Doing alot of upgrades

[Camaro_nut2001]

Hey guys and gals, I played around in the garage a little today as my back & left leg were acting ok. I went to my buddy's and tuned his motor in yesterday afternoon so I got to play with my motor today. When I pulled the valve covers & intake and saw how clean it was I said wow, I've got a decent low mileage crate motor here (it has the plate on the side of the block that tells me it's a crate motor). I pulled the front off the motor and saw the timing chain and it looks like this motor don't have 500 miles on it, no wonder it was holding 75lbs of oil pressure cold & 55lbs warm. I labeled all the lifters to the cam lobe and I will have it & the chain & gear for sale. I've got the rags in the water pump holes so they are soaking up the antifreeze and it's dripping into drain pans instead of in the oil pan. I will pull the bottom gear maybe Wednesday as I have doctor's tomorrow but here are a few pictures of how nice the inside is. Let me know your opinions on how many miles are on it.

[ShredSled]

great thread, good reading and photos too! I'll be following along.

[chevydog66]

I'm not understanding why you would change a timing chain or why it would even need to be replaced on a motor that looks that clean.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by ShredSled

great thread, good reading and photos too! I'll be following along.

Thank you.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by chevydog66

I'm not understanding why you would change a timing chain or why it would even need to be replaced on a motor that looks that clean.

I'm sorry, I guess I failed to mention why I'm doing this at the start of this thread. I got this truck and it ran a little weak but had great oil pressure and ran very cool, didn't smoke or anything. I got it home and the next morning I said to myself, this thing should have more power than what it does so after I fixed a few leaks I played with the motor. The P/O had the time to low, the plugs were burning pretty good but the gap was way off, the valves were to tight and the quadrajet was right on, very nice. Any case, after I went over the truck, got it running healthy I just wanted it my way and I started playing with it and I thought some of our members would enjoy seeing some of the my way changes and one of them is I like the throttle response and the sound of an aftermarket cam. I also like to hear my motors running free, healthy, and feel like they are happy. So, that in a nutshell is why I'm doing what I'm doing because I love it. I know the cam & lifters, timing chain & gear are like new and I thank the lord for blessing me with a good motor like this and someone will get some good use out of this stock setup if that's what they like as I would in no way throw these away or nor would I let them lay out in the weather and ruin. I hope this makes sense.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Hey fellers and gals, I finally got a chance to have some fun on my truck. Between helping a friend setup his rearend gear and doctors appointments and being down in my back I have managed to make a little progress. I got all the old gaskets cleaned up, cleaned the motor up a little bit, washed my Lunati cam down and dried then lubed her up good and slid her in. If the good Lords willing I am going to set my cam up Monday (Set her about 4 Degrees Adv) and if my body will hold up I plan on putting the lifters, push rods in & roller rockers on and adjusting the valves then button the front cover up. Anyway, here are a few pictures of where I'm at right now.

[bamabaxter]

Looking good Ted....I am ready to hear that baby fire up. I am gonna be up that way tomorrow....may stop by if you are gonna be there.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by bamabaxter

Looking good Ted....I am ready to hear that baby fire up. I am gonna be up that way tomorrow....may stop by if you are gonna be there.

Hey Bama, how's it goin? Tomorrow I'm going to a buddy's to go look at a set of heads he's wanting to buy off CL. I plan on being home Monday as I want to play with my truck some. What's your plans for Monday?

[Camaro_nut2001]

Hey folks, I got a chance to play around some last night & today. I got my cam slid in & setup, I set it up alittle advanced and I'm going to change the springs in my dist. before I drop her in. It should come in a little better on the low end but I'm really just going for sound & looks but a little tire smoke does the nose good every now & then . I got my roller rockers on and adjusted on the very loose side to break that cam in then I will go back over them when I tune her in. I was going to use the quadrajet that was on it to break the cam in as my Holley I put together for this motor is new and not adjusted to the motor but I think I'm gonna pull the 750 off my little truck to break it in and then put it back and put the one I built for this motor on. I don't have to make two linkage's up this way and won't have to run my adapter on my intake. Anyway, here are a few pictures of where I'm at.

[bamabaxter]

Swwet timing pointer...haha

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by bamabaxter

Swwet timing pointer...haha

LOL, I told you I had to have one.

[bigguy69]

looks good!!

[MCSO5164]

Looks like it's coming along nicely.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Hey fellers, it seems like it has been a month since I got to play around with my truck as I've had that flu bug going around and haven't felt like doing much of anything. I did get to play some today though. Here is where I'm at right now. I'm waiting on a couple of parts from Summit and I should be ready to break the cam in. I didn't think that big block was so wide until I put the tall valve covers on. The right side fit good but the left was a little tight. Other than that everything went together pretty good. I hope that I'm going to be able to use my old Team G but the shortest adapter I could get was 1.75 so you add the carb & breather to that and hood clearence is getting close. If I was not going for looks so much I would run a dual plane intake but I like that tall look and a Dominator carb is too much for street driving. Anyway, here are a few pictures

[bamabaxter]

That blue looks so good under that hood.

[my67chevytruck]

very nice job, wish i had those skills......

[epashhans]

Looking good! Keep up the good work. I would consider trading out that glass fuel filter for a plastic/metal one though. They look nice but can be disastrous if they break...

[C20-67_N_MO]

One thing I would consider getting rid of is that glass fuel filter. I've heard too many horror stories of those breaking and causing major fire to your engine bay and entire truck.

Other than that it looks great!

Keep us updated!

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by bamabaxter

That blue looks so good under that hood.

Hey there Bama, thanks man. Blue is one of the colors I like the best.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

very nice job, wish i had those skills......

Thank you very much. I would bet you have the skills. If you have the love for vehicles like I do then the skill just comes natural.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by epashhans

Looking good! Keep up the good work. I would consider trading out that glass fuel filter for a plastic/metal one though. They look nice but can be disastrous if they break...

Thank you. Yep you're right. I am changing it when I plumb my supply line in. I've heard bad things too.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by C20-67_N_MO

One thing I would consider getting rid of is that glass fuel filter. I've heard too many horror stories of those breaking and causing major fire to your engine bay and entire truck.

Other than that it looks great!

Keep us updated!

Thank you. Yep, I'm going to change it out pronto.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Hey guys & gals, I got to play some more today. I got my brake booster assembly put on and while I was bleeding the brakes I noticed the new transmission pan gasket was seaping a little again so I played around with it and changed pans and so far so good. I also ran a new braided modulator line that my Dad gave me from his dishwasher install. It is actually a water line but I figured it would work fine for a nice looking vaccum line. I got my speedometer cable hooked up and tweaked a little on my column shift linkage then my adapter came in from Summit and I got my carb sitting on there before my body gave out. The hood clearence was very close with my short breather on, 1/2 inch, lol. Hopefully I can plumb her in and break the cam in tomorrow or Thursday and yep the glass filter is getting swapped for a metal chrome or plastic see thru one. I've got both but don't know which one I will use yet. Heres the pictures from today

[oldblue1968chevy]

Cool truck nice BB!

What kinda paint ya using, it looks familiar...rustoleum baby blue maybe?...

[Camaro_nut2001]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

Cool truck nice BB!

What kinda paint ya using, it looks familiar...rustoleum baby blue maybe?...

On my brake booster and steering column I'm using some paint they mixed to match the paint on the outside of my truck. It's called Specmaster Blue. On the motor it's just a medium blue engine paint they have at my Hot Rod store. I've only found one place that will mix acrilic enamel & put it in a rattle can. I thought it was pretty cool. I just took my ashtray and a flake from behind my door panel in & they matched it up. At least now I have the paint number for when I have it repainted completely.