Long time no Post

Well, it certainly has been a long time since I have posted anything of interest on this blog. I have new pictures and all that, but it's on the camera and the camera is somewhere else at the moment. So, I will just have to tell you what has gone on with the truck during my blog leave. So far we have repacked the wheel bearings, replaced the carburetor, completely redone the brakes, reupholstered, chassis lubrication, painted the bumper, changed the voltage regulator, new alternator, new master cylinder, and are about to replace the dash pad and the old AM radio's speaker. Rebuilding the engine is on the agenda next a 383 stroker with 465 hp 450 ft lb torque
400 at 25 RPM. Also on the way new 3500+ rpm stall converter, posi or full locker rearend, new tires and wheels, and a more beefy stereo

New Diy Stereo

I finally built the stereo for my truck. It all cost about 40 dollars but performs more like a 200 dollar system. The boxes were designed and tested by me.

We also found the original order sheet behind the seat.
Sadly it was far to brittle to remove.

NEW EXHAUST!!!

Well folks that long awaited exhaust system has finally arrived. It sounds fantastic and ive notcied a big difference in gas mileage almost 5 mpg the engine just seems to breath easier now. Anyways its true dual no H-pipe Flowmaster 40 series delta flows

Blown out exhaust manifold (and tach)

So this is the vid of my manifold after its patch blew out and my tachometer at its best (7000 rpm peak)

Long time no Post

Well it's been a long time since I've posted something so i just thought I'd put in a quick update. Two weeks ago the timing went out on the truck so we replaced the ignition coil and points. The ignition coil is a MSD Blaster 2 the truck is running great so far. Next thing on the to do list is exhaust fixing and new mufflers fix up the carb, new steering wheel , paint and interior.

Fixing the Mega Leak

After the massive hole in the exhaust manifold we went to go buy some exhaust system sealant. We didn't expect it to do much but I'd have to say it worked pretty darn well. The engine is silent (except for 1 noisy lifter) it's wonderful. Pictures soon

Mega-Leak Manifold Monday

Yes, I know its tuesday BUT! I took these pictures yesterday ha-ha. Anways on to the leaky manifold. As most of the people who have seen and heard the truck know, it's louder than most other trucks. We've known we had an exhaust leak since day one and I quote "Hey dad I like the sound of the truck!" Dad:"It's an exhaust leak" Me:"Oh.... Oh well still sounds cool". Anyways on with the story. We thought the manifold was either 1. loose on the block or 2. had a bad gasket. What we saw when we took off the heat riser was quite a shocker (I'll post a before heat riser removal and after). There was a huge crack in the manifold!!! HUGE! The only thing keeping it quiet was the darn heat shield which was burned to a crisp.