada yada

anyway im bringin him a tailgate strap morrow (i had one and he needed one) cool truck but FULL of bondo lol


thinking about a cam swap in the future..

whatchall think

[oldblue1968chevy]

UPDATES

Got 2 steelies with old tires to store my truck on (have good tires dont want rotted)

Swapped in a heavier distributor spring tonite to tighten up the curve (was idling @ about 1100 rpm) Now its down to about 750rpm that thumpr cam is really noticable now.

Picked up a few oil filters and some oil and lucas break in oil along with some felpro stuff (planning on a cam swap real soon hopefully).

I believe im going with a lunati voodoo 262 (60102).

Thats about all...

[slick copper]

Store it on? What do ya mean?

[Hubscrub]

^ he's in the army now ..................
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[oldblue1968chevy]

Yeah its gonna be parked for abit Im putting together a set of junky tires/wheels (steelies and 1 raly)

[oldblue1968chevy]

Well I ordered my voodoo cam/lifters from summit.

I have a cam swap hopefully I'll be able to do in the next month and new rubber hoses to install (might save those for my hopefully swb build oneday)....

Will keep everyone updated, heres my cam thread LOL its LONNG

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505308

[oldblue1968chevy]

Ps, If anyone is interested in a broken in correctly with all the zinc crap etc thumpr 279 comp cam cheap im going to un install the lifters in some sort of order to reuse them in the future or sell them so someone else can run them


Broke in for the 25 minutes with lucas break in zinc additive stuff when new

coated in red assy lube when installed

always had oil changed with valvoline vr1 with zinc oil

If/when I get it out I'll ship it to lower 48 ferabout $65

[oldblue1968chevy]

Rolled over from 99,999 to 00000 miles tonite

[VA72C10]

It's a new truck!

[oldblue1968chevy]

I was hoping Id come out and it would be showroom new in 68 lol

[oldblue1968chevy]

pix

[oldblue1968chevy]

Wish I had a cleaner windshield and better camera..

[jbclassix]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

Wish I had a cleaner windshield and better camera..

you could also stop to take a picture... the odometer will still read 00000 sitting still

[Cameron 1137]

thats funny! Cool pics John

[oldblue1968chevy]

I was gonna but it happened on the side of a steep mtn I drive up/down lol

[oldblue1968chevy]

Voodoo has arrived.

Now I gotta convince my buddy I grew up with to want to install it (he is visiting this weekend) or wait till next weekend lol

Anyways..And I got some assy lube (wasnt sure if it came with or not)...

Cant wait! Already got soeone interested in the ol thumpr.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Well bad news. I dont think i'll be driving blue truck for awhile.

Tore topend down today oil shavings from what we (truck forum and I) is the cam bearings..

I'll probably pull the motor put back together with old parts and put on stand till I have time to mess with it. I dont have time to got thru it etc. I got 4 roller wheels for her and i'll duct tape up the 'black holes'.

I'll keep everyone posted. Its been a good ride

[slick copper]

Sorry to hear the bad news man. But now you can go through it when you get the chance and build it how you want it!

[oldblue1968chevy]

I dont think I'll have to build it but I'll have to tear it down for new bearings I believe im going to check it out better today but its not going back on the road.

[lolife99]

So what happened?
I thought you were using engine oil with high levels of ZDDP?

[oldblue1968chevy]

I banged up the bearing journals.

Thinking about returning the cam (still NIB) and saving for a roller setup I thumbed thru summits book and none of the cams looked compatible for a DD and my setup?

Idk taking the block to the machien shop firday cause its gona rain there puttin new cam bearings in it

Btw the engine is pulled I got it out this afternoon. Pics if you want em

The thump cam looks good no wear etc bearings look a little rough though. For 50 bucks and a few days of my time id rather be safe than sorry.

And the girfriend helped (she wanted to put that) no pix of her working though