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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ftw tx
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New guy with new project
hey guys,
nice group ya got here ![]() truck didn't run when i got it. i did; new starter, battery, trans pan gasket & filter, replaced broken passing gear lever (inside trans), exhaust(no collectors, no cats, 3' of 3" to duel flo's), fuel pressure guage, new ele.fuel pump(in that order), and a bunch of detail crap, this is a true redneck hotrod, and the previous owners seem to have had less cash than common sense, but i see potential. i could go on, but let's get to the pics and questions. ![]() here's some before pics ![]() ![]() ![]() had to clean up the interior some ![]() ![]() ![]() so, i'm wondering if the centerbolt heads can give an idea as to what kind of heads they are, and/or the kind of block, i can't find any flange or markings at all, like i saw written about in the I.D. this engine thread, it sits too far back in the well to get on top of the back with anything....so, any ideas? also, the suspention is going out, i've seen alot off talk about lowering with kits, for existing susp. but is there and upgrade in the acual components that will get me the drop i want, since i'm replacing the stuff anyway? money is a bit of an issue, at least for right now. but if i could kill 2 birds.....ya know. and thanx to everone on the carb adj. thread, that helped me out alot.
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Richardson, TX
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Re: New guy with new project
Welcome! If you can snap a pic of the intake at the head, thet will really help ID them, as to whether they are vortec heads or not.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Re: New guy with new project
How many bolts hold the intake on? If there are 2 bolts in each corner and none in the middle(total 8), they will be vortec heads. If there are 12 bolts holding the intake on(2 in each corner and 2 in the middle on each side), they will just be 87 & later heads. Hope this helps.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Re: New guy with new project
nice start. they seem like vortechs but with no intake pics and no numbers it is hard to tell. What are your plans for it? body wise? interesting color for the gauge cluster i can't say i would have picked it but its your truck. nice start and good luck. Also who sold the truck the boyfreind threw the boyfreind.........
anyway nice truck man definatly fworth an 88 honda By the way is that a glass fuel filter? is so you may want to change that. they are notorious for causeing engine fires. i should not talk cause i have one on my 84 but i have recived alot of replies telling me to take it off
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Join Date: May 2006
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Re: New guy with new project
whats with the white and blue dash?
i love that body style truck btw, nice score. |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Re: New guy with new project
![]() The center bolt valvecovers started in '87, so you know the heads are '87 or newer. Slonaker |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ftw tx
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Re: New guy with new project
cool, thanx. it looks like a no go on the vortec, i see 2 middle bolts. here's a few closer looks at the haymay i found under the hood........ok, some of it is my haymay! but check out the rigged power steering pump, i'll be pulling that soon!
i believe what you say about the filters, you can see, how close it is to my headers, i think i'll move it down before the fuel pump, by the frame. any idea why it happens? and as for the paint, well, i have been brushing up on my rattle can work, and when i got the truck it was ........overdone to the point of rediculus with black and red(all the black and red) so i figured, what the hell, i had the white vynle paint, and blue plastics paint left over from the honda, it looked alot like this: ![]() i had to do the head gaskets on the family buick, maybe i got carried away.....maybe! i'm hoping to sell it soon, thought maybe that would help.......not so sure now, lol. so here' the intake anyways ![]() the jacked up pump(in both directions!) ![]() and the fuel pump/filter ![]() my getto red rear end(i did not do that!!).........anyone got a quick idea of the gears? ![]() a better veiw ![]() as for what i plan to do, well as you can see, i got alot of work, the outside and int. won't change much till i get a few more things taken care of; new radiator(have a single core w/ a hole in it), new p.s. pump, obviously, better fuel pump, tank, lines, etc., switch steering collumns(i have a good one, came with the truck), remove the left-over a/c componants., and clean up that wiring, new aftermarket dist/coil, maybe msd ingnition, than a better trans(5 spd prob), new shocks, springs, leafs, (bags?), etc. you get it, workin' on a sleeper, ugly, but fast. so, any ideas on the suspention? thanx again guys.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma
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Re: New guy with new project
jack the truck up and spin the wheel/tire, count how many turns of the driveshaft to one full turn of the wheel, and now you should know what gears you have, he was talking about getting rid of the glass fuel filter altogether, because they are known for breakin' and causin a fire, they just get brittle and break, also you probably want to get rid of the pcv valve, and put a regular one in, those are known to be crappy, and i would atleast put a breather in the one you got a hose with a screw in, you can also get rid of the red with some more spray paint.
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SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed Last edited by 82c10; 09-08-2006 at 05:44 PM. |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: New guy with new project
Looks like a solid truck to start with.
Basically there are 3 ways to do a static drop on the front. The cheapest way is lowering springs (or you could cut your original springs). Lot's of guys do this, some end up complaining about the ride quality afterwards. And unfortunately, just changing springs does not fix other worn out parts. The mid-priced way to lower is use lowering spindles. But again, changing these will not address any of the other worn out suspension parts, but it does retain the original ride quality. The 3rd most common, and arguably the most expensive, way is lowering control arms. These usually come with all new ball joints and control arm bushings. So you can essentially kill two birds with one stone. Now, if you can find someone that has an unused set of lowering control arms they are willing to part with (hint hint), that might be your best solution. For the rear, a set of shackles are cheap and get you 2" drop. If that's not enough of a drop, then I would suggest going the axle flip route.
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Re: New guy with new project
on my 77 swb i had a friend custom make me some drop shackles i did have to notch the bed for it and i took out a rear leaf spring didn't use it to haul anything except butt and that it did
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so, for the susp., i'm thinkin drop shocks and cut springs in front (2" only, if i can hit it) and flip kit with drop shocks on rear (for just 3" if i can hit it). do they make adj. shocks for these trucks? thanx for all the help guys! ![]()
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Re: New guy with new project
Welcome to the forum shadetree pro. It looks like you got a solid truck out of the deal. To bad it's been rigged so much. It looks like your headed in the right direction though. Keep us posted on your progress...
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Re: New guy with new project
Rear gears are probably 2.73s or 3.08s those are really common. Best way to find out is pull the cover and clean it out. Look on the ring gear it will have something like 41 16 that would be 2.56 gear ratio or 41 15 = 2.73. I would pull the axles and put new axle seals in. New gear oil and diff cover gasket. You will also be able to see how hard the truck has be beat on looking at the condition of things while its cleaned out.
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