Looks very nice. Is that tire touching at full bump? Or is it just really close?
Can't wait to see it catching air.
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79 K5 Prerunner "Lucy"
- Thread starter sreidmx
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Looks very nice. Is that tire touching at full bump? Or is it just really close?
Can't wait to see it catching air.
Aww those fenders are going! No way there gonna work.
I'll leave y'all with these teasers..
I'll leave y'all with these teasers..
Excited would be an understatement right now!!!!
You gotta save the fenders. I'd rather see pulled original fenders than terrible fitting fiberglass fenders.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Getting more powwa??
The fiberglass is gonna get re worked so it fits as well as stock.
I may keep the stock fenders but trimmed while I figure out how to work on fiberglass..
I may keep the stock fenders but trimmed while I figure out how to work on fiberglass..
And @beags86 of course!! I brought the motor home to reseal and paint, I have some shim head gaskets to bring the quench into spec and gain some needed compression.
I guess delo is doing its job because there is no sludge and no galling on the pushrod tips.
From my reading these are heavy casting 882s they are off a gm crate motor, and maybe have 4K miles.. Not the best option but better then worn out heads.
From my measurements I can use up to a .572 lift cam and still have .060 clearance for my valve seals. Good thing the cam I would like to use is .490 lift.
Just need to see how far in the hole the piston is and I'll get a better idea if I can run the cam or if the DCR is going to be too low.
I guess delo is doing its job because there is no sludge and no galling on the pushrod tips.
From my reading these are heavy casting 882s they are off a gm crate motor, and maybe have 4K miles.. Not the best option but better then worn out heads.
From my measurements I can use up to a .572 lift cam and still have .060 clearance for my valve seals. Good thing the cam I would like to use is .490 lift.
Just need to see how far in the hole the piston is and I'll get a better idea if I can run the cam or if the DCR is going to be too low.
That is sexy
Cool to see it off the lift.
Alright.. Did some of this tonight..
So fun taking motors apart!! Love this almost more than suspension!
Found out the engine is .040 over, and piston is .036 below the deck. Which puts me at 9.02 static comp.
I also picked up my converter, Trans pickup is tommorow
So fun taking motors apart!! Love this almost more than suspension!
Found out the engine is .040 over, and piston is .036 below the deck. Which puts me at 9.02 static comp.
I also picked up my converter, Trans pickup is tommorow
Haha that's one way to look at it!
ALMOST a bummer. I'm not bored enough to rip out a good running engine.
But I'll take engine work over rusty body work any day of the week. Or even just working underneath a rusty body with pieces of truck falling into your face.
I guess California doesn't have much of that.
Not really.. I've been really lucky, all my trucks were mostly rust free..
beags86
Eastbound and Down
What's the engine plan? HP goal?
LOL Adam thats hilarious!
So HP.. well since I built an engine nearly identical in the past and it made 238whp going through a th350/np205 HO72, I bet that was every bit of 300hp at the crank.. It ran really well but died off up top past 5k..
This motor needs to be able to spin easily and willingly.. I dont want to have something that is lazy up top.. down low is fine cause I got gears..
SO here is my proposed plan.
X4270h-3 cam this is a little larger than the XE268H, it has more lift and 1 degree more LSA
.015 head gaskets which is what I used to calc my 9.0:1 compression ratio
I have a MSD pro billet and Crane HI-6 ignition to spark things up.. sorry no Vac advance.
Ill run 16-20 initial and cut off the mech advance to 36-38 total if it will take it.. remember crap heads.. needs lots of timing.
And leave the rest of the stuff I already have on the motor,
RPM air gap - Polished -5+ hp gain
Thorley Tri Y also polished +50 hp
holley 700 3 circuit, modified not a dominator.. weird.. Ill have to take some pics.
2200+- converter
th350 transgo shift kit
Beer(rolling rock) +175 at least
SO that should put out at least 475hp.. at the dirt.. or in real terms I hope for 300-330hp.. but from 3500 up it should be a screamer..
So HP.. well since I built an engine nearly identical in the past and it made 238whp going through a th350/np205 HO72, I bet that was every bit of 300hp at the crank.. It ran really well but died off up top past 5k..
This motor needs to be able to spin easily and willingly.. I dont want to have something that is lazy up top.. down low is fine cause I got gears..
SO here is my proposed plan.
X4270h-3 cam this is a little larger than the XE268H, it has more lift and 1 degree more LSA
.015 head gaskets which is what I used to calc my 9.0:1 compression ratio
I have a MSD pro billet and Crane HI-6 ignition to spark things up.. sorry no Vac advance.
Ill run 16-20 initial and cut off the mech advance to 36-38 total if it will take it.. remember crap heads.. needs lots of timing.
And leave the rest of the stuff I already have on the motor,
RPM air gap - Polished -5+ hp gain
Thorley Tri Y also polished +50 hp
holley 700 3 circuit, modified not a dominator.. weird.. Ill have to take some pics.
2200+- converter
th350 transgo shift kit
Beer(rolling rock) +175 at least
SO that should put out at least 475hp.. at the dirt.. or in real terms I hope for 300-330hp.. but from 3500 up it should be a screamer..
beags86
Eastbound and Down
You want 475? Read my 406 build, for my 79, 474 dyno proven...
Small Chevy's love timing. Mine was 38 when it made the 474 pull..... Bumped it to 40 and lost a few horse...
Small Chevy's love timing. Mine was 38 when it made the 474 pull..... Bumped it to 40 and lost a few horse...
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Lol noo I am realistic.. But more power once boost is added at a later date.
