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**mattfranklin** · 03-06-2021, 01:57 AM

Thanks.

Work list for this spring:
1) Swap drivers side header out for a real Dorman replacement 2 1/2" ram's horn. This is so I stop burning up plug boots and so I can put a normal dipstick in without juggling the tube in and out around the headers every time I want to check level.
2) Some new front tires might be in my future.
3) A stretch goal might be to put on standard height valve keepers so I can have my full rev range now that the cam is broken in. I had 0.050" taller keepers during the break-in to lower the pressure per my machinist's recommendation..

03-06-2021, 01:57 AM	#112
mattfranklin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moraga, CA Posts: 804	Re: PROJECT: How would a Chevrolet dealer build a shop truck in the early 1970s? Thanks. Work list for this spring: 1) Swap drivers side header out for a real Dorman replacement 2 1/2" ram's horn. This is so I stop burning up plug boots and so I can put a normal dipstick in without juggling the tube in and out around the headers every time I want to check level. 2) Some new front tires might be in my future. 3) A stretch goal might be to put on standard height valve keepers so I can have my full rev range now that the cam is broken in. I had 0.050" taller keepers during the break-in to lower the pressure per my machinist's recommendation.. __________________ (Very) Slow-Going Build Thread: Stock 1970 Short Step with Stock 1970 LT-1 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=567340 Last edited by mattfranklin; 03-15-2021 at 04:27 PM.