Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!!

[Slick67]

That looks cool in there. Nice touch leaving the old head unit! Lookin good, hope you will be hittin some shows soon!

[kev2809]

tryin man! once again, deadline is for march/april for texmex, if not, then def by next june for showdown. (thats been the deadline for last 3 years lol)

once i get some new manifolds or headers, im gonnga try to fire this thing up. pulled my gas tank out today, gonna clean the crap out of it, make some spacers to raise it up some, then put it back in.

to fire up i need: headers/manifolds, battery, oil, filter, trans fluid, coolant, u joints for drive shaft, and carrier bearier mount. this should be enough to fire up and DRIVE it out of the garage and maybe around the block (pending no problems!)

[Slick67]

Don't forget to take a vid and post it when you cruise it under it's own power!!

[kev2809]

lol..one day...soon......hopefully......

i got the driveshaft pulled, put all new u-joints and carrier bearing, that will be going back in today. pulled the gas tank, cleaned up the top end and flipped it over..

theres a patched hole.....i filled it up with water to see if it leaks and sure enough, it does. sucks..

im wondering what all the bagged burban guys are doing for tank swaps. i pulled this one to clean up, paint, then raise it since it hit the ground. im looking for the most simpliest, cheapest route for a tank! (maybe even fix this one...?)

[Slick67]

Originally Posted by kev2809

lol..one day...soon......hopefully......

i got the driveshaft pulled, put all new u-joints and carrier bearing, that will be going back in today. pulled the gas tank, cleaned up the top end and flipped it over..

theres a patched hole.....i filled it up with water to see if it leaks and sure enough, it does. sucks..

im wondering what all the bagged burban guys are doing for tank swaps. i pulled this one to clean up, paint, then raise it since it hit the ground. im looking for the most simpliest, cheapest route for a tank! (maybe even fix this one...?)

Check with Eastwood, they have a really good sealer for gas tanks. We used it on Ronnie's Cutlass and it worked perfectly.

[kev2809]

is that eastwood product for holes..or is it just a rust encapsulator? if i can get this hole sealed up..ill be set!
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[XxCHEVYMANxX]

just read thru your build. Nice work ! por 15 would work great on that frame, and it likes to go on top of rust.

[NSK]

Whats up Kev you making any head way on this thing?

[kev2809]

Originally Posted by XxCHEVYMANxX

just read thru your build. Nice work ! por 15 would work great on that frame, and it likes to go on top of rust.

thanks..i try not to look at the frame..lol. it will be covered up anyways..still thinking about doing the front tho.

Originally Posted by NSK

Whats up Kev you making any head way on this thing?

well, i did, then went way back.

i finally got the motor in position to fire..sort of. i got the tank cleaned up, raised and painted (gonna have to make a new filler hole). i got everything for the motor to crank, was trying to set TDC to stab the distributor..so i go to rotate the motor and just before a full turn it stopped on me. went to turn it back the other way and again..just before full turn it stops again. i posted a thread in the engine section and from the advise i got from there...its gonna have to be pulled it replaced or worked on. sucks big time...

for now im gonna get the seats mounted, and get the whole truck back together for body work. i did get some grant hinges so i can work on getting the hood on, also an EDC for the air ride, some struts for the liftgate mod..the rest was pretty much blown on the stuff for motor...which is useless for now.

i may just pull all of my new stuff off the motor and sell the block and heads and look for something else..i got a $1600-1800 quote for a rebuild..and thats nowhere near my budget for now.

[NSK]

Man that sucks. If you need a hand let me know. I can pull a sbc apart and get it back together in a weekend as long as theres no machining involved.
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[kev2809]

thanks..thats what im afraid of.

i think machine shops usually charge about 300 im guessing to hot tank it and clean it up..?

ive seen rebuild kits for about 250-400 bucks i think..then labor to put it back in. i wouldnt even know where to start buying stuff for a rebuild though!

[NSK]

I've had a lot of good luck with kits from summit. But you need to have all the info on the motor first as far as bore and crank bore. They do run about 400 for a basic one. Like I said I have a huge shop that's full of tools so if you want to have menhell you check everything out to see if it's even worth fixing let me know and well tear it down
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[Slick67]

That sux Kev. Let me ask around for a short block and see what I can find for ya. Maybe we will get lucky and find something good on the cheap for ya. Hope I can help.

[kev2809]

thanks fellas. im hoping i can try to get this motor out and up on the stand by this weekend so i can see what im looking at. maybe i dropped a socket in there somehow lol

[project 67 sub]

That sucks about the motor. But look at the bright side.... you can now clean up and paint the front end and frame before a new motor goes back in
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[dr69burb]

Whats kev any updates?
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[kev2809]

No work really done lately, im having to put a new roof on my house so there goes a huge chunk of my truck money.

Im gonna order new gaskets and bolts next week, do the valve stem seals and put the heads back on and try it fire it up again soon. I did get this in to start some body work...


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[dr69burb]

Cool man.
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[Slick67]

Have you found a replacement engine yet?

[kev2809]

na i didn't look for one. when i seen the bee mound in the.cylinder i was actually relieved. i thought it would be a bent valve causing it not to turn...but it was just the dirt mound.

once i get the heads back on im gonna give it another shot and see what happens. either way im gonna start some body work soon
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[kev2809]

its alive!!!

[jayman68]

Originally Posted by kev2809

its alive!!!

Congrats! Good job.

[kev2809]

thanks..scared the hell out of me when it started. open headers in a garage....

somethings bugging me tho, i want to let it run enough to hear how it sounds, but it seems like when it turns on, it sounds like someone is smashing the gas pedal and its super reved up. i checked the linkage that the pedal connects to and i adjusted it..but it didnt change anything. any reason why it would be doing that?

i disconnected the fuel hose that runs from the pump to the tank, i ran it straight to a gas can because my tank isnt finished..

[kev2809]

nvm i got it...i had the linkage backwards on the carb. i also had to cut, bend, and drill a new hole in the rod, but i got it. turns on, runs and idles smooth after some adjustments. just leaks a little fuel from the front hose i think, i gotta work on that. gonna fix the driveshaft carrier bearing not aligning with the bolt holes, do the rear brakes and it should be ready to drive around the block !!!!!

[Burb]

Hey Kev ... don't forget take an extra gas can to make it around the 2nd half of the block ... lol