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1976 C-10 Stepside Shortbox - Beagle's Build

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80' 427 said:
Well if you have a bottle, you know what it is about. I would cut the bottom out of a tool box but sleepers are my thing.
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My 87 cutlass was a gas huffer. I took the system off to have some fun in this truck, but haven't got that far yet. See below.
blazinzuk said:
I have done this a couple of times years ago lol
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I would use an old 5 gallon gas can, because I got one already for this. See above.
Chevy305 said:
EZ EFI isn't rated for use with NO2.
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going to leave this here.
https://www.holley.com/products/fue...tor_4bbl_tbi_kits/4bbl_tbi_kits/parts/550-406 :whistle:
 
You could spray it with the EZ if you really want to, but I would only use a wet kit, and I would change your target WOT A/F ratio down to about 11.5 - 12 to be on the safe side before you spray it, then change it back when you are done. And don't use a dry kit, you will quickly exceed the flow capacity of those EZ injectors with a 489 and a bottle added. And make sure you retard the ignition timing and your fuel pump can keep up, use a full throttle switch, RPM window switch, etc. Be very cautious, becuased it wasn't made for it.

I agree with John, if you think you might ever use nitrous, gap the rings accordingly, and also get forged pistons at that point, not hypers (although I have sprayed the hypers with a 175 shot many times, I wouldn't recommend it).

If you upgrade to the Holley system and multiport you could size the injectors for the nitrous too and then use a dry kit with full closed loop fuel control on the bottle while progressively ramping up the nitrous by PWM on the solenoid. Pretty trick options with the Holley dominator ECU, which comes in the terminator kits that have transmission control. The HP only has 4 extra inputs and outputs, which can be eat'n up pretty quick.
 
Not going to say.:whistle:

Been busy buying like crazy. Good lord this is an expensive hobby. I am going to work on more then the engine/trans.

On another note F'ing rock auto didn't send me a car magnet with this order.:shame:
I am not even sure why I buy from them with that kind of bullshit service.:dunno::rolleyes:
 
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This thread really has revived my desire for a stepper. It's always there just have to ignore it for a little while longer
 
One of the things I struggle with on this truck is that I want to build it different ways, I would like to go all out and build a handling inspired pro touring style of truck , but I wouldn't mind building a race inspired drag truck. Lastly a classic cruiser, something from a classic street magazine.
I typically don't like to share my plans before hand because I want to build my vision. Which right now is somewhere in between stock and a slightly modded street truck classic cruiser. I am fighting the urge to go all out on this build.
I haven't even listed out what I consider "phases" of the build, due to you guys making me go crazy and hog wild.

Another note, I didn't even like stepsides for the longest time. when I was building my '79 in high school the plan always was to put a fleetside bed on it. I thought the stepside bed looked goofy with the way the step is on these trucks. But due to finding a good deal on a bed it stayed stepside, against all odds. Then once I was ready for a new bed the look was already set. Now I really enjoy the look and honestly couldn't go back. I think to the general public the stepside bed makes them think the truck is older then it is. Typically I get "is that a '71?" not sure why people pick that year, but they do.
 
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I would like to start a pissing match since you don't like them.
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Since a heavy truck is not going to be really good at anything, I think its perfect to try to make it good at everything. Build it like a pro touring, with a suspension that won't wrap the springs, and then have a seperate set of drag tires for the back you can throw on for the strip. It's not like its going to be super fast for the power it has anyway, they are just too heavy. Unless you spend thousands of doallars and hundreds of hours making it lighter. But even then, if that was done on a car it would be faster yet.

So I say try and make it do both. But thats my vote, even though your vote is the only one that counts. :thumb:
 
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I want to put in a new 4.3 v6 with twins 6l80 and make it a prerunner for the sand. Use my current k10 for parts with its expensive 10 bolts
 
Wait my vote doesn't count Heath????

So I very much agree with Heath. I call those kind if rides street brawlers. They look sound like they are gonna steal your girlfriend and then make you pay for the date.

Make it good at all of the above, not great just good. Then it will be fun everywhere
 
Regular cab 2wd stepside truck are as light as you can get for a square. Mine weighed in at 4500 lbs and its lifted, 4wd, and has 35s. Beagles should be much closer to 4000.
 
My plan is to make it a " jack of all trades, master of none"
I think the point I was trying to make is. A drag truck goes on a huge diet, gets linked and tubbed, (loses any usable bed) narrowed up 9", a 800 horse bbc engine sniffing an extra 350, caged, big and little tired build.
A true pro touring build gets a fully built suspension, 6 piston disks up front, 2 or 4 piston disks out back. Engine buried in the firewall, 18-20" three piece wheels
Air splitter front and back, 550 horse LS and a t56.
A classic cruiser would get a nice new paint job and swap out the 350 for a 292 inline six. Lol
Obviously these types of list are subjective. But my point is I don't really want anything that one dimensional. Of course the pro touring is probably the most usable truck.
My plan shall go like this:
Phase 1: 496/t400. Miscellaneous cabin work and bed work.
Phase 2: front and rear suspension work, miscellaneous brake work.
Phase 3 rear end.
Phase 4 or 5: paint and body
Phase 4 or 5 trans swap.
Phase 6 interior
Phase 7 ??? Done???

Just kind of my thinking. One "phase " means winter.

The plan is to build an all around truck. Doesn't have to super fast or flashy, just makes me happy.:haha:
A street brawer.
 
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Yep that's a street brawler. Gonna be a cool ride.

I hope to someday totally copy it lol
 
Better not say that so quickly. Better wait to see the final product.:deal::popcorn:
 
beags86 said:
I think to the general public the stepside bed makes them think the truck is older then it is. Typically I get "is that a '71?" not sure why people pick that year, but they do.
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I know what you mean. I've been told numerous times that step-side beds didn't exist in the 80s. Therefore my truck must be some weird custom job. It is true that I have mixed and matched pieces from 2 beds (one of which is 15 years older then my chassis), but people just won't believe me that I started with an '82 step-side. :dunno:
 
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