Show us your SURVIVOR ENGINE pictures

[Lou Boffa]

my sweet running 350.

[ho70]

102K miles, just the valve covers and air cleaner are changed, and not for long

[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by Lou Boffa

my sweet running 350.

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I see someone else who needs an "8 350" valve cover sticker !!!

Your engine looks GREAT . . . the Air Conditioning looks like it is almost factory !!!

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[Lou Boffa]

Thanks Steve. Yes, did take some liberties on the decal. Are the right ones available?

[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by Lou Boffa

Thanks Steve. Yes, did take some liberties on the decal. Are the right ones available?

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NO !!! . . . but I'm still working on getting some made:

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[Orange72ChevyC10]

1972 sbc 350. 32k miles

[Turbo1dr]

I have the original air cleaner and I'll be taking the *jolly holley* off soon.

[tommys72]

Here's mine

[DeadheadNM]

Not sure this counts but I'll post with the following caveat: this is an early replacement SB 400 in my 72 K1500. As far as I can tell all the tiny little parts are there (spark plug heat shields, clamp for the power steering hoses, asphalt cloth insulation for temp sending wire, OEM battery cables, etc) so may be of some useful reference.

[48richard]

Interesting thread. I am trying to figure out what is the correct location for the oil fill for my 71 350 2WD, but in these pics there are some with it on the driver side valve cover to the rear, and some with it on the pass. side front.
Anyone know which is correct?

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by 48richard

Interesting thread. I am trying to figure out what is the correct location for the oil fill for my 71 350 2WD, but in these pics there are some with it on the driver side valve cover to the rear, and some with it on the pass. side front.
Anyone know which is correct?

I believe pickups w A/C had the fill on the driver side as the compressor covers the RH fill...

[48richard]

That makes sense, although it's pretty tight in there between the air cleaner and brake booster.
Thanks

[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by 48richard

Interesting thread. I am trying to figure out what is the correct location for the oil fill for my 71 350 2WD, but in these pics there are some with it on the driver side valve cover to the rear, and some with it on the pass. side front.
Anyone know which is correct?

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The picture I keep going back to is the one of the 70 C-10 with 80 miles on it.

It's oil fill is on the driver's side.

ALL of these engines with the original valve cover sticker on them that I've seen, have that sticker on the passenger side.

NONE of them have been on the driver's side where the oil fill is.

Neither of these had air conditioning from the factory.

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[48richard]

Thanks, Guys.
Is anyone reproducing the 8-350 label?

[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by 48richard

Thanks, Guys.
Is anyone reproducing the 8-350 label?

No, I'm still looking into having some designed and made - maybe THIS winter if I can get all the details ironed out !!!

( with all the times I've talked about it on this forum, I would have thought someone would have beat me to it by now !!! )

[leftybass209]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

No, I'm still looking into having some designed and made - maybe THIS winter if I can get all the details ironed out !!!

( with all the times I've talked about it on this forum, I would have thought someone would have beat me to it by now !!! )

Have you done any research as to the font type used on these? I'm pretty sure this font is a one off thing. I've sat down with Photoshop and a huge database of type font and I have similar fonts, but not exact for this type. That is the hardest part as the layering of rectangles is a 5 min job.

On another note- this thread is helping me sort out what I'd like to keep original, and what I'd like to change. Good resource!

[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by leftybass209

Have you done any research as to the font type used on these? I'm pretty sure this font is a one off thing. I've sat down with Photoshop and a huge database of type font and I have similar fonts, but not exact for this type. That is the hardest part as the layering of rectangles is a 5 min job.

On another note- this thread is helping me sort out what I'd like to keep original, and what I'd like to change. Good resource!

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The person I've talked to at the sign shop was going to use her CAD system to design it and make them from that.

[Spartan]

here's a 69 350 im about to pull before i scrap the gmc. its got a rod knock so i figure ill tear into it and see what the hip hap is. this was a low mile engine but due to teen abuse it aged faster than some. I bought the truck from the kid for the maroon interior parts and glass. sorry about the sideways pics.

[davepl]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

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NONE of them have been on the driver's side where the oil fill is.

Neither of these had air conditioning from the factory.

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My '70 is a big block but the remains of the ancient emblem were indeed also on the passenger side. And that's with AC, so it had the brackets on top too.

[davepl]

Originally Posted by bollybib

Some great reference pics in here.

There are indeed. But folks please keep it to reasonably original survivor motors. There are a lot of open air cleaners, chrome covers, cross-flag air cleaners and Invader decals. I think the intent here was to find originals so people wanting to restore to stock have some reference to work from.

[Spartan]

yeah...sorry for the open air cleaner and nonstock wires. Its not a crate and "survived" with the truck for the most part. Disregard my pics as survivor engine and see it as a stock block. cheers
nim

[davepl]

Originally Posted by Spartan

yeah...sorry for the open air cleaner and nonstock wires. Its not a crate and "survived" with the truck for the most part. Disregard my pics as survivor engine and see it as a stock block. cheers
nim

Sorry, wasn't intentionally bugging anyone specific. The rest of your setup is still handy to see.

[davepl]

I'll throw in mine for what they're worth. In the stock photo there are a couple of things I know not to be correct. The rubber fuel line is wrong, there's a cruise control sticker on the air cleaner that shouldn't be there, and various clamps and hoses and wires have been monkeyed with. But there aren't any "upgrades".

The second pic is my current version of the survivor pic. Yeah, I too have the placeholder wrong decal. And wrong clamps and unpainted stainless bolts and a number of incorrect items. I went for stock, but not NCRS level of correctness. The condenser should be black, that sort of thing. I see routing differences too - I've never compared the two photos until right now, which has proven handy as I see a couple of easy fixes (PCV, AC harness, etc). Ignore the blue tape on the AC lines, that's just me keeping track of which o-rings I've replaced.

The third pic is just a little further out to show what I think are the correct batteries for a dual battery setup if you had the HD option on the main battery, giving you a T62 cranking and R59 camper battery. These are AGM reproductions (not just covers).

[Already Gone]

1969 C10 with the original unmolested 396 and leaking valve covers. I'm picking this truck up in a week or so.

[cabman420]

heres mine