1977 Chevy C10 known as SharkBite

[chevybuilder18]

that quadrajet is ancient. there points on that motor? not bad for the engine and trans. dont worry i can teach you how to run it while it sits on the ground.

[77ChevySharkBite]

It's only from a 69 not that old

What you mean there points on that motor?

sounds good to me I think this weekend when i get it down I'm actually going to tear it town some and clean it up some cause you can tell theres grime and stuff built up on it, maybe do a quick and easy new and improved paint job for the motor.

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Well here goes nothing I'm about to take a bit of a risk and pray that this guy isn't hustling me and if he is oh well don't think you can beat a deal for a 350/th350 combo complete for $100 huh? Only issue is when the guy pulled it didn't know if it ran so might have a little work cut out for me. Anyway guy says its out of a 1969 c10 swapped a 6.0 in it, and so running condition. here's pictures for you guys

well im looking at the trans. never thought th350s were bolt togethers. the only bolt together trans is a manual, if im wrong and thats some sort of oldie cast iron turbo 350... then ill have to apoligize. but from what i can tell that isnt a th350 i ever seen.. looks more like a saginaw 3 or 4 speed or muncie 4 speed manual

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

It's only from a 69 not that old

What you mean there points on that motor?

sounds good to me I think this weekend when i get it down I'm actually going to tear it town some and clean it up some cause you can tell theres grime and stuff built up on it, maybe do a quick and easy new and improved paint job for the motor.

Just noticed that dizzy was newer coil in cap. should be a good motor.. but id look into identifying it, if im right about the trans

[77ChevySharkBite]

Yeah I did leave that out sorry, it's a standard tranny.

Yeah I'm going to try and get one of my buddies to come with me tomorrow to check it out before we take it make sure it is a Chevy 350.

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Yeah I did leave that out sorry, it's a standard tranny.

Yeah I'm going to try and get one of my buddies to come with me tomorrow to check it out before we take it make sure it is a Chevy 350.

well thats a relief.. thought the guy screwed you over, pissed me off for a second...

[77ChevySharkBite]

Yeah no it is a standard tranny but I dont know if it's a 3 speed or 4 speed. I was going to turn around and sell it honestly because I won't have a need for it.

[Sodell]

You can check the engine with the numbers on the right side (drivers side) behind the head. It will tell you everything you need to know. If it's a 350, that's a good deal. You might as well tear the whole thing apart and rebuild, it won't cost much for a kit for that engine. Also make sure you replace the cam bearings, a lot of people over look these when doing an inexpensive rebuild. Not replacing may cause your oil pressure to be lower than you want.

If you have a smart phone you can get the info for the engine easy....

[Sodell]

BTW, your dizzy, intake, and everything from your 305 will work fine on that motor....

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Sodell

You can check the engine with the numbers on the right side (drivers side) behind the head. It will tell you everything you need to know. If it's a 350, that's a good deal. You might as well tear the whole thing apart and rebuild, it won't cost much for a kit for that engine. Also make sure you replace the cam bearings, a lot of people over look these when doing an inexpensive rebuild. Not replacing may cause your oil pressure to be lower than you want.

If you have a smart phone you can get the info for the engine easy....

Originally Posted by Sodell

BTW, your dizzy, intake, and everything from your 305 will work fine on that motor....

Thanks Scott!! Yeah before I take it I'm going to look on the heads and see if they say 5.7 and if they do I'll take it if not I'm going to walk away.
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[77ChevySharkBite]

Well very big disappointment was headed to get the motor asked to run the numbers came back as a 305 so the search continues my friends!!
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[Sodell]

Korwin the casting numbers are on the block, this should help for future reference.

http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/casting.html

If you have to check one in a vehicle you can use silly putty (great to use when buying a vehicle!). Press it on the numbers and read it in a mirror.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Thanks Scott!!! Yeah thankfully I had a buddy with me and he told me to ask for the casting numbers so we ran them then found out the ugly truth. But I had already planned on checking the heads cause I know that'll tell you the motor size too.
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[Sodell]

It's good to know what heads are on an engine but heads won't tell you all the time, always check the block.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Sodell

It's good to know what heads are on an engine but heads won't tell you all the time, always check the block.

Ahh okay, thanks Scott appreciate all the info you've given me past couple of days man been very very helpful!
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[Sodell]

I learned the hard way 23 years ago, I bought a 73 Blazer and the guy told me it was a 350, nope 305....

[knomadd]

You also need to be carefull looking at the heads as those are easily switched out. Sodell is right, always check the block. It's still good to know what the heads are from, but if I'm not mistaken, the older heads don't have 5.7 stamped or cast into it. Most of the 60's and older American manufacturers parts that I've seen will show the cubic inches cast into the block, but nothing in the heads to tell what size motor you've got. I could be wrong... I know I haven't seen them all And I've never seen a casting for Liters on any American motor from that time frame. Newer blocks, yes, all day every day, but not so much on older blocks.

I would not advise spending any money on painting an engine without first knowing that it runs and you're not going to do any machine work to it. If you've got to take it to a machine shop, there is a very good chance you'll have to repaint it.

[hopped up]

Make sure the engine is free and not stuck. Even at 100 bucks it would suck if it were stuck
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[77ChevySharkBite]

Thanks for all the heads up fellas!! You guys rock!!!

Looks like I'm in a negotiating process right now, I'm having to be very patient right now and that's really really hard for me I will let you know how it goes.
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[77ChevySharkBite]

Well it's not much of an update but wanting some advice from you guys, I'm thinking of just doing a rattle can paint job for the time being getting tired of looking at primer the picture I have is the underside of the hood and the blue patch you'll see is the paint color I want to use until it really gets painted what you guys think? I'm also thinking of trying to create some ghost stripes just to make it look cooler so let me know what you guys think.


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[knomadd]

Let me first warn you that most pro paint shops won't paint a vehicle that's been rattle canned without first stripping it all off. Something about the chemicals reacting and not allowing a good bond for the final paint job to stick. Not sure how true that is but I've heard it at lots of shops in Oregon where I grew up and I'm still hearing it down here. Even got the "don't use rattle can" from the bed liner place I want to use to reline mine.

If you plan on stripping it anyway, go for it. Did you use rattle can primer? If so then you can paint away since you'll probably have to strip it anyway. Maybe ask the question in the autobody and paint section and see if some pros can give you a better answer.
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[77ChevySharkBite]

Yeah I had already rattled can primered it, if a shop would of done the primer I wouldn't have even thought about touching it but since I had already done it myself with rattle cans I figured what the hell, it's going to be stripped before it gets painted. But glad I got a heads up before because if so I would of been making a big no no as you could tell.

Thanks for the heads up Duane!
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[Sodell]

Use a different color primer, maybe black? And then you wont have as much of a problem, and it will look semi cool...

[77ChevySharkBite]

I didn't know that, thanks for the heads up Scott! I appreciate it man.
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[77ChevySharkBite]

Alright so a nice big update, as you might of seen my post about how to take off my front clip on my truck.

Well I posted my 305/th350 on craigstlist to be sold, well today it was sold so now come the fun part just have to take off the front clip and pull the motor and make room for my new motor and transmission that I will be picking up next Saturday if everything goes as planned so right now I'm super pumped!