5.7 TBI-Vortec build

[hotrodpc]

Money still tight Ducky??? I know, same here. I haven't been able to work on any of my trucks. I have decided to cut down from the 7 80-86 models, to just keeping 3 of them. Parting out and scrapping the rest after I get the parts I can use off of them. I am keeping the 84 and 85 2wd 3/4 tons, one with 3.21 gears, and one with 4.10 gears, and I am keeping the 85 K10 4x4 half ton. I figure those 3 will be enough, and keeping the box van too of course, even though its a Ford. Its a good Ford though. Multi Port injected 460. Slow as a snail from a light, but its a torque monster and will move itself, towing a 16ft tandem axle trailer loaded with ATV's uphill and bury the speedo.

 

[Zembonez]

Money still tight Ducky??? I know, same here. I haven't been able to work on any of my trucks. I have decided to cut down from the 7 80-86 models, to just keeping 3 of them. Parting out and scrapping the rest after I get the parts I can use off of them. I am keeping the 84 and 85 2wd 3/4 tons, one with 3.21 gears, and one with 4.10 gears, and I am keeping the 85 K10 4x4 half ton. I figure those 3 will be enough, and keeping the box van too of course, even though its a Ford. Its a good Ford though. Multi Port injected 460. Slow as a snail from a light, but its a torque monster and will move itself, towing a 16ft tandem axle trailer loaded with ATV's uphill and bury the speedo.

Well hello HotRod.

Nice to see you drop in and see us!

 

[gmctrucks]

Hello HotrodPC

Money still tight Ducky??? I know, same here. I haven't been able to work on any of my trucks. I have decided to cut down from the 7 80-86 models, to just keeping 3 of them. Parting out and scrapping the rest after I get the parts I can use off of them. I am keeping the 84 and 85 2wd 3/4 tons, one with 3.21 gears, and one with 4.10 gears, and I am keeping the 85 K10 4x4 half ton. I figure those 3 will be enough, and keeping the box van too of course, even though its a Ford. Its a good Ford though. Multi Port injected 460. Slow as a snail from a light, but its a torque monster and will move itself, towing a 16ft tandem axle trailer loaded with ATV's uphill and bury the speedo.

Well hello HotRod.

Nice to see you drop in and see us!

I agree PC nice for you to drop in. Things OK in the home front?
GMC

 

[hotrodpc]

Sup JeemC & Bonez. Just dropping in to make sure the local guys got their projects working or in order. Ducky is about 45 minutes away 1 direction, and 66stepside is about 30 minutes another direction. Just don't hang out here much anymore. Seems I must be some kind of ignorant asshole on forums these days. So best to stay away. I get more accomplished that way anyway. Doing the work instead of typing about it. Yep all is OK around here JeemC other than the massive hail storm we had today. I have heard of softball size hail, but never been in it. I was today. Lots of broken windshields, beat up cars, and damaged houses. My house is fine, it missed my house by about 2 miles, but where I was at the time, it was ugly. My trucks are fine too other than the 1 was driving. I figured that old heavy metal 86 would take some hail, but nope. It did fine until the softballs hit it. Sure glad it wasn't painted yet, but its got some dents to be fixed now. Not dings, I am talking dents.

 

[ducky1228]

Money still tight Ducky??? I know, same here. I haven't been able to work on any of my trucks. I have decided to cut down from the 7 80-86 models, to just keeping 3 of them. Parting out and scrapping the rest after I get the parts I can use off of them. I am keeping the 84 and 85 2wd 3/4 tons, one with 3.21 gears, and one with 4.10 gears, and I am keeping the 85 K10 4x4 half ton. I figure those 3 will be enough, and keeping the box van too of course, even though its a Ford. Its a good Ford though. Multi Port injected 460. Slow as a snail from a light, but its a torque monster and will move itself, towing a 16ft tandem axle trailer loaded with ATV's uphill and bury the speedo.

Hey Hotrod the money sittuation is getting better i should be getting seal and gasket kit this weekend. I got new main bearings so i should be able to get the bottom end put together. sorry to hear you haveing to get rid of some of your toys on a better note my old lady is supposed to be getting a dispursment from her student loan. She is studying cosmotology anywho she is getting me a full set of brand new tires plus helping me with what ever i am lacking on the engine swap and that should happen next month so hope to have some pics up soon

 

[ducky1228]

ok well sorry its been so long since i got on but i did get the bottom end gasket kit so i could go ahead and put the pistons and crank and such back in everything is going together ok i will take some picks when i get the those torqued down then i can flip the engine back over hopefully it wont be to much longer on this if it was up to me and not the wife it would have been finished and in by now but oh well aslong as hotrod doesn't need his stand back i am good lol

 

[Bigredmariner]

Gotta keep the wife happy, because if she's not happy nobody is happy.

 

[hotrodpc]

ok well sorry its been so long since i got on but i did get the bottom end gasket kit so i could go ahead and put the pistons and crank and such back in everything is going together ok i will take some picks when i get the those torqued down then i can flip the engine back over hopefully it wont be to much longer on this if it was up to me and not the wife it would have been finished and in by now but oh well aslong as hotrod doesn't need his stand back i am good lol

Hahaha, I got to thinking about that the other day. I walked out in the garage and I thought, what the hell is missing? I don't have spare floor space in my garage and I started thinking, oh shit, what was there? Did some break in a steal something? Then I seen the Olds 455 block sitting on the floor under a table and rememered, Oh yeah, Ducky has my other engine stand. No, don't need it right now. Working on a Chevy 350 build but its on my other stand, so all is good for now. Just email me direct when you are done with it, since I don't get on here much.

 

[hotrodpc]

Hows it coming Duck??? Need to get it running soon. One of these days in the next month or 2 we need to get together with 66stepside and go out to my dads property, hang out and have a ball scratch with a few beers, ATV riding, fishing poles and campfire next to the pond. My dad has been catching 4 and 5lb channel cats out of the pond. My 14yo son is here for the summer too, so we'll have to keep the party hoes away. 66stepside is married and a good honest guy, so he wouldn't have that anyway. I only would cuz I am single, but not around my son. So if you decide you wanna bring the gf/wife, that would be fine too.

 

[ducky1228]

that sound good Hot rod just a few dollars more and i can get it together i need timing chain and Egr parts and top end gaskets and i should be ready to swap it in