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Well shit I had to make one extra post because this is my 1000th post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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mkay. got a big chunk done today. i took over a cherry picker to anthonys and we got the mockup block and tranny in the truck. once again, no firewall modifications will be made. theres is plenty of room between the tranny and tunnel, the dist and firewall, and the oil pan and crossmember.

heres a pic of the block without the heads and intake.



tranny mount area



oil pan



this is the clearance between the firewall/tunnel and the tranny.



driver side motor mount



an overall with the heads and intake set on the block.





we rolled it out into the sun with the most of the motor stuff in and i got a really good pic of the truck.



heres a shot of the luv in the shop.

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

Lookin good Neil, and thanks for the pics!!!!!!!!!!

So you guys do everything when I am NOT there.

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looking good . you yet?

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4.3l V6. 5 speed MT 2.55 in the back.

nope, no not runnin yet. thats just a mockup block and stuff thats in it right now. were goin to be puttin new bearings and gaskets in his 350, and then well put that one in and get it running.

you wouldnt happen to have a stock torque converter for a th350 would ya chet?

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

yep on the torque converter .

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4.3l V6. 5 speed MT 2.55 in the back.

how much is that gunna run me?

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!!!FINALLY!!!
-1977 Luv mikado

Freee BEEEeeee

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4.3l V6. 5 speed MT 2.55 in the back.

HECK YES!!

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!!!FINALLY!!!
-1977 Luv mikado

hay how much do you what for the fly wheel and cluch ?

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4.3l V6. 5 speed MT 2.55 in the back.

well i went over to anythonys yesterday and we got a littl bit of stuff done. anothy had already bought and installed the s10 rear the day before, so that was almost done when i came over. we finished hookin up the brake lines and got the drums on it.

i also got the rest of the motor torn down. i freakin trashed my ring finger on my left hand on the motor. i was turning the motor over by the balancer and the motor turned all of a sudden and i caught my middle knukle on the timing cover. damn thing started bleedin like crazy. pissed me off. damn thing cut deep too. hurts like a mofo too.

but anyways, the motor is down to a block, the pistons look good, the crank looks good and the bores look good! anthonys gonna be ordering a cam kit today, so thatll be here in a couple of days. we also are needing to find a short style water pump.

but its gettin along. ill keep ya updated.

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

supsension upgrades

before


after

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!!!FINALLY!!!
-1977 Luv mikado

HEY!! that looks damn good!! i need to see it in person though!!

how far did you get on the motor? if you need a ring compressor i think TR has one.

oh and those beauty rings are the SHIZZLE!!!

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

i have a ring compressor thanks though and we have the crank in and torqued down. i am waiting to get payed so i can buy a new oil pump, then we will have the bottom end done!

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!!!FINALLY!!!
-1977 Luv mikado

new oil pump eh? thats cool. when you gonna put them pistons in?

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

this week my friend

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!!!FINALLY!!!
-1977 Luv mikado

sweet! ill tell TR to get them heads done. ill prolly be bringin all the engine stand stuff over this week. do you have a battery and some battery cables? oh and some wire?

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

i dont know what you mean by wire.. exactly

and i have some cables, fromt the donor truck, but i am minus a battery!!


oh and tell TR there is a bonus in his future if he kicks his ass in gear!!!!!

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!!!FINALLY!!!
-1977 Luv mikado

well by wire i mean like some wire to go from the + to the coil on the dist so you have spark.

ill tell TR. hes workin full time now since schools over, so hes got a guy putting the heads back together. they should be done by the end of the week or sooner.

do you have some paint to squirt on the heads?

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."