79 custom deluxe "blue goose"

[big10ratrod77]

well ive been saving up and buyin parts and stock pileing them for the old blue goose the engine is still not assembled the block has been primed and the head has been painted chevy blue, when we slow down this winter we will get the engine assembled.

well i have worked som more on my bed pan cleaning and priming also built a nice bed stand out of old pallets from work



also ordered a bunch of my weather striping from brothers trucks while they were on sale i also ordered doors, a rear sway bar 1", door handles, tail lights alot of the small stuff i will need after paint



heres how my truck sits now i have learned that you should install sway bars before all your exhaust work is done this caused major issues when it comes to fittment




i will post pics of the bracket i made to compensate for the clearance problem soon...

[big10ratrod77]

UPDATE: ive been working steady every night priming and painting parts some times up until 11 or 12 o'clock at nite
got my brake booster primed and painted (needs one more coat)

got my air cleaner cleaned up and repainted but i think i am gonna redo it in gloss black i used med. gloss black and it dosent look quite like i want it to


had to strip and refinish 3 of my wheels the paint cracked and looked horrable

primed my oil pan next im gonna check for leaks in the pan its self i learned my lesson last time i built an engine.

had to build custom drop down brackets for my rear sway bar it was hitting the bottem of the bed and i also couldnt drill the holes in the frame becouse my exhaust was in the way so i countersunk two bolts into a peice of angle iron and welded the heads flush and ground it down smooththe angle iron is for the passsenger side and it allows me to bolt the sway bar to the side of the frame insted of on the bottem of the frame. the drivers side had plenty of room to drill the holes.



this is my offenhauser intake and ceramic pace setter headers i am planning on painting my intake the same color as the engine.

[big10ratrod77]

so my block had score marks on the surface wear the head mounts to the blcok so it had to go back to the machine shop, hopefully we can get it back soon so i can start building it.


had a pallot of doors and other parts come in tonite


new doors made of real metal they feel like there of quality thickness(thicker than a beer can)

[big10ratrod77]

i was sitting around tring to figure out how to make my truck bed mobile so i can get it in the shop to work on it and i stumbled across this video

Truck Bed Dolly - YouTube

and i got to thinking i can build somthing close to that cheap so thats one of my other adventures

[jughead12]

love this truck and the work your doing, any updates?

[big10ratrod77]

I got a lot done Christmas eve and today I got a lot of time to put my engine together


Here is my cylinder head with Small Block Chevy valves, .040 shaved off the head, and a 3 angle valve grind.


Block with new main bearings


Cleaned up main caps and bolts


Crankshaft installed



Rods and pistons installed


New head gaskit


Me torqueing down the cylinder head


Mostly assembled engine

i hope to have it all togheter by the end of the week, i also plan to go to a junk yard out in pittsboro friday to get some parts for my 79 and my 77

[Wrecked1982]

what brands are those door? i need a set and junkward have to much snow to go walk

[big10ratrod77]

the doors are from brothers trucks they feel like they are quality doors and the metal seems to be realy thick i think they should work fine

[moneyeater]

Cool build! Like the work!
Volker

[rollin thunder]

Sweet build can`t wait to see the new straight six buttoned up and love to hear it running soon

[big10ratrod77]

well I finally got my engine fully assembled we had an issue with the exhaust rocker arm washer on #6 (the half moon piece) it was completely worn out so we had to get a new arm and washer, now we are trying to mock up all our bracketry, we are currently looking a 292 power steering bracket from what I have read that will bolt up to my nonintegral head, but we may have to do further modifications to work with our headers I am not for sure yet. Everything bolts up different from the 67 block to the 79 block and it makes it really interesting when you are ordering parts should it be for a 67? or a 79? the shows on tv like gears and trucks never show you how much research and time it realy takes to do all the details of a project
But here is a pick of my 250 all painted up


My next project is to rebuild the front suspension, hopefully I will order the kit from PST this weekend, I took my wheels to a company in Burlington who does sand blasting and powder coating 70 bucks a wheel, i will be going to pick those up next Wednesday before class that night, I ended up buying 4 new Goodyear wrangler RT-S tires. I am almost done with my bed dolly and as soon as i can i will have my bed in the shop torn down, sanded and primed.

[owner 84]

Originally Posted by big10ratrod77

new doors made of real metal they feel like there of quality thickness(thicker than a beer can)

That's awesome. I want to buy set of front doors. Do you highly recommend brothers truck or LMC? By the way, how much would a door weight?
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[big10ratrod77]

i think the brothers doors are nice doors they are heavy and everything seems to line up good, in the brouthers catilog they claim they sell only the highist quality chevy truck parts and everything i ha ve bought from them i have been completly satisfied about, brothers is having there spring sale so you might want to check and see and see if the doors are on sale. good luck owner84

[big10ratrod77]

I started modifying the intake for my 250 I was afraid that the transition from the q-jet tp the adapter to the intake would cause a lot of turbulence so i am cutting out the center and grinding down everything for a nice smooth transition.

And I finished welding up the uprights on my bed stand now I and going to have to find some plates to attach the dollies with, and build an adjustable middle

[rollin thunder]

looking good! can`t wait for a vid of that engine man.

[Dusty4x4]

Looking good man and same here on the vid...

Originally Posted by rollin thunder

looking good! can`t wait for a vid of that engine man.

[big10ratrod77]

a couple weeks ago I finished up on my spring landscaping job and I have been working on my 79 on Saturdays and I have been getting a lot done i have been really short on cash after buying an 01 s10 to be my daily driver and some tools from a man who retired that I worked with, but the progress continues on...





removed front clip to replace the engine and rebuild the front suspention


i also presure washed the engine bay


i laid out the parts in the bed and they are all labled (the smaller parts are boxed and bagged in the cab)


repaired the grill with this super strong appoxy i had




the last spot i have to repair i have a spare grill and i will make a patch to go here then the grill will get a warm sudsy bath a good scuffing and a fresh coat of paint


started claening and painting brackets and my hood hinges


i have been using eletrolisis to remove the rust out of the hard to reach places and it works realy well


my pst front end rebuild kit all i lack is the idler arm and pitman arm


and here is my 01 s-10 with a 4.3 and a five speed way to fast for me lol

[Dusty4x4]

Looking good man...

[rusty76]

Let us know how the PST kit works out for you. I'm curious to see.

[big10ratrod77]

Originally Posted by rusty76

Let us know how the PST kit works out for you. I'm curious to see.

i will man i used the kit on my 73 duster and it made a huge differance in how the car drove so i am hoping to see the same here

[rusty76]

Awesome.

[Jwood70]

Sweet build so far man. I have the same plan for my 79s 250.

How do you like the intake and headers?
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[cleansquare]

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[NONHOG]

Interested in more "six" posts!