My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade

[Randy S. Hager]

Kevin............looking for a V6 TBI motor are you. WELL you're in luck. I have such an animal in my storage. I also have a rather rare Holley marine TBI intake and all the roller stuff with a nice Howard’s roller cam. The engine has been sitting for a number of years in that storage place but it's yours if you so desire. No money just bartering will suffice. Springtown is not too far from work so no problem. Need to arrange transport since the truck is down. PM me so I can send you some pictures if you like.

[Randy S. Hager]

PM sent with picture of intake.

[Tx Firefighter]

Originally Posted by rusty76

So do you feel that the v6 will be a good motor? I guess for daily driving it would be great on mileage but any other thought though? I've been curious about going with a v6 like you're talking about, there's one in a van close by. I like V8s and I enjoy being able to put my foot in it when I really would like to. I have/had a 400 small block and that thing pulled like a freight train, with no end in sight. But I didn't really ever get in it either though.

I've always liked the 4.3. As well all know, it's just a sawed off small block. Mainly I like fuel mileage and low cost. The V8 TBI engines carry a price premium while the V6's are cheap and easy to get. All I care about is cruising 60 miles per hour down the highway and getting decent mileage. I have the dually to pull loads with if I need to do something heavy. I had my phase with hot rods in the 90's and 5.0L Mustangs. I got to explain to the Battalion Chief why I got an exhibition of acceleration ticket. Not good. In my position in my career now (Engineer, I drive the fire truck), getting a ticket is not acceptable. Career > burnouts and racing. So, it's slow and easy for me these last 15 years.

Originally Posted by thefraze_1020

I'm loving the cheap build, Kevin!

I'm a college student, so what little money I have left after gas and tuition, it goes to restoring my '84. Your build shows it can be done. And it doesn't matter whether it's pretty or what others think. All that matters is it's how you want it and it does what you need it to. That's the attitude I use when working on my truck.

Man, I love building trucks. Seven days a week. It's my passion in life. Just going to work at the fire station every third day gets me down because I want to be home wrenching. When the cash flow isn't there, I can either sit around and act hateful and upset because I can't build trucks, or figure out some cheap way of getting it done. This stepside has been an eye opener for me. I was ashamed to even show it to anyone, but the reception has been so positive that it's overwhelming. I've even had nice trucks that I built over the years, but they didn't appeal to people like this turd does.

Originally Posted by Randy S. Hager

Kevin............looking for a V6 TBI motor are you. WELL you're in luck. I have such an animal in my storage. I also have a rather rare Holley marine TBI intake and all the roller stuff with a nice Howard’s roller cam. The engine has been sitting for a number of years in that storage place but it's yours if you so desire. No money just bartering will suffice. Springtown is not too far from work so no problem. Need to arrange transport since the truck is down. PM me so I can send you some pictures if you like.

Wow. Really, wow. What an offer. Is it an entire engine ? Was it a runner ?