Thanx . Mom's isn't looking good . I've not been to Sta. Fe in over 10 years and it's now a city , and a big time tourist destination at that...
Good to hear you survived the deer ! . Didja take it home and skin it ? YUMMY plus fitting payback for wrecking the car :D I love Bambi tacos...
FWIW ; the stock AD radiator is way overkill for any big V-8 ~ if you experiance overheating with the stock radiator , it's plugged and needs...
From Flagstaff , Az. I'm sure you'll all be just fine without me blathering on about nothing... Saw quite a few vintage tin here & there in...
Try _Reading_ Before Critisizing ! Don't get your panties in a knot ~ I gave your post a thumbs up and said it sounds like fun ~ We speak...
Safe Speed Be aware these old trucks weren't designed to go 70 so everything had better be top notch before you get going that fast... The...
Tune Up Day Jon ; You're right on track ~ try to hunt up a dwell / tachometer , they turn up @ yard sales for cheap (under $30.00) and are...
Sounds like a fun hot rod , please don't call it ' restored ' as it surely isn't . Restored means " As new " and nothing else . There's...
Save It ALL ! Anyone here ever go ito a farmer's dooryard in the old days ? piles of broken machery & parts stacked in and over old trucks and...
Value Of Speed Parts Well ; You're rather far away from our local auto jumbles so the usual price of $150.00 or so may not apply :confused:...
What To Keep ? Unless I absolutely had to , I'd not be selling off one single part untill I had a finished truck I liked to drive sitting in...
SWEET ! . Like Ken said , wait untill SWMBO looks at another turck and then get her one like it , " HER " truck doncha know :rolleyes: Even...
228 engine is a " long " engine made only for GMC trucks , it is far better than any Chevy engine is and now I'm SOooooo jealous ! tune the living...
Old Horn Service Yes , you can open up old horns and clean the points off then they'll work as new again , the adjustment is really critical and...
MORE Goodies ! What it will do is : cause your engine to explode so you'd best remove it carefully and mail it to _me_ for proper disposal.......
You gotta measure the intake ports as 216 & 235/261 are different... :( I say , unless it's really cheap (under $200.00 U.S.) , go buy a...
IIRC ; you're supposed to be using shoulder bolts there... I bet Mar-K has them or the definitive answer for you .they sell the neatest bed...
Wow ! that's a nice looking mill there . I was thinking ' oboy ! gmc 302 LONG ENGINE !....' :D You know , the engineers have no troubles...
Engine Thoughts.. Way back when I was 18 and bought my '46 , as soon as I tuned it up so it ran on all 6 cylinders , it began to belch clouds of...
No ; GMC engines don't have hydraulic lifters so you don't adjust them by listening , you warm up the engine and adjust them one cylinder at a...
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