79 custom deluxe "blue goose"

[big10ratrod77]

well heres my new 79 custom deluxe its got a 250 three on the tree and 3.08s in the rear. i bought this truck becouse its solidand needed just a little work to make it streetable and it being the same color as my first truck swayed my judgement.





















its a good truck and i like it alot i just haven figgured out how im gonna go with this project. i plan to lower it i just dont know how low i want the truck quite yet and i have no clue what kind of rims and all im gonna use, but ill have that all planed out in time

well in the past 2 weeks ive gotten alot done to the blue goose.
i got it home and washed it, then stripped the interor and fully cleaned it, then i changed all the belts and hoses with new hardware and thormostat(now it runs at the first mark on the temp guage insted of the second mark ),
then i tore down the rear brakes and put new wheel cylenders and new pads and had the drums turned, then i tore down the front brakes yesterday and had the rotors turned and in the near future im gonna buy new pads and new soft lines.

at this point all i lack geting it street legal is replace the back up light switch, finish front brakes drop on a new master cylender, install new motor mounts and rebuild the carb and it should be street legal!

and i would love to hear what yall would do to this truck to, so give me som ideas couse realy i have none rite now

[79gmcclassic]

you are soo lucky! i would love to hae a nice round eye plain janer with a lil 6 in her!

[big10ratrod77]

yea man i like these sixes they aint no power house but they got some nice bottem end torque

[79gmcclassic]

yeah i would hop it up a bit with some headers dual exhaust and stuff like that.

[big10ratrod77]

yea i got some 8 inch long glass packs im gonna drop on after i cut the cat off and im gonna add duel exhaust its gonna sound prerty tough i plan on geting the exhaust done in the next month

[big10ratrod77]

well ive got alot done in the past few weeks

built a custom cold air intake out of pvc pipe cost under 5 bucks

installed a summit racing flex fan i had on my 77 on the blue goose

cleaned, repaired, primed twice, and painted the floor pans

i tore down the stock rockchester verijet this afternoon to start rebuilding it hopefully this will help its stumbling problem

and this is just a good picture of my two favrite trucks

my total investment in this truck so far is $1209.58 which is not bad considering ive also replaced the master cylender, brakes all the way around, all soft lines, changed the oil, replaced plugs and a bunch of other fun and easy projects

[palposity]

Very nice! I like the good, solid, basic trucks! (especially the round eyes)

[big10ratrod77]

well ive been working steadily on my 79 and ive now got flowmaster duel exhaust

YouTube - flowmaster exhaust on 79 chevy w...

it has a gutted cat, flowmaster 40 serise muffler with duel tail pipes and chrome tips. the truck sounds a whole lot better in person.
and i have installed a set of kyb shocks which helped the handleing tremendously

and next my plans are to find a non integral head 250 and build it up with a towing cam, headers, shave the head, port and polish, 4 bbl intake and a holley 390 with vaccume secondares, DUI distriubtor, and a 4 speed transmission with a lower first gear.

[big10ratrod77]

drug home a 250(non-integral head) out of a 67 Chevy c-10 I am planning on rebuilding it for my 79, I want to have it bored out and put some flat top pistons, towing cam, 4bbl intake and carb (might switch to a self tuning fuel injection in the future), roller rockers, and headers. I plan on using an 80's Chevy 833 4 speed with overdrive and 3.73's with a locker in the back. Here are some pics




i think it will be a good engine to rebuild and give me plenty years of service

[79shortbed]

Gotta love straight 6's! I wish my 79 still had the original 250 in it. Good luck!

[ivorton74]

nice going man...looks like everythings coming along nicely. it'll look good lowered. i plan to get a flip kit and drop springs from summit racing for my 74 longbed.

[big10ratrod77]

let me see some picks when you lower you truck man i wanna do like a 2.5/4 drop on mine but im not sure how it will look.

[ivorton74]

will do. im dropping mine 3 inches in front. a flip kit usually drops the rear about 5-6 inches. both the springs and flip kit are about $100 bucks each at summit racing. will need new shocks too.

[big10ratrod77]

got the head back from the machine shop he installed 1.94 intake and 1.60 exhaust valves with .040 off the head and a 3 angle valve grind. sending the block off next for the rotating assembly to be ballanced, crank turned, new pistons, and a towing cam with a strong smooth idle. as for the rest of the drive train i have yet to find a 4 speed with o/d so i will probly run a car 4 speed with a lower first gear and keep my 3.08's in the rear and just add a locker. hopefuly pics coming soon

[Dusty4x4]

I am liking this build...

[79shortbed]

Maybe a SM465 would bolt up. I know its a granny-low gear 4 speed, but they're pretty cheap. I would love a Muncie 4-speed in my 79, but people want my first born for a nice one. TH-350 seems to be the cheapest option for me, but good luck with yours! Mine is the shortbed brother to yours. It originally had the 250/3OTT combo before the previous owner dropped in the 350/350 combo.

[big10ratrod77]

Man I got a granny gear sitting in the shop floor but I want to keep the truck where it is very street able and I can drive it every day. A granny gear is a very very heavy transmission and the internals are very heavy which eats up hp. I am probly going to run the Richmond T10 with the 2.64 1st gear. It’s got an aluminum case so it should be lighter that my 3 speed and I looked on Richmond’s website and it has the same bolt pattern and it is about the same physical size as my 3 speed

[big10ratrod77]

i spent all day in the junk yard today and found plenty of parts for my 79

a perty stright rust free long bed for my 79


a 73/74 grill NOT BUSTED


new dash bezel that just needs a good cleaning


brake booster off a 79 chevy


a 3/4 ton 1" 1/16 sway bar and a smog free k5 blazer air cleaner. i also got a set of brand new taillights for my 79 they just need a good cleaning. and the best part of all i got all these parts $220

and im going back tomarrow to get a set fo steel wheels that i can put hub caps on

[Dusty4x4]

Like i said i am really liking this build and you are doing the same things to your 79 that i am doing to my 80 lol...

[big10ratrod77]

UPDATE: me and my grandpa cleaned and primed the wheels i bought


i started sanding down the wheels and got them super smooth i started with 400 then went to 800 and got in every crevice of the wheel


primed and painted the sway bar


and got the engine tore down



the man that sold me the blue goose called me yesterday and said he had a 78 he was gonna sell for scrap soon and he told me i could get all the parts i wanted and he will cut me a good deal so im gonna go over there next wendsday and get what i can.

UPS sent me an email today that my hubcaps and sway bar bushings would be coming in today so im realy excited about that cant wait to see where this project takes me next!!!

[79gmcclassic]

making good progress! get another video up when the engine is done! good work man!

[big10ratrod77]

UPDATE:
well i installed my sway bar on my 79 with polyurithane bushings today and it truned it into a completly different truck it handles way better.

also cleaned and primed the bed pan of my new bed.

[ivorton74]

great progress bro...lookin forward to more updates on this one!

[big10ratrod77]

so ive had alot done to the ol' blue goose heres and update!

had the block bored .040 over

had the crank turned and rotating assembly ballanced

new cam towing cam, lifters, bearings,oil pump, harmonic dampener,

new pistons

painted up my old junk yard wheels

im gonna run this jet performance stage 2 Q-jet ontop of an offenhouser intake

my new D.U.I distriubtor and live wires



i bought these hub caps on sale from classic industrys and im realy pleased with how they look

also bought this radio on sale at the same time.

i have owned my 79 for about two years now and i just found out recenty it has a factory 8 track player lol. but hopefully soon ill have my engine together and running i as still waiting on my offy intake and pace setter headers. the should be in real soon and i will post pics.

[my4by2]

Lovin' the build man!!! Definitely will be following the progress - keep the pics coming!