1970bowtie's SWB build thread
 

well..i have been here awhile, and have posted various threads of stuff i have done to my truck. so i thought id compile them into one thread. Im about to start building my motor, so they'll be lots of updates to come. but i suppose ill back track and post pics from when i first got it

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bought both of these trucks at the beginning of April,paid 3000 for them, cheapest i ve seen around here, so i jumped on it.
the blue truck has a 454 and a th400, and the orange 72 is motor less but has a th350 in it.
found out the 72 was chopped down..p/o failed to tell me that..but it wasn't a big deal

a little back ground on the blue stepper: truck is a 70 model, was built in Atlanta, was originally a V8 truck, although i don't know what Ci. it was. and accourding to the opitons on this truck, its one of the most unequipped ive ever seen..it has 2 options.although it has no cab corner rust, some in the rockers and kick pannels. the p/o converted the truck to five lug,and put 85 front suspension under it,droped in a 454 and a th400...which came out to be replaced by a small block

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after i got the bb pulled, i slaped my free late model seats in it, along with my 77 blazer console,and some 72 door panels

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after that , i cut up my dummie light dash , and installed a temp and oil pressure gauge, and i also put in a sun pro tach

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finally after about 2 months of looking i found a resonably priced short wide bed...yanked that stepper off, and put my fleet on

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the bed is pretty soild, only rust is in the front panel, not a bad deal for 400 bucks imo

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there will be engine updates to come, but heres what were planing on doing
starting with a .30 over 350
patriot aluminum heads
roller rockers
hardend push rods
comp 268 cam
scat crank and rods
edlebrock air gap,and 600 cfm carb
msd hei
set of headers
some summit knock off flow masters
b&m meaga shifter
small stall converter
not sure on pistons.probley keith black?

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did you have to customize anything to swap the bed

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It looked better with the stepside.:lol:

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some good progress so far and cant wait to see more

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nope,just had to cut the old carriage bolts out..which is a pain when you dont have the right tools,bent the bolt cutters, and went threw about 30 dremel wheels..

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the 72 will stay a stepper. id like to make a 4X4 out of it

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Looking good ...

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it is a lot easier to drill the head off and they drop right out,
Great progress can't wait to see more pics!!!

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got a couple things done today, picked up some reverse and taillight housing,got to the house and painted them, pulled my gas tank and did the bolt threw the cap trick. cleaned out my cab corners and found a pool ball:rolleyes: .and finished up my gauge cluster that i made out of a stop sign:metal: and pulled the ignition switch from my other truck that i have keys for, and pluged the harness into it...since i have no keys for my 70 model
pics will come tomarrow

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here are some pics, as promised

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redneck tank relocation

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lookin good... like the dual ignitions

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lol..ill get a wild hair and try to get the other out sometime.but atleast for now, when my engine gets built i can crank it

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we kind of scraped the idea of building and engine, well save about $1500 if we buy a crate motor.
anyone use one of these, or heard anything about them its a 330 horse, and were going with the 4 bolt model
heres the link
http://www.phoenixengine.com/Chevy-03.html

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we found a better motor closer to home, we picked it up today
its a 350ci. 355 horse

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looks like you making real progress keep the pics coming neighbor

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By the way I am hunting (1) 6 lug rally. Have you seen any around lately?

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no, haven't seen any, but ill keep my eyes open

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a coupke boxes showed up today...turned out to be my header,mufflers,overflow tank, and a couple other things...one step closer