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Re: Classic Muscle or Modern Power?
Both my old trucks are carbureted (Holley). BB Blazer has a 750 vac & SB GMC has a 600 vac secondary. Both engines are mild, start & run good, don't use oil or load plugs. Both idle a little rich and sting your eyes. Both trucks have OD transmissions and cruise comfortably at interstate speed. Fuel mileage is passable. Both are kinda fun to drive. I appreciate the technology of the modern power but not worth the work & expense for me to repower. I'm OLD and probably won't live long enough to wear my old engines out.
P.S. weq92f.. I have a set of fresh #063 casting heads. Big valves and some nicely done bowl blending. Think it would be worth the trouble to swap out the #236 peanut ports on the Blazer? 2 bolt 454+.40 flat top pistons.
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Current toy trucks:
'71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C
'72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt
Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these:
'66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone.
'70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!!
'67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!!
'72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!!
'69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!
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