I drag raced a ‘54 Chevy pickup with a 454 that would be a very conservative 500hp and never had an issue with my built TH350. Everyone said it wouldn’t last. But it did.
7.74 in the 1/8th at 90+ mph in a full bodied 54 Chevy truck with a cheap converter and no electronics.
You need to check out what lugnutz has done on his blog. He walks you through a steering column rebuild on a 60’s C10. There are good instructions and plenty of pictures. Very helpful!!
And he has documented quite a few other things as well that might help some of us...
If you have some extra wire and crimp terminals, build yourself a jumper wire to test it. Just disconnect the B+ wire at the distributor, plug in your new wire and run it straight to your battery positive terminal. An alligator clip at the battery would be best. You will have to disconnect it to...
I believe all of the low hump automatic humps are not bolt in. They are part of the floor. And the hump where it meets the firewall is shaped differently. I don’t think it will be as easy as just bolting in a new hump. I know that’s the case with mid 60’s C10’s anyways.
I’m almost positive...
My 85 truck didn’t have sleeves. I am not the first owner, but the truck only has 50k+ original miles on it. I took the bed off myself a few months ago to install a new fuel tank and the sleeves weren’t there.
I have never run AC on one but I have heard all kinds of horror stories trying to locate correct brackets and pulleys for big blocks. Maybe you could change the compressor to match your new brackets? It might be easier. But then your pulleys might not line up.
I would probably try to locate a...