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Finally started on my dream truck and being 17 and trying to work as many hours as i can its hard to save up money for it!:waah::chevy:

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The day i got gray ghost.

http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...tstruck002.jpg


http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...tstruck006.jpg

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and my girl friend got me a push bar for Christmas!!!! this is it cleaned up before junior prom. i drove i instead of my new daily driver 99 silverado lol
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...tstruck066.jpg


also i have gotten rid of the euro tail lights and bought some originals.
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...tstruck050.jpg

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And when we finally got the engine out. i was going to rebuild it but after tearin into it we found out it has been bored 40 over already and was about to sling a main bearing and whoever did the machine work before did nothing right. so i think i will start over with a tristar 350 short block and maybe vortec heads a saved the right amount of money for the engine i just dont know what to do yet and dont make a hole lot a week for great parts.
http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...0528101740.jpg
http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...528101740a.jpg

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The wheels are now gray matching the truck.

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trying to take a decent picture before anything was done to it.http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...ayghost004.jpg

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looks good... How big of wheels are you gonna run with the 35's or the stock rallies? Also a sport bumper would look awesome!

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i think im gonna run the stock rallies or Stockton wheel has them in all different sizes id like maybe 15x10. a sport bumper?

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That's a very nice looking truck just the way it sits! Good score! Everyone needs a girlfriend like yours! :)

Mike

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Thank you its a work in slow progress :lol:. You dont think i should lift it? any feedback helps.

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Search "sport bumper" in the 73-87 section.. you will find a lot of information.... you would need an 81-91 style. and you can get them off of blazers and suburbans.... usually its the 2wd guys with them.. but i've seen some 4x4's with them that look awesome.. so much cleaner of a look IMO. i would run one if i had a box bed

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Very nice truck pal. I say LIFT it. I have a 84 lifted 6'' with 35'' tires. I love the crap out of it. I do alot of hunting and playing in the mudd though. Good luck with the truck.:metal:

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thanks very much its a very slow build right now tho because all the money i have saved for lift and tires is going to the engine first because i wanna be able to drive it first instead of look at it lifted on the side of the road broke down hahaha and yours looks great to

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That truck is awesome already. I agree with going wth the Vortec heads. They are awesome. Make sure to get the matching Vortec intake manifold and you'll be set. Will make tons of power even on a stock bottom end. Good luck with your build. Cool to see more and more people from NC popping up.

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thank you very much i like c10s too and yours looks pretty dang good. yeah i have heard vortec is a good choice.

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the day the rear end broke you might be able to notice the rear axel is pushed out a little. http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...0ghost/123.jpg

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Any feed back helps! thanks

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A couple weeks ago i got a 010 4 bolt main 350 block in great shape from my work buddy who drag races and is the one teaching me how to build and is helping me do this hole project for free of course i have to buy the parts but im learnin lol. and just a couple minutes ago i ordered my first set of parts for her, its a rotate assembly from coast high performance. here is the url if anyone is interested. they will internal balance it for free. with shipping the cost came to 909 and something cents =(.
http://www.coasthigh.com/Chevy-355-D...43-sf-c355.htm

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Here is some work ive done on my engine first putting my scat crank in with clevit bearings.
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...tstruck003.jpg

next is checking how far the pistons come out over the deck witch was a good bit if i can remember it was like 16 thousands or so.
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...927002010a.jpg

then one piston wrist pin and a piston rod it looks so shiny, i guess cause its the first engine i have ever built lol.
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...022001943a.jpg

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i have also purchased a lot more parts lately including comp thumper cam copper head gaskets roller rockers RHS cylinder heads and more i will get picture up as the project goes along.

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here it is currently we got the heads on and the proformer rpm intake on and i just purchased som tall smooth valve covers for it
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...9a95228889.jpg

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lovin the engine build! im learning up on engine building and almost going to start rebuilding mine.
outa curiousity what heads and combustion chamber size are you using? it looks like you are running flat top pistons? .016" protrusion over the deck with flat tops almost seams scary for valve and piston to head clearance.
looks like itll have alot of compression!!! Nothing beats a ****load of Torque!!
good on ya!

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sorry i just reread that you are using rhs heads

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Thank you sir! they are actually dish pistons and the combustion chamber size is 64cc they seem like a pretty decent set of heads for the pirce they are rhs pro torker vortec style. the only thing i dont like so mo much is my valve covers were 120$$$ since they are a centerbolts.

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looking good, friends with experience and love to help out are great to have!