IH 54 R-100 4X4

[Jesse S]

Back to the 496 cid build that will be breathing fire in a 62 C-10 ...



Ordered parts are showing up ..
Nailed down a pump to match the shine on the oil pan, timing cover will follow suit ...

He's doing a mighty fine job on the oldie ...



Got a 2-1/2" drop kit for it ...

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[kennythewelder]

I looked all over some of our local crews in, car shows, pics, on FB. All I could find was this pic on Mike's 55 Nomad. The car is flawless, inside and out. He has a 572 big block under the hood, but I could not find a pic of it. Over 800 HP at the tires.

 

[OldCracker29]

Back to the 496 cid build that will be breathing fire in a 62 C-10 ...

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Ordered parts are showing up ..
Nailed down a pump to match the shine on the oil pan, timing cover will follow suit ...

He's doing a mighty fine job on the oldie ...

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Got a 2-1/2" drop kit for it ...

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809059641126.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.similar_items.1.20acRrACRrACmQ&utparam-url=scene:image_search|query_from:detail_bigimg|x_object_id:1005009245955878|_p_origin_prod:&algo_pvid=1e9cf44d-0dfd-4013-ab9a-5a49654a0e18&algo_exp_id=1e9cf44d-0dfd-4013-ab9a-5a49654a0e18&pdp_ext_f={"order":"-1"}&pdp_npi=6@dis!USD!1295.68!647.84!!!9241.65!4620.82!@2101e7f617561462701405126e2a42!12000048458518071!sea!US!0!ABX!1!0!n_tag:-29910;d:4ccfbb5a;m03_new_user:-29895&gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt

I love those old trucks. They have style. I'm just not a fan of the lowered look.

 

[Jesse S]

I looked all over some of our local crews in, car shows, pics, on FB. All I could find was this pic on Mike's 55 Nomad. The car is flawless, inside and out. He has a 572 big block under the hood, but I could not find a pic of it. Over 800 HP at the tires.

Love the 55's ...

The Fellow that I bought the Mark IV 4-bolt main block from has a 55 Bel-Air Gasser sitting in his backyard ..



It has a 427" in it ..

 

[OldCracker29]

Love the 55's ...

The Fellow that I bought the Mark IV 4-bolt main block from has a 55 Bel-Air Gasser sitting in his backyard ..

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It has a 427" in it ..

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Sweet!

 

[Jesse S]

Soon to be .060 over ...

 

[Jesse S]

Wild chambers ..

Here's the game plan for these heads ...
I sold the 88 motorhome 454 as a long block, these heads are going on that Mark IV block ... Kind of a bolt-on Hot-Rod head for Mark IV's cause of having 18 more cc's of meat in the chambers over the og PP heads that was on it and much better port runners (Higher flow numbers right out of the box)

 

[Jesse S]

Ran up on a set of BBC 14092360 PP heads, 86 to 90 truck stuff ...



They're buildable, I don't have a need for them at the moment ..
Will do a valve job on em and later on find a home for the critters ...

The Gen VI block looks like it might be buildable ... A .030" overbore is needed ...
Think I'll hot tank it and do the bore, have it ready to build for the next Guy ...

 

[OldCracker29]

Ran up on a set of BBC 14092360 PP heads, 86 to 90 truck stuff ...

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They're buildable, I don't have a need for them at the moment ..
Will do a valve job on em and later on find a home for the critters ...

The Gen VI block looks like it might be buildable ... A .030" overbore is needed ...
Think I'll hot tank it and do the bore, have it ready to build for the next Guy ...

Those poor guys look like they were left to rot. They need your TLC.

 

[Jesse S]