road trip with a carbureted LS1..pics

[HOOPTY67]

I'm about to hit the road in my '73, driving from socal to Tennessee for the Relaxed Atmosphere show in Millington. Heading to Phoenix to get the brakes worked on,then to Texas to get the body fixed up. By the time I get to the show the truck should look and work alot better.

here's some pics of the truck the day i bought it:




and after a few months of workin on it:

[bigblock73]

Lookin good Mike. Can't wait to see/hear the updates along the way.

[hessian18]

Good lookin truck ! I cant wait to see how you like the carb setup.

Im curious how it will run through the different altitudes.


Looking forward to updates also

[HOOPTY67]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

Lookin good Mike. Can't wait to see/hear the updates along the way.

thanks man. I'll be blogging about it at www.sporttruck.com every day. I'll try to get over here as well to let you guys know how it goes.

[special70gmc]

ah youll be fine i did a 6000mi trip in my 86 in december, what seats do you have any more picsim real interested -kyle

[HOOPTY67]

Originally Posted by hessian18

Good lookin truck ! I cant wait to see how you like the carb setup.

Im curious how it will run through the different altitudes.


Looking forward to updates also

So far the carb has been good. It doesn't have a choke so it takes about 15 seconds to idle on its own first thing in the morning. Other than that I've been happy with it. Have only put about 300 miles on it so far and I've been haulin' ass in it the whole time having fun so I dont have any mileage figures yet. It's a 5-6 hour drive to Phoenix so by Friday I'll have some mileage figures on it.

[HOOPTY67]

Originally Posted by special70gmc

ah youll be fine i did a 6000mi trip in my 86 in december, what seats do you have any more picsim real interested -kyle

The seats came out of a 2002 Dodge Ram. I cut four inches out of the brackets and welded them back together. I dig them because the center console is huge and the seats seem comfy.

[travo77]

where you stopping at in Texas

[hessian18]

WOW I dig those gauges !!!




I will patiently waiting ahahaha

[HOOPTY67]

Originally Posted by travo77

where you stopping at in Texas

Stopping in Fort Worth Saturday and Sunday to do some sightseeing and then we'll be in Conroe Monday the 31st-Friday the 4th at Kustomwerx getting the body fixed up.

[cooper]

looking good.. sounds like a fun trip, look forward to checking it out in millington

[LiveAnimals]

I remember watching a carbed LS1 on HorsePowerTV, its made some serious power. Truck looks great after only a few months, thats dedication.

What kind of rims are those?

[spaseghost]

tell me about the air box, i saw that lame one in summit for way too much...

[HOOPTY67]

Originally Posted by LiveAnimals

I remember watching a carbed LS1 on HorsePowerTV, its made some serious power. Truck looks great after only a few months, thats dedication.

What kind of rims are those?

motor rums pretty good. it made about 310hp to the rear wheels.

the wheels are 17x9 Vintage Wheelworks V48s and Nitto NT450 275/50R17 tires

[HOOPTY67]

Originally Posted by spaseghost

tell me about the air box, i saw that lame one in summit for way too much...

its a universal kit from Spectre Performance. its plumbed into the factory knock outs in the core support. comes in black, silver and chrome.

it was worth about 8hp on the chassis dyno versus a K&N open element air cleaner

[thump16]

can we get some bigger pictures please of all the ones you posted?

[SBTork]

Originally Posted by HOOPTY67

its a universal kit from Spectre Performance. its plumbed into the factory knock outs in the core support. comes in black, silver and chrome.

it was worth about 8hp on the chassis dyno versus a K&N open element air cleaner

wow, that's a good gain over an open element K&N.

Ill keep up on this thread and on the sporttruck website, this is a very cool project. I remember a few months back this was on the cover with an LS series V8 going in and a rather attractive female posing as if she were working on it. I think it was also in the issue with a tech article about swaping the front clip. It's a very cool truck, im glad to see you made it over here

Keep us posted.

[HOOPTY67]

Originally Posted by thump16

can we get some bigger pictures please of all the ones you posted?

i dont wanna step on any toes here but i'm not sure how to post larger pics. if you go here there are moe pics to check out:
http://www.sporttruck.com/community/index.html

if posting the link is a no-no lemme know and I'll take it down.

[Driveway Dreams]

Cool truck! Thanks for the info about the trip. I look forward to watching the updates too.

[dammitmitchell]

HOLY CRAP!
that looks dang good dude..
what part of texas? if you are coming along the 20 there's plenty of places to get rest etc..
hit me up if you need a place to crash or eat..!

[Square84]

trucks looking good. are you keeping the steering wheel? if so grant sells some nice bowtie horn buttons, just kinda dresses the wheel up a little bit.

[moneyeater]

I followed the updates in every issue of ST i get but sometimes i think the magazin doesn´t get here!
However i hope you have a nice trip and some cool updates for us here.
Btw what is the the advantage of putting a carb on an engine that has fuelinjection normally?
And i´m also curious about the gas mileage you´re making!
Volker

[gchemist]

Nice truck.

Do you have any more detailed pictures of the seat install? I like the Dodge seats too. My dad's 2000 has the seatbelts built into the seat. Earlier models have the cab corner seats. I may find some to install in my truck. I have some black seat belts ready to install!!

[tvblazer78]

Very cool Mike, I have some buddy going out to that show, from Knoxville TN. But I can not make it. They are taking my trailer down to the show, so if you see one with Hunters custom on it that's it..

Have a safe trip and the truck looks very cool!

[Cherub]

man it would be cool to come check it out when you come to conroe