Grit dog
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- Location
- Washington
- First Name
- Todd
- Truck Year
- 1986
- Truck Model
- K20
- Engine Size
- 454
Awesome car! Old Mopars and GMs defined that era. Ford .....pffffft.
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Sure have been, I actually even have a Tee Shirt and some stickers from him.Very nice find. Congratulations.
You've probably already watched his channel, but Uncle Tony's Garage on YouTube does quite a lot with the slant. I really enjoy those builds.
That fat tire never gets oldI closed my eyes and had a vision....
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Sure have been, I actually even have a Tee Shirt and some stickers from him.
I'm thinking about at some point if I come across another manifold for a good price in the future to build a 2 barrel manifold by modifying a stock single barrel intake.
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Which is quite similar to the 77+ Super Six 2bbl except for on this the barrels of the carb run parallel and not perpendicular, which I think would help with better fuel distribution.
I'd also like to experiment with using some constant velocity carbs on a slant, I've seen it done on a 77 292 Chevy six with good results, using a pair of 1979 Honda CX 500 Custom CV carbs, and some jet drilling for the 292. So stock it would likely be close to a 225's air demands.
It was said pro street would die years ago in many hot rod mags. Doing my part to keep it going. Only 3 in town but sadly they don’t come out to play except on special occasions.That fat tire never gets old
Nice find. Looks like there is enough meat left to install your patch rails and have excellent structural integrity. We all applaud you for taking the time+expense to save another classic vehicle!! Not to mention it will be a total babe magnet.So overall the car is not too rusty, floors are pretty good, front subframe is really nice, exterior as seen above is pretty good too, but its not all great, as with most any unibody mopar there is rear frame rail rot, this being no exception. I was cleaning the area above the gas tank to prepare it for when the new tank arrives and started jabbing and more holes kept showing up, along with what must be 1/4 of the state of Illinois' dirt, and mouse nests in the rails. The drivers side seems to be the worse of the two. Tonight I began with making some wood hammer forms and worked on getting the first frame rail replacement piece made up.
Although it does not look bad from the outside, the series of holes along the bottom suggests the inside is another story.
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Started with this piece, I could pony up the $600 to buy replacement rails, but I think that I can use what I have and fix the originals, as the arch and fronts are in better shape. Scraped the undercoating off but need to wire wheel really good to confirm that where I plan on cutting is solid. With the front joint I plan on adding some fish plating to aide a little bit more with spreading out the stress in that area.
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Very nice, it looks like yours is the same color as mine, and I have those hubcaps too.Nice ride! I have a 71 that has been in the family since it was new. V8, power nothing accept steering and no air. It's all bone stock with the exception of dual exhaust. 67k original miles.You must be registered for see images attach
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