Re: 1971 factory short,big block, complete nos restoration
 

Looks great, glad to see ya back at it...

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Very nice. Love the orange and white!

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Looking good, this is going to be sweet!!!

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Looking great!

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Looking incredible Dave! love me some raised white letter tires. Old school:metal:!

Re: 1971 factory short,big block, complete nos restoration
 

yea! needed a mental vacation...truck therapy!


my favorite as well.. thx



yes, i cant wait till its done!! thx,dave


i thank you sir. dave


i really do like raised letter out, reminds me of my youth! we all ran letters out! and hijackers in the 70's! thx,dave oh. got your clips!! pm me

Re: 1971 factory short,big block, complete nos restoration
 

Glad I found this before it's done! Bounced over from mcbassin's build. Super super nice man! You gotta run T/A's with the letters out ;)

Do you fly the whirly-bird?

Re: 1971 factory short,big block, complete nos restoration
 

I Thank you for the complement! its been fun! and expensive!! yep, the ta's white letter out! i grew up in the late 60's-early 70's. that how we ran them.
the huey is a display only.

Re: 1971 factory short,big block, complete nos restoration
 

As always - Love your builds Dave. Your attention to detail is awesome. Look forward to seeing this in person :)

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thank for the complement ronnie !!! stop by some sunday!! dave

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I'll bring the beer and Weyenberg (the beer sponge)!!

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waiting for engine to return "built". so I started assembly on the cab interior..
sorry, camera on wrong setting. bad pics

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Looking good, Did you build the motor back to stock specs?

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Man what a great old pickup, it's every purist truck builders dream.

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Cab looks incredible! Awesome work as always. I know how time consuming it is putting all that stuff together, sometimes I think I should move a bed to the shop.....

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:Nice gas tank :lol:

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yes sir! only 10 over and all stock except roller rockers! should be fun!



I thank you sir! my last build for sure!



hehehe. yea already have tv, w/cable, cd, fridge w/? beverages. soda, beer! everything but a bed.. thx for the complement, dave







yes sir, came out pretty good, thx...dave

Re: 1971 factory short,big block, complete nos restoration
 

Really nice!

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I just found this thread, great build Dave!!!

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thx...


hey joe...the engine to be complete next week. thx dave

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another inch closer! orig 402 and only had to bore .010 over. engine balanced both heads, block, and intake dated with in 5 days. starter 45 days out. only thing not stock but cant be seen is roller rockers! oh, and hei.. not a whole bunch of horses but very reliable! already broke in at engine shop...run 20 min. great!

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last pic..

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What did you use on your exhaust manifolds? Looks great!

Wade

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Looks good man. Waiting for more.....:lol:

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You're doing a great job, Dave. It's great to hear the motor checked out so well.